LEADER 04245nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910785282503321 005 20230317163222.0 010 $a0-8135-4950-7 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813549507 035 $a(CKB)2670000000040930 035 $a(EBL)867798 035 $a(OCoLC)659579871 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000415193 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11304559 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415193 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10415902 035 $a(PQKB)11402337 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC867798 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18515 035 $a(DE-B1597)529875 035 $a(OCoLC)1129215432 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813549507 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL867798 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10393237 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL930680 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000040930 100 $a20090416h20102010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCrossing the Hudson $ehistoric bridges and tunnels of the river /$fDonald E. Wolf 210 1$aNew Brunswick, N.J. :$cRivergate Books,$d2010. 210 4$aŠ2010 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) $cillustrations, map 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8135-4708-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1. Waterford, the First Bridge --$t2. Steam and a Bridge at Troy --$t3. Three Railroad Bridges at Albany --$t4. The Last of the Railroad Bridges: Poughkeepsie and Castleton --$t5. The Railroad Tunnels --$t6. The Bear Mountain Bridge --$t7. The Holland and Lincoln Tunnels --$t8. The George Washington Bridge --$t9. The Mid-Hudson Bridge --$t10. The Rip Van Winkle Bridge --$t11. The Tappan Zee Bridge --$t12. The Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge --$t13. The Newburgh-Beacon Bridges --$tEpilogue --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aFog, tide, ice, and human error--before the American Revolution those who ventured to cross the vast Hudson Valley waterway did so on ferryboats powered by humans, animals, and even fierce winds. Before that war, not a single Hudson River bridge or tunnel had been built. It wasn't until Americans looked to the land in the fight for independence that the importance of crossing the river efficiently became a subject of serious interest, especially militarily. Later, the needs of a new transportation system became critical--when steam railroads first rolled along there was no practical way to get them across the water without bridges. Crossing the Hudson continues this story soon after the end of the war, in 1805, when the first bridge was completed. Donald E. Wolf simultaneously tracks the founding of the towns and villages along the water's edge and the development of technologies such as steam and internal combustion that demanded new ways to cross the river. As a result, innovative engineering was created to provide for these resources. From hybrid, timber arch, and truss bridges on stone piers to long-span suspension and cantilevered bridges, railroad tunnels, and improvements in iron and steel technology, the construction feats that cross the Hudson represent technical elegance and physical beauty. Crossing the Hudson reveals their often multileveled stories--a history of where, why, when, and how these structures were built; the social, political, and commercial forces that influenced decisions to erect them; the personalities of the planners and builders; the unique connection between a builder and his bridge; and the design and construction techniques that turned mythical goals into structures of utility and beauty. 606 $aBridges$zHudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)$xHistory 606 $aTunnels$zHudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)$xHistory 615 0$aBridges$xHistory. 615 0$aTunnels$xHistory. 676 $a624.209747/3 700 $aWolf$b Donald E.$f1927-$095589 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785282503321 996 $aCrossing the Hudson$93740505 997 $aUNINA