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Bridges BridgePros 
 News, construction, engineering, and history of bridges. Bridge Projects covers past (cable-stayed, cantilever truss, concrete arch, movable span, segmental, steel arch, and suspension), current, and planned bridge projects worldwide; Learning Center discusses types of bridges, has models, and links to lesson plans; Links categories include bridge failures, covered bridges, bridge sites of state departments of transportation, bridge inspection, magazines, and associations. Also job listings, news, world records, book and video reviews, and discussion forum. http://bridgepros.com/ Topics: Architecture, Transportation Last updated Feb 13, 2003 Bridging the Bay: Bridging the Campus
Exploring "the design and politics of Bay Area bridges," this site contains "books, documents, architectural drawings and renderings, blueprints, artifacts, maps, and photographs." Includes the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, the Carquinez Bridge, the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, the Antioch Bridge, and the Dumbarton Bridge. Also features documents detailing projects under consideration, but never built. A collaboration of eight libraries from the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/news_events/bridge/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Dec 21, 2006 City of London: Bridges
Descriptions of bridges across the River Thames in London, including Tower Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge, London Bridge (built in the early 1970s after its predecessor was sold to Lake Havasu City, Arizona), and Millennium Bridge. Features brief history of each of the bridges (with details about reconstruction activities and changes to the bridges), and a link to an exhibit on the Tower Bridge. From the City of London. http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/our_services/highways_transport/bridges.htm Topics: History By Place, Transportation Last updated Mar 7, 2006 Digital Bridges: Bridges of the Nineteenth Century: A Twenty-First Century Book Collection
This "site consists of a collection of thirty representative 19th century American bridge engineering monographs, manuals, and documents from the Lehigh University Libraries' Special Collections." Browsable and searchable. Also includes glossaries of bridge terms, personal and corporate names, and specific bridges. http://bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/ Topics: Architecture, Transportation Last updated Sep 9, 2006 France Shows Off Tallest Bridge
December 2004 article about the opening of "the Millau bridge over the River Tarn in the Massif Central mountains [in France. The bridge] is more than 300m (984ft) high — taller even than the country's Eiffel Tower." Includes images and a description of this bridge designed by a British architect, and links to related stories on funding and construction. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4091813.stm Topics: Automobiles, Transportation Last updated Dec 20, 2004 The History of London Bridge
An illustrated history and timeline describing "all the bridges that have been known as London Bridge over the past 2000 years." Includes discussion of Roman bridges to cross the River Thames in London, the effects of the Great Fire of 1666, and of the bridge that was moved and rebuilt in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. From the London Bridge Museum and Educational Trust. http://www.oldlondonbridge.com/history.shtml Topics: History By Place, Transportation Last updated Mar 8, 2006 The History of London Bridge
This essay describes the events surrounding the 1971 move of the London Bridge to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and the bridge's subsequent reconstruction. Includes brief history of the bridges that spanned the River Thames in London, and details about the man who won the bid to bring this bridge to Lake Havasu City when the British government put it up for sale in 1962. From Lake Havasu City Chamber of Commerce. http://www.golakehavasu.com/history-of-london-bridge.html Topics: History By Place, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 31, 2009 Le Viaduc de Millau
Official site for the Millau Bridge, "the highest bridge in the world," which spans the Tarn River in the Massif Central Mountains in France. The bridge opened in December 2004. The site features images and information about the technology behind building the bridge, and a glossary. Also includes tourist information for this area south of Paris. In English and French. http://www.leviaducdemillau.com/english/index.html Topics: Automobiles, Transportation Last updated Apr 10, 2009 New Bay Bridge.org
"This site illustrates and describes every phase of the new East Span construction" of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Includes articles and photo galleries about all aspects of the construction process, individuals involved in the project, and history of the original bridge. Project drawings, primary documents, links to historical photos, study materials for middle school, glossary of bridge building terms. New material will be added as the construction proceeds. From the California Alliance for Jobs. http://newbaybridge.org/ Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections, Transportation Last updated Oct 20, 2005 Super Bridge
"Learn about the four major types of bridges and then test your knowledge by matching the right bridge to the right location." Interesting and informative descriptions are provided for the different bridge types, along with images of each type of bridge. Also included is a teacher's guide and an annotated list of bridge-related links. From the NOVA television program. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/ Topics: Transportation Last updated Apr 22, 2002 |
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