Isbn: 9781881411345 - title: rockville bridge rails across the susquehanna (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Later Edition. Nicely illustrated account of the building & use of this 1902 railroad bridge and its predecessors between Maryville & Rockville. Touted as the longest stone-arch bridge in the world, it is actually partly made of concrete. Oblong paperback, as pictured. Stated third printing, 9 years after the first. Light wear, minor bumping to corners, a few pages with creased corners. Text clean; 112 pages; maps, figures, b/w & color photos. Size: 11" by 8½".…

Second Printing; Apparel. Condizione: As New. B&W & color; 11 x 81/2"; 112 pages; Oblong shaped soft cover has a black spine with white lettering. Lavishly illustrated with color and b/w pictures. 'The Rockville Bridge is the longest stone masonry arch railroad viaduct ever built, at 3,820 feet (1,160 m). It has 48 70-foot spans. The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River about 2 miles (3 km) north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The eastern end is located in Rockville and the western end is in Marysville. Completed in 1902 by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) , it remains in use today by the Norfolk Southern Railway and Amtrak's Pennsylvanian route. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1979.' Appendix; endnotes; index.…