Author: A.G. Lichtenstein and Associates
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
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Author: Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786448432
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book chronicles the development of metal truss and related bridges in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont from the 1860s to 1940: the various types and their inventors, historical changes in the highway and railroad networks that caused these bridges to be built, the rise of state bridge-building agencies, developments in the field of civil engineering, and preservation trends. While many notable metal bridges of the past are discussed in the context of these topics, the book's main focus is a detailed account of the remaining historic bridges.

Author: A.G. Lichtenstein and Associates
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
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Author: Matthew Haberling
Publisher:
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Category : Historic bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 86

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Author: Parviz Familzoughi
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Languages : en
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Author: A.G. Lichtenstein and Associates
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
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Author: William P. Chamberlin
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 9780309068536
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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"This synthesis report will be of interest to state highway design engineers and structural engineers, as well as environmental and historic preservation personnel in transportation agencies. It will also be of interest to state historic preservation offices, federal historic preservation agencies, ang engineering preservation consultants"--Avant-propos.

Author: A.G. Lichtenstein and Associates
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Category : Bridges
Languages : en
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Category : Historic bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Historic Resources are responsible for the management of about 30 historic truss bridges. All too often, these structures do not meet today's traffic demands or safety standards. Their general deterioration requires disassembly and relocation, rehabilitation and re-erection, or storage. The technology and materials used to build them are no longer in use, and many of the people with practical experience are no longer working. Little information is readily available on safely and effectively identifying and performing necessary operations. VDOT's Knowledge Management Division and the Virginia Transportation Research Council interviewed active and retired engineers, consultants, field personnel, environmental specialists, and architectural historians to collect best practices related to pin-connected and riveted truss bridges. The report is organized using the process followed for the recent rehabilitation of a historic truss in Goshen, Virginia, and discusses the issues faced by those moving and rehabilitating historic metal truss bridges.

Author: Ann Brush Miller
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Category : Historic bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Bridges are among the cultural resources that must be considered for historical significance under the Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The Virginia Transportation Research Council conducted a pioneering study of Virginia's pre-1932 metal truss bridges during the 1970s, but no comprehensive study of later bridges was undertaken. This study rectifies the lack of information on post- 1932 metal truss bridges and establishes an historical context for all of Virginia's metal truss bridges. The project consisted of a field survey, documentary research into truss bridge types, data tabulation, and comparison of the resulting information on truss bridge chronology and technology from the mid-19th century to the present. The data were evaluated for historical significance by the Historic Structure Task Group (an interdisciplinary historic transportation study committee) and the State Historic Preservation Officer. Of 245 extant metal truss bridges under VDOT ownership, 32 were found eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. This project identified Virginia's significant metal truss bridges and cleared the remainder for necessary maintenance and upgrade.