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Bridge Signs
Douglas Coulter's collection of bridge maker's plates from wrought iron bridges of Illinois. Also features photographs of covered and iron bridges, and bridge postcards.
url: www.douglascoulter.com/BridgeSigns/

Building a Bridge
The story of the rebuilding of a bridge over the Blyth between Heveningham and Ubbeston in 1794.
url: www.blythweb.co.uk/blythburgh/1794bridge.htm

China Bridge
Discover how China's Song dynasty during the eleventh and twelfth centuries used the high arch "rainbow bridge" to solve the problem of spanning a fastmoving river without impeding boat traffic. Nova online.
url: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/china/

Context for World Heritage Bridges
Contextual essay with bridge design and construction dealt with chronologically by material and by type. Includes bibliography and list of potential World Heritage bridges.
url: www.icomos.org/studies/bridges.htm

English versus American Bridges
Discussion on the merits of English and American iron bridges. Published in the 1874 edition of the Railway Gazette.
url: quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa....

Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building
Full text of George Tower's illustrated book first published in 1874.
url: quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa....

A Treatise on Bracing With its Application to Bridges and Other Structures of Wood or Iron
Full text of Bow's 1874 publication.
url: quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa....

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