The Brooklyn Bridge And The Golden Gate Bridge
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The Brooklyn Bridge And The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-13
The Brooklyn Bridge And The Golden Gate Bridge written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-13 with History categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the bridges' construction written by those who worked on the projects *Includes bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents "[A] perpetual monument that will make this city's name ring around the world and renew the magical fame which the Golden Gate enjoyed in the days of '49." - S.F. Examiner editorial, March 24, 1925 New York City has countless landmarks and tourist spots, but few are as old or as associated with the city as the Brooklyn Bridge, the giant suspension bridge that spans nearly 1,600 feet as it connects lower Manhattan to Brooklyn. Indeed, the bridge is so old that Manhattan and Brooklyn represented the largest and third largest cities in America at the time of its construction, and the East River posed a formidable enough challenge that taking a ferry across could be dangerous. Originally known as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and then later as the East River Bridge, the iconic bridge wasn't formally dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge until about 30 years after it was completed in the early 1880s. As the first steel suspension bridge built in America, it represented an enormous engineering feat that claimed the lives of several workers, including its original designer, but by the time it was finished, the Brooklyn Bridge towered nearly 300 feet above the water at over 80 feet wide. With those dimensions, it was over 50% larger than any suspension bridge to date. From its inception, the Brooklyn Bridge has been celebrated as one of the things that makes New York City unique. President Chester Arthur attended its opening, and P.T. Barnum famously walked Jumbo the Elephant across the bridge as a publicity stunt. Yet despite its age and the fact that so many contemporary bridges have fallen into disrepair or were destroyed, the Brooklyn Bridge continues to be not just an instantly identifiable landmark in New York City but also a crucially valuable one that is still used by thousands of people a day. Likewise, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is one of the modern world's engineering marvels. The giant suspension bridge spans the San Francisco Bay, with a length of over 1.5 miles, a height of nearly 750 feet, and a width of around 100 feet. While it is a beautiful and instantly recognizable landmark, the Golden Gate Bridge was also a very practical one born of necessity. After the California Gold Rush helped turn San Francisco into a destination site, connecting people on both sides of the beautiful Golden Gate Strait became vitally important. There was a consistent ferry service in the area, but the advent of automobiles made a bridge even more imperative. At the same time, no one in the world had ever successfully built a bridge as long as this one would be, and indeed, no one else would for another three decades after the Golden Gate Bridge opened. Given its size, it should come as little surprise that the Golden Gate Bridge was one of the most ambitious and expensive projects of its age. Indeed, it would take nearly 20 years from the time the bridge was proposed to its grand opening, and it cost hundreds of millions of dollars (the equivalent of several billion today). When it finally opened in 1937, Joseph Strauss, the man most responsible for the bridge, remarked, "This bridge needs neither praise, eulogy nor encomium. It speaks for itself. We who have labored long are grateful. What Nature rent asunder long ago, man has joined today." The Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge: The History of America's Most Famous Bridges chronicles the story of how one of America's most famous bridges was built. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the Golden Gate Bridge like never before, in no time at all.
Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Donald MacDonald
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2008-04-02
Golden Gate Bridge written by Donald MacDonald and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-02 with Architecture categories.
General Adult. Provides a readable history of the architectural design, construction, and seventy-year lifespan of the Golden Gate Bridge, as well as the significance of the icon to the San Francisco Bay area and to the evolution of bridge engineering. 10,000 first printing.
The Bridge That Couldn T Be Built Research Project Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : Sandra Beyer
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2007-11
The Bridge That Couldn T Be Built Research Project Golden Gate Bridge written by Sandra Beyer and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11 with categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1 (A), San Francisco State University (Englsih Department), course: San Francisco, 8 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND In the late 1800's traveling to San Francisco has not been easy. By sea the city was always readily accessible, from the south, land travelers could journey uninterrupted up the peninsula that separated the Pacific from the Bay. But travelers from the north and east did not have such ready access to the city. They could turn southward when they came to the water and make the arduous two-day journey around the Bay and up the peninsula, or they could seek conveyance by water across the unpredictable and sometimes treacherous tides of San Francisco Bay. There was a ferry service provided and the boats ran on a regular, planned basis and carried tens of thousands of people across the Bay to work in the morning and returning home in the evening. However, the ferries were quite slow and unpredictable. If the seas were high ferries might not sail or at least be terribly offschedule. The tricky Bay fogs sometimes made the journey frightening and dangerous. In heavy seas and high winds, the ferryboats sometimes pitched and tossed wildly, leaving the passengers ill and terrified. The need for a bridge over the Golden Gate was obvious and many people might have wondered at that time if the narrow passageway of sea between Lime and Ford points would be ever bridged.
Golden Gate
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Author : Kevin Starr
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-07-15
Golden Gate written by Kevin Starr and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-15 with Technology & Engineering categories.
A passionate chronicle of the Golden Gate Bridge's construction by a National Humanities Medal-winning historian reveals influences from culture and nature that shaped its development while offering insight into its role as a national symbol of American engineering and innovation.
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge
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Author : Ernest Cromwell Mensch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1936
San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge written by Ernest Cromwell Mensch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Bridges categories.
Building The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author : B. A. Hoena
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Building The Golden Gate Bridge written by B. A. Hoena and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Explores various perspectives on the process of building the Golden Gate Bridge. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
The World S Most Amazing Bridges
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Author : Michael Hurley
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2012-07-06
The World S Most Amazing Bridges written by Michael Hurley and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-06 with Architecture categories.
This series explores the world's most amazing landmarks, using a 'top ten' approach. Looking at landmarks from different continents and diverse cultures, it combines intermediate curriculum (both social studies and visual arts), with high-interest facts.
Historic Photos Of The Golden Gate Bridge
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2008-07-01
Historic Photos Of The Golden Gate Bridge written by and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-01 with History categories.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering and architecture considered by many to be one of the world’s most beautiful bridges, its picturesque vistas favored by photographers, artists, visitors to San Francisco, and almost everyone else. When naysayers said it couldn’t be built, Joseph Strauss and a team of visionaries spun 80,000 miles of wire and riveted nearly 900,000 tons of steel into gossamer wings, spanning for the first time an immense gulf and linking the Pacific coast. In black-and-white photography, Historic Photos of the Golden Gate Bridge details the history of the bridge from its design and construction to recent times. Nearly 200 rarely seen images offer a compelling look at the bridge, from the days when the treacherous currents of the Golden Gate could be crossed only by boat to the rise of the bridge as a national landmark. This book is sure to delight both those who dream of the impossible and those who live to make it happen.
Where Is The Brooklyn Bridge
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Author : Megan Stine
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Release Date : 2016-01-19
Where Is The Brooklyn Bridge written by Megan Stine and has been published by Penguin Workshop this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-19 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Chronicles the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its construction and still a best-loved city landmark. Includes foldout color map.
Awesome Engineering Bridges
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Author : Sally Spray
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2018-01-01
Awesome Engineering Bridges written by Sally Spray and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Follow the development of bridges, as they have grown longer and bigger, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.