Hudson River BridgesThe Hudson River Valley, an invaluable connection between New England and the rest of the colonies during the American Revolution, continues to be a major crossroads today. The Hudson River bridges were architectural marvels of their time. The Bear Mountain Bridge was the longest suspension bridge, while the Newburgh Beacon second span was built with a new type of weathering steel. The bridges were constructed during important times in history. The Bear Mountain Bridge was built as the automobile became an integral part in the country's development, and the Mid-Hudson Bridge was built during the Depression. Labor disputes helped develop labor laws, and world wars led to changes in activity on the bridges. Through historical photographs from sources including the New York State Bridge Authority and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Hudson River Bridges documents how these structures remain beautiful testaments to cooperative efforts during trying times in America's history. |
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User Review - wildthyme - Overstock.comMy husband is a bridge worker and worked on many of the Hudson River bridges. I purchased this book as a gift for him. There are extensive black and white photos none in color of the bridges but very ... Read full review
Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Bear Mountain Bridge | 25 |
4 George Washington Bridge | 59 |
Rip Van Winkle Bridge | 79 |
KingstonRhinecliff Bridge | 103 |
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aerial view Albany anchorage pits Anthony's Nose barge Bear Mountain bridge Bear Mountain Hudson Bridge Authority bridge opened building built caisson cantilever span completed bridge concrete piers connected construction began continued Courtesy Nyack Library Courtesy Port Authority cranes crossed the Hudson deck Derricks east shore east side fixed span Franklin D George Washington bridge Harriman Highland History Collection hoisted Hudson River Bridge Hudson Valley John Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge lanes Library Local History main cables main span Mid-Hudson bridge Mountain Hudson River Newburgh Newburgh-Beacon bridge NYSBA officially opened opening ceremonies Othmar Ammann Poughkeepsie bridge Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge rail lines ribbon Rip Van Winkle River Bridge Company rivets roadbed roadway Rockland County Roebling Roosevelt ropes seen steel Stillman structure superstructure supports suspension bridge Tappan Zee bridge toll collector traffic traveling scaffold Vacek village of Catskill west shore Winkle Bridge workers York City York State Bridge
Bibliographic information
| Title | Hudson River Bridges Images of America Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts |
| Author | Kathryn W. Burke |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing, 2007 |
| ISBN | 073854986X, 9780738549866 |
| Length | 128 pages |
| Subjects | › › › History / United States / State & Local / General History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) Technology & Engineering / Civil / General |
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