Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide - Brossura

Evans, Benjamin D.; Evans, June R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0822957647 ISBN 13: 9780822957645

Casa editrice: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr, 2001

Riassunto

Historically, bridges were covered to protect their wooden surfaces from the weather. Today, covered bridges are viewed as charming but rare artifacts of our past. Pennsylvania, the site of the first covered bridge in the United States (over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia), is the state with the most surviving structures.

Benjamin and June Evans visited every bridge for this updated edition, taking new photographs and noting changes since the writing of their 1991 first edition. The builder's name, truss type and number of spans, the condition, length, and width, current owner, and waterway it crosses, specific location, and precise travel directions to each structure are all outlined for each of the 220 bridges documented in this new edition.

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Historically, covered bridges were designed to protect their wooden surfaces from the weather. Today, covered bridges are viewed as charming but rare artifacts of our past. Pennsylvania, the site of the first covered bridge in the United States (over the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia), remains the state with the most surviving structures. Ben and June Evans revisited every one, criss-crossing the state during the spring and summer of 2000, taking new photographs and noting changes since 1991. The builder's name, truss type and number of spans, the condition, length, and width, current owner, and waterway it crosses, specific location, and precise travel directions to each structure are all outlined for each of the 220 bridges documented in this new edition.

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• Editore: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0822957647
• ISBN 13: 9780822957645
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 306