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Chicago River Bridges
Author | : Patrick T. McBriarty |
Publsiher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2013-09-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780252097256 |
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Chicago River Bridgespresents the untold history and development of Chicago's iconic bridges, from the first wood footbridge built by a tavern owner in 1832 to the fantastic marvels of steel, concrete, and machinery of today. It is the story of Chicago as seen through its bridges, for it has been the bridges that proved critical in connecting and reconnecting the people, industry, and neighborhoods of a city that is constantly remaking itself. In this book, author Patrick T. McBriarty shows how generations of Chicagoans built (and rebuilt) the thriving city trisected by the Chicago River and linked by its many crossings. This comprehensive guidebook chronicles more than 175 bridges spanning 55 locations along the Main Channel, South Branch, and North Branch of the Chicago River. With new full-color photography of existing bridges and more than one hundred black and white images of bridges past, the book unearths the rich history of Chicago's downtown bridges from the Michigan Avenue Bridge to the often forgotten bridges that once connected thoroughfares such as Rush, Erie, Taylor, and Polk Streets. Throughout, McBriarty delivers new research into the bridges' architectural designs, engineering innovations, and their impact on Chicagoans' daily lives, explaining how the dominance of the "Chicago-style" bascule drawbridge influenced the style and mechanics of bridges worldwide. Interspersed throughout are the human dramas that played out on and around the bridges, such as the floods of 1849 and 1992, the cattle crossing collapse of the Rush Street Bridge, or Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci's Michigan Avenue Bridge jump. A confluence of Chicago history, urban design, and engineering lore, Chicago River Bridges illustrates Chicago's significant contribution to drawbridge innovation and the city's emergence as the drawbridge capital of the world.
Summary and Outline of the Report on the Chicago River Bridge Survey on the Question of Fixed Vs Movable Bridges 1823 1925
Author | : Griffenhagen & Associates |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 1925 |
Genre | : Bridges |
ISBN | : UOM:39015028091497 |
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Chicago s Bridges
Author | : Nathan Holth |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2013-01-20 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780747813194 |
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The Chicago River divides America's Second City into the North and South Sides, and the bridges that span it are famous for their number and beauty. With the first constructed in 1832, it was only twelve years later that a moveable bridge appeared, and today Chicago is home to some sixty bridges in all, making it one of the most bridge-rich cities in the world. These bridges even today offer fascinating glimpses into Chicago's development from rough-and-tumble trading outpost to world-class city known for its architecture and culture, and this book traces the evolution of them all, from the original rising bascules to the splendidly designed twentieth-century structures that lend Chicago much of the grandeur for which it is known world-wide.
Chicago s Bridges
Author | : Nathan Holth |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 105 |
Release | : 2013-01-20 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780747813163 |
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The Chicago River divides America's Second City into the North and South Sides, and the bridges that span it are famous for their number and beauty. With the first constructed in 1832, it was only twelve years later that a moveable bridge appeared, and today Chicago is home to some sixty bridges in all, making it one of the most bridge-rich cities in the world. These bridges even today offer fascinating glimpses into Chicago's development from rough-and-tumble trading outpost to world-class city known for its architecture and culture, and this book traces the evolution of them all, from the original rising bascules to the splendidly designed twentieth-century structures that lend Chicago much of the grandeur for which it is known world-wide.
Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake
Author | : Rick Rhodes |
Publsiher | : Pelican Publishing |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2002-01-31 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1455603147 |
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A guide to cruising rivers along the Great Loop in the United States, from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake. Covering over 800 miles of navigable inland rivers from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake, this book guides cruisers through America’s heartland. In eleven regional chapters, Capt. Rick Rhodes explores the entire navigable sections of the Chicago, Calumet, Des Plaines, and Illinois rivers, as well as parts of the Mississippi, Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee. Topics specific to inland cruising, such as negotiating floods safely and sharing rivers with commercial traffic, are addressed here. Also, by featuring numerous historical anecdotes and other river lore, Cruising Guide from Lake Michigan to Kentucky Lake gives insight into the region's past along with current restaurant and entertainment options. Like all of Pelican’s cruising guide series, this book contains up-to-date and thoroughly researched information about the area, including: Five NOAA chart excerpts Twenty-one sketch charts Ninety-one marinas Fifty-three fuel locations More than thirty cities & towns Thirty-three GPS way points Fifteen locks Over 170 bridges 140 launches and ramps Hundreds of phone numbers
Hearings on House Joint Resolutions Opposing Construction of Bridge Across the Chicago River
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Bridges |
ISBN | : LOC:00183870282 |
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Federal Register
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1440 |
Release | : 1974-06-03 |
Genre | : Administrative law |
ISBN | : UIUC:30112059127990 |
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Code of Federal Regulations
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 660 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Administrative law |
ISBN | : UOM:39015039526994 |
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Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.