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The Bridges of Erfurt Part IV: Erfordia Oppidum Pontium- The Books of the...
Krämpfertorbrücke in Erfurt. Photo taken in July 2010 After completing a tour of the city’s bridges and trying out all the delicacies at the shops on the Kraemerbruecke, we now come to our first book...
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Book of the Month for July 2012: Bridges: The Spans of North America by David...
Newell Bridge in Ohio over the Ohio River: one of hundreds of bridges featured in Plowden’s book. This photo was taken by the author in August 2010 There are many ways to look at a bridge and determine...
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Bridges of Stone, Wood, Concrete and Metal: The History of Minnesota’s Bridges
Cedar Avenue Bridge over Long Meadow Lake in Bloomington with an airplane descending towards the Twin Cities Airport. Built in 1929, the bridge has been abandoned since 2002 and its future is in...
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Interview with Denis Gardner
Robert Street Bridge (foreground), the St. Paul Vertical Lift Bridge (middle) and the Wabasha Street Bridge (background) all spanning the Mississippi River in St. Paul. Photo taken in August 2011...
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How to fix an antique metal bridge: DVD on Historic Bridge Restoration by...
Hendricks Ford Bridge in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Photo taken by Nathan Holth of historicbridges.org Author’s Note: This article serves as a twofold function: 1. It is part of a multiple series on...
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Book of the Month: The Bridges of Madison County
The reading owl suggests……. Let’s start the very first Book of the Month for 2013 with a question for the forum: Can you name a book or literary piece that features a bridge (or bridges) serving as a...
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Book/Documentary of the Month: A Tour of the Rhine
Hollernzollernbruecke and Cathedral in Cologne Photo taken in March 2010 There are many ways to write a book on bridges, let alone do a documentary for a TV program. One can focus on one bridge and its...
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Die Letzte Klappe (The last word/span): The Herrenbrücke in Lübeck, Germany
Source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Herrenbruecke240803.jpg It has been a few months since writing a review on a bridge book due to many commitments. But this first book review...
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New from the Chronicles
View of Quinn Creek Bridge (in Fayette County) from a distance. Photo taken by James Baughn. As we wrap up the 2013 Ammann and Smith Awards, the author of the Bridgehunter’s Chronicles would like to...
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Book of the Month: The Colorado Street Bridge in Pasedena, California
All photos courtesy of Tavo Olmos, used with permission Pasadena, California: with 138,540 inhabitants and a suburb of Los Angeles, the city is loaded with glamor and glitter, as the rich and famous...
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