Historic Iron and Steel Bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
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About the Book
This book chronicles the development of metal truss and related bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont from the 1860s to 1940: the various types and their inventors, historical changes in the highway and railroad networks that caused these bridges to be built, the rise of state bridge-building agencies, developments in the field of civil engineering, and preservation trends. While many notable metal bridges of the past are discussed in the context of these topics, the book’s main focus is a detailed account of the remaining historic bridges.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Glenn A. Knoblock
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 218
Bibliographic Info: 113 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2012
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4843-2
eISBN: 978-0-7864-8699-1
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
PART I: HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BRIDGES
1. Northern New England’s Early Bridges 5
2. The Advent of Iron and Steel Truss Bridge Designs 10
3. The Anatomy of a Bridge 19
4. Notable Bridge Types of Northern New England 31
5. The Life of a Bridge 47
6. Civil Engineering in Northern New England 55
7. Railroad Bridges 64
8. The Death of a Bridge 72
9. Preservation Efforts 78
PART II: NOTABLE BRIDGE HISTORIES
10. Vermont Bridges 89
11. New Hampshire Bridges 110
12. Maine Bridges 140
13. Interstate Bridges 167
Appendix 1: Bridge Companies Represented in the Region 187
Appendix 2: Vermont Historic Metal Highway Bridges 188
Appendix 3: New Hampshire Historic Metal Highway Bridges 191
Appendix 4: Maine Historic Metal Bridges 194
Bibliography 197
Index 203
Book Reviews & Awards
“chronicles the types of iron and steel bridges built in New England between 1860 and 1940”—Reference & Research Book News.
