Massachusetts Covered Bridges
Massachusetts Covered Bridges

Author: John S. Burk

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738573236

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From hidden valleys in the Berkshire Hills to the North Shore, 275 documented highway and railroad covered bridges have been constructed in Massachusetts from the early 19th century onward, a figure that often comes as a surprise to those who traditionally associate these unique structures with northern New England. All but a small handful of these are long gone, lost to modern replacements, fires, wear, and the region's notorious weather, especially the devastating storms of the late 1930s. The bridges came in all shapes and sizes, from diminutive 50-foot spans to multitiered structures of nearly 900 feet that crossed the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers and were stout enough to support railroads across their roofs.

New England's Covered Bridges
New England's Covered Bridges

Author: Benjamin D. Evans

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2012-08-14

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1611683858

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A complete guide to more than 200 covered bridges in the six New England states.

The Last of the Covered Bridge Builders
The Last of the Covered Bridge Builders

Author: Milton S. Graton

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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"An account of the moving, repair, restoration, and building of authentic covered bridges in New England and New York by those who did the actual work." --introduction, page xv

Historic Bridges
Historic Bridges

Author: Hojjat Adeli

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1420079964

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Explore Historic Bridge Design through the Perspective of Modern Engineering Historic Bridges:Evaluation, Preservation, and Management provides both an admiring and a technical account of bridge engineering through an exploration of several remarkable examples. From ancient China to modern-day Minnesota, the book di

Covered Bridges of Vermont
Covered Bridges of Vermont

Author: Ed Barna

Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 9780881503739

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This guide looks at 106 of Vermont's covered bridges. Arranged by driving tours, it provides directions to each bridge, and shares each bridge's history and folklore, as well as providing information about nearby sites and museums.

Covered Bridges in the New England States
Covered Bridges in the New England States

Author: Warren H. White

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2024-10-17

Total Pages: 435

ISBN-13: 0786493402

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Covered bridges are gaining attention as states and counties are making large investments in the repair and preservation of existing covered bridges, offering tours and building new ones. This work documents all extant covered bridges--vehicle, railroad and pedestrian--in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The book is arranged by state, then by county and bridge name, using the most commonly known or locally used name. All other known names will be included for each bridge, cross-referenced in the index. Each state is prefaced with a brief synopsis of its bridges, past and present, including bridge types, truss types and geographic location. To be included, a bridge must have been originally built as, or intended to be, a true covered bridge, meaning that it is used as a means of traveling over an obstacle, usually water, not attached to buildings solely for access to the building or between buildings, and has a covered portion at least ten feet in length. Richly illustrated.

Covered Bridges of the Northeast
Covered Bridges of the Northeast

Author: Richard Sanders Allen

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0486436624

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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.

The Image of the City
The Image of the City

Author: Kevin Lynch

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1964-06-15

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780262620017

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The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion—imageability—and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.

Covered Bridges
Covered Bridges

Author: Joseph D Conwill

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-09-10

Total Pages: 92

ISBN-13: 1784420107

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Covered Bridges are historic pieces of American and Canadian rural history, gracing the countryside from Oregon to Tennessee and from California to New Brunswick and across Canada. In this lavishly illustrated volume Joseph D. Conwill recounts the rich, romantic history of covered bridges as they developed from early timber bridges, born out of the traditions of Medieval times, into modernized structures designed for the motorized traffic of the early twentieth century. Reflecting on the efforts to keep covered bridges in service as the face of the rural landscape is transformed, and the challenge of preserving their historic character while making them safe for modern traffic, Conwill guides the reader across the diverse range of covered bridges to be found throughout the North America.