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Bridges
This visual sourcebook surveys American bridges from coast to coast in terms of four fundamental structural types (beam, arch, truss and suspension) and the special category of movable bridges, showing how similar structural ideas have been addressed by different designers, refined over time and rendered in various building materials. Also available in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebook series: Theaters (ISBN 978 0 393 73108 8), Canals (ISBN 978 0 393 73088 3) and Barns (ISBN 978 0 393 73086 9). June 2007 • £48.00 • ISBN 978 0 393 73136 1 • with CD-ROM • 336pp • 216 x 254mm • 952 illustrations |