Six bridges : the legacy of Othmar H. Ammann / Darl Rastorfer.

Main entry:

Rastorfer, Darl.

Title & Author:

Six bridges : the legacy of Othmar H. Ammann / Darl Rastorfer.

Publication:

Description:

ix, 188 pages : illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
Othmar H. Ammann: the man, his legacy -- The George Washington Bridge -- The Bayonne Bridge -- The Triborough Bridge -- The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge -- The Throgs Neck Bridge -- The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge -- Appendix: Ammann's build and unbuild projects.

Summary:

"Ammann's long-span bridges came to define an epoch and shape the modern New York metropolis. This book is the first to examine the genius of Ammann and the special group of bridges he designed and engineered as part of the New York region's interstate highway system. With more than 200 archival photographs, the book vividly displays the physical transformation of New York, the development of long-span suspension structures, the construction process of each bridge, and the spectacular completed bridges."--Jacket.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0300080476 (alk. paper)
9780300080476 (alk. paper)
0300080468
9780300080469

Subject:

Ammann, Othmar Hermann, 1879-1965.
Bridges New York Metropolitan Area Design and construction.
Long-span bridges New York Metropolitan Area Pictorial works.
Bridges New York Metropolitan Area Design and construction Pictorial works.
Long-span bridges New York Metropolitan Area Design and construction Pictorial works.
Bridges New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area Design and construction.
Bridges, Long-span New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area Pictorial works.
Ponts New York, Agglomération de Conception et construction Ouvrages illustrés.
Ponts à grande portée New York, Agglomération de Conception et construction Ouvrages illustrés.
Ponts New York, Agglomération de Conception et construction.
Ponts à grande portée New York, Agglomération de Ouvrages illustrés.
Long-span bridges Design and construction
Bridges Design and construction
Long-span bridges
New York (State) New York Metropolitan Area
AMMANN, OTHMAR HERMANN
Swiss engineers.
American engineers.
Bridges (built works) United States New York (State) New York 1910-2000.
Large span structures United States New York (State) New York 1910-2000.

Form/genre:

Biographies.
Quotations (texts)
illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213229
Call No.: TA140.A518 R3 2000
Status: Available

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