Download or read book A Full and Complete Description of the Covington and Cincinnati Suspension Bridge written by Edmond F. Farrington and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ohio Bridge written by Harry R. Stevens and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Cincinnati's Roebling Suspension Bridge, connecting the Queen City to Covington, Kentucky, opened in 1866 it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at just over 1000 feet. The need for such a bridge stretched back decades and its genesis was the incorporation of the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge Company in 1846. While the bridge's commercial usefulness was quickly outpaced by railroad bridges, it remains today the iconic symbol of Cincinnati, a testament to the city's nineteenth century optimism and prominence. "The Ohio Bridge," originally published in 1939, details the early history of the bridge from mere idea to completion and up to 1939, including its corporate history, the impact of the Civil War, its engineering and construction, and the Roebling Firm.
Download or read book The Charter and Amendments of the Covington Cincinnati Bridge Co written by Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Company and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Covington Cincinnati Suspension Bridge written by Gerard Roberto and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of the Cincinnati Covington suspension bridge written by Alter Megear and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketch of the Great Suspension Bridge Connecting Covington and Cincinnati written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The John A Roebling Suspension Bridge on the Ohio River written by Don Heinrich Tolzmann and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the President and Directors to the Stockholders of the Covington Cincinnati Bridge Company written by Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Company and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ohio Bridge written by Harry Robert Stevens and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chief Engineer written by Erica Wagner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A welcome tribute to the persistence, precision and humanity of Washington Roebling and a love-song for the mighty New York bridge he built.” - The Wall Street Journal Chief Engineer is the first full biography of a crucial figure in the American story--Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge. One of America's most iconic and recognizable structures, the Brooklyn Bridge is as much a part of New York as the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. Yet its distinguished builder is too often forgotten--and his life is of interest far beyond his chosen field. It is the story of immigrants, the frontier, the Civil War, the making of the modern world, and a man whose life modeled courage in the face of extreme adversity. Chief Engineer is enriched by Roebling's own eloquent voice, unveiled in his recently discovered memoir, previously thought lost to history. The memoir reveals that his father, John-a renowned engineer who came to America after humble beginnings in Germany-was a tyrannical presence in Roebling's life. It also documents Roebling's time as a young man in the Union Army, where he built bridges to carry soldiers across rivers and fought in pivotal battles from Antietam to Gettysburg. He then married the remarkable Emily Warren Roebling, who played a crucial role in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, Roebling's grandest achievement-but by no means the only one. Elegantly written with a compelling narrative sweep, Chief Engineer introduces Washington Roebling and his era to a new generation of readers.
Download or read book The Roebling Suspension Bridge written by Don Tolzmann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the reconstruction in the 1890s of the Roebling Suspension Bridge spanning the Ohio River at Cincinnati and Covington by Wilhelm Hildenbrand (1843-1908). The volume reproduces Hildenbrand's original assessment and various reports along the way. Content has been edited and annotated by Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann, a German-American expert.
Download or read book Charter and By laws of the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge Co written by Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Company and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Washington Roebling s Father written by Washington Augustus Roebling and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of John Roebling as written by his son, Washington, and annotated by Donald Sayenga. Includes drawings, photographs, extensive appendices, and references. (lg).
Download or read book Historic Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge written by John B. Manbeck and published by Historic Photos. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brooklyn Bridge resounds throughout popular culture as an iconic image. Yet its creation was fraught with turmoil. Working with the relatively untested theory of suspension, John Roebling designed a suspension bridge modeled after his Cincinnati-Covington Bridge, but he died before construction even began. His son Washington then accepted the challenge--only to end up paralyzed while working on the bridge. However, with his strong-willed perseverance and help from his wife, he drove the project through to completion. As the only bridge connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan at the time, the Brooklyn Bridge carried half a million people daily. The photographs in Historic Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge illustrate not only those traveling the bridge but also the hurdles that over 1,000 American and immigrant workers endured to build this magnificent symbol. Today, admirers from around the world gather on its historical walkway to gaze, admire, and pay homage to the majesty of the Brooklyn Bridge, "the Eighth Wonder of the Modern World."
Download or read book The Great Bridge written by David McCullough and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-06 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1972, The Great Bridge is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. Winning acclaim for its comprehensive look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, this book helped cement David McCullough's reputation as America's preeminent social historian. Now, The Great Bridge is reissued as a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition with a new introduction by the author. This monumental book brings back for American readers the heroic vision of the America we once had. It is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all great things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the project was first undertaken, the concept of building a great bridge to span the East River between the great cities of Manhattan and Brooklyn required a vision and determination comparable to that which went into the building of the pyramids. Throughout the fourteen years of its construction, the odds against the successful completion of the bridge seemed staggering. Bodies were crushed and broken, lives lost, political empires fell, and surges of public emotion constantly threatened the project. But this is not merely the saga of an engineering miracle: it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time and of the heroes and rascals who had a hand in either constructing or obstructing the great enterprise. Amid the flood of praise for the book when it was originally published, Newsday said succinctly "This is the definitive book on the event. Do not wait for a better try: there won't be any."
Download or read book The Roebling Suspension Bridge written by Don Heinrich Tolzmann and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-27 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Don Heinrich Tolzmann's essays on the Roebling Suspension Bridge bring together a diverse set of historic data that serves to paint a much fuller picture of both the man, John A. Roebling, and his bridge, its impact on the region and the development of Cincinnati, as well as Roebling's lasting legacy throughout the eastern United States."--Back cover.
Download or read book Secret Engineer How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge written by Rachel Dougherty and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap. It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct. The woman's husband was the chief engineer, and he knew all about the dangerous new technique involved. The woman insisted she learn as well. When he fell ill mid-construction, her knowledge came in handy. She supervised every aspect of the project while he was bedridden, and she continued to learn about things only men were supposed to know: math, science, engineering. Women weren't supposed to be engineers. But this woman insisted she could do it all, and her hard work helped to create one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. This is the story of Emily Roebling, the secret engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge, from author-illustrator Rachel Dougherty.
