America's Covered Bridges - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook America's Covered Bridges write by Terry E. Miller. This book was released on 2014-03-25. America's Covered Bridges available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As many as 15,000 covered bridges were built in North America over the past 200 years. Fewer than 1,000 remain. In America's Covered Bridges, authors Terry E. Miller and Ronald G. Knapp tell the fascinating story of these bridges, how they were built, the technological breakthroughs required to construct them and above all the dedication and skill of their builders. Each wooden bridge, whether still standing or long gone, has a story to tell about the nature of America at the time--not only about its transportational needs, but the availability of materials and the technological prowess of the people who built it. Illustrated with some 550 historical and contemporary photos, paintings, and technical drawings of nearly 400 different covered bridges, America's Covered Bridges offers five readable chapters on the history, design and fate of America's covered bridges, plus related bridges in Canada. Most of the contemporary photography is by master photographer A. Chester Ong of Hong Kong. 55 photo essays on the most iconic bridges including: Cornish-Windsor Bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire Porter-Parsonsfield Bridge, Maine East Paden and West Paden (Twin Bridges), Pennsylvania Philippi Bridge, West Virginia Hortons Mill Bridge, Alabama Medora Bridge, Indiana Rock Mill Bridge, Ohio Knight's Ferry Bridge, California Perrault Bridge, Quebec, Canada Hartland Bridge, New Brunswick, Canada Over time, wooden bridges eventually gave way to ones made of iron, steel and concrete. An American icon, many covered bridges became obsolete and were replaced—others simply decayed and collapsed. Many more were swept away by natural disasters and fires. America's Covered Bridges is absolutely packed with fascinating stories and information passionately told by two leading experts on this subject. The book will be of tremendous interest to anyone interested in American history, carpentry and technological change.
Historic American Covered Bridges
Historic American Covered Bridges - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historic American Covered Bridges write by Brian J. McKee. This book was released on 1997. Historic American Covered Bridges available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Among the featured bridges are two of the longest covered bridges left in the United States, the Medora and Williams bridges; Kentucky's Bennett Mill Bridge, the only surviving Wheeler truss bridge; and the Stark Bridge in New Hampshire, which provides one of the most picturesque scenes in America.
Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges
Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges write by Fred J. Moll. This book was released on 2012. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book invites the reader to step back in time and imagine the days when ancestors traveled through wooden spans to reach their daily destinations. Starting in the early 1800s, Pennsylvania's rich forests provided natural material for the construction of more than 1,500 covered bridges across the state. The first covered bridge was built in 1805. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges looks at the earliest covered bridges as well as those that have survived modern progress. Images also show rare railroad covered bridges that have been saved from destruction over the years.
Covered Bridges of the Northeast
Covered Bridges of the Northeast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Covered Bridges of the Northeast write by Richard Sanders Allen. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Covered Bridges of the Northeast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A richly detailed account of bridge builders, the tools they used, and their finished masterpieces, this profusely illustrated work describes foot bridges, latticework and double-decked structures, drawbridges, and more. Filled with information on bridge locations, lengths of spans, and other data, this priceless tribute to a bygone era. 150 black-and-white illustrations.
Oregon's Covered Bridges
Oregon's Covered Bridges - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Oregon's Covered Bridges write by Bill Cockrell. This book was released on 2008-05-26. Oregon's Covered Bridges available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rugged individuals armed with hand tools, sweat, and ambition began building covered bridges in Oregon during the mid-1850s. These bridge builders often camped out at remote sites, living off the land or contracting with local farmers for food. Early owners of covered bridges financed construction by charging tolls3 for a sheep, 5 for a horse and rider, and 10 for a team of horses and wagon. In the early 20th century, the state provided standard bridge and truss designs to each county, and most of the resulting structures incorporated the Howe truss. With the abundance of Douglas fir and the shortage of steel during the world wars, the construction of wooden covered bridges continued well into the 1950s, mainly in the Willamette Valley. During the 1920s, Oregon boasted more than 350 covered bridges.
