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This book presents fabulous photographs, many of them huge panoramas, of all the major types of bridges that have been built in the world, including: Coalbrookdale Ironbridge; Forth Bridge; Pulteney Bridge, Bath; Bridge of Sighs, Cambridge; Conway Bridge, Anglesey; Brunel's rail bridge, Saltash; Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol; Leaderfoot viaduct, Berwickshire; Tower Bridge, London; Suspension Bridge, Newport; Lowry Footbridge, Salford; Severn Crossing, South Wales; Humber Bridge, Hull; Skye Bridge, Scotland; Millenium Footbridge, Gateshead; Millenium Bridge, London; Boyne Bridge, Northern Ireland; James Joyce Bridge, Dublin; Budapest Chain, Hungary; Millau Viaduct, France; Pont Neuf, Paris; Pont du Gard, Nimes; Ponte Pietra, Verona; Ponte Vecchio, Florence; Rialto Bridge, Venice; Mostar Bridge, Bosnia; Enneus Heerma Bridge, Holland; Hohenzollern Bridge, Cologne; and, Atlanterhavsveien, Norway. The bridges appear in approximate chronological order: Prehistoric to 1499; 1500-1799; 1801-1900; 1901-1945; 1946 to the present - with concise but insightful captions full of historical and engineering information, following an introduction describing the various bridge designs and materials, and a glossary of terms. This is the latest title in Compendium's new Panoramic View Series - huge coffee-table sized books, which use 16-inch wide pages to present the most beautiful panoramic views of the world's heritage and countryside. It features 212 full colour photographs, mainly single- and double-page spreads.Product Identifiers
PublisherCompendium Publishing
ISBN-139781905573042
eBay Product ID (ePID)91099032
Product Key Features
SubjectConstruction
Publication Year2006
Number of Pages256 Pages
Publication NameBridges
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid M. Miller
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height297 mm
Item Width420 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDavid M. Miller