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Book Highway Under the Hudson

Download or read book Highway Under the Hudson written by Robert W. Jackson and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, more than thirty-three million vehicles traverse the Holland Tunnel, making their way from Jersey City and Lower Manhattan. From tourists to commuters, many cross the tunnel's 1.6 mile corridor on a daily basis, and yet few know much about this amazing feat of early 20th-century engineering. How was it built, by whom, and at what cost? These and many other questions are answered in Highway under the Hudson, Robert W. Jackson's story about this seminal structure in the history of urban transportation. In this meticulously researched work, Jackson provides the first complete history of the planning, financing and construction of the Holland Tunnel. Dubbed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it opened in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was the longest vehicular tunnel in the world st the time of its construction. In Highway under the Hudson, Jackson explains the economic forces which led to the need for the tunnel, and details the extraordinary political and social politicking that took place on both sides of the Hudson River to enable its construction. He introduces us to important figures in the tunnel's history, such as New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge, who, more than anyone else, made the dream of a tunnel a reality; George Washington Goethals (builder of the Panama Canal and namesake of the Goethals bridge), the first chief engineer of the project; engineers Ole Singstad, who designed the ventilation system, and Clifford Holland, the chief engineer for whom the tunnel is named; New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel commissioners Thomas Albeus Adams and John F. Boyle, who tried to profit from the tunnel's construction; Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, who blocked completion of the tunnel until the New York Bridge and Tunnel Commission agreed to pay for street improvements in his city; and the compressed-air workers (called "sandhogs") who risked their lives to build the tunnel. Fully illustrated with more than 50 beautiful photographs and drawings, Jackson's story of the Holland Tunnel is one of great human drama, with heroes and villains, that illustrates how great things are accomplished, and at what price.

Book The Street Railway Journal

Download or read book The Street Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 1174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Transit Journal

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  • Release : 1903
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  • Pages : 1138 pages

Download or read book Transit Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The United States Catalog

Download or read book The United States Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Electric Railway Journal

Download or read book Electric Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 1296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Report to the Executive Committee of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on the Proposed Vehicular Tunnel Between the Cities of Jersey City and N

Download or read book Report to the Executive Committee of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey on the Proposed Vehicular Tunnel Between the Cities of Jersey City and N written by Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The United States Catalog

Download or read book The United States Catalog written by Eleanor E. Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 2222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The United States Catalog Supplement  January 1918 June 1921

Download or read book The United States Catalog Supplement January 1918 June 1921 written by Eleanor E. Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 1190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Plan for a Zone System of Fares Upon the Lines of Public Service Railway Company  Submitted to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners  State of New Jersey  by the Company  as Directed by the Board in an Order Dated July 10  1918

Download or read book Plan for a Zone System of Fares Upon the Lines of Public Service Railway Company Submitted to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners State of New Jersey by the Company as Directed by the Board in an Order Dated July 10 1918 written by New Jersey. Board of Public Utility Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Municipal Reference Library Notes

Download or read book Municipal Reference Library Notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The United States Catalog  Books in Print January 1  1912

Download or read book The United States Catalog Books in Print January 1 1912 written by H.W. Wilson Company and published by Minneapolis ; New York : H.W. Wilson. This book was released on 1921 with total page 2174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Municipal Journal and Public Works

Download or read book Municipal Journal and Public Works written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Municipal Journal

Download or read book Municipal Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: