Covered bridges and the birth of American engineering
By: executive editors, Justine Christianson, Christopher H. Marston ; authors, James Barker, Lola Bennett, Joseph Conwill, Sheila Rimal Duwadi, Dario Gasparini, Richard O'Connor, Matthew Reckard, Rachel Herring Sangree ; associate editors, Michael R. Harrison, David A. Simmons
Contributors: Historic American Engineering Record; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher: National Park Service, Historic American Engineering Record
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780578171067
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Covered bridges; History; Engineering; Bridge construction; Bridge design; Historic preservation; Trusses
Description: "The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) is pleased to announce the publication of Covered Bridges and the Birth of American Engineering (2015), edited by HAER Historian Justine Christianson and HAER Architect Christopher H. Marston. The book represents the culmination of research under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-sponsored National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation (NHCBP) Program. HAER and the FHWA's Office of Infrastructure Research and Development have maintained a joint research and technology program for historic covered bridges since 2002. This partnership has also included a variety of initiatives including documentation, engineering studies, National Historic Landmark designations, conferences, and a traveling exhibition. This book examines the development of wood trusses and covered bridge construction, profiles the pioneering craftsmen and engineers involved, explores the function of trusses in covered bridges, and looks at the preservation and future of these distinctly American bridges. The editors have collaborated with some of the leading historians and engineers of historic covered bridges in the country to produce this volume. Contributors include Jim Barker, Lola Bennett, Joseph Conwill, Dario Gasparini, Matthew Reckard, and Rachel Sangree. Richard O'Connor and Sheila Rimal Duwadi supplied overviews of the HAER and NHCBP programs, and Michael Harrison and David Simmons provided invaluable editorial assistance."--publisher's website.
Notes: "This study is conducted under a joint agreement between the Federal Highway Administration-Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, and the National Park Service-Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)."

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and acknowledgments / Justine Christianson and Christopher H. Marston; title: Portfolio of covered bridge trusses recorded by the Historic American Engineering Record / edited by Christopher H. Marston; title: HAER and the documentation of covered bridges / Richard O onnor; title: Overview of the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program / Sheila Rimal Duwadi; title: History of covered bridges in the United States / Lola Bennett; title: Engineering design of covered bridges / Dario Gasparini, Rachel Sangree, and Jim Barker; edited by David A. Simmons and Michael R. Harrison; title: The development of the American truss / Dario Gasparini, Rachel Sangree, and Matthew Reckard; edited by David A. Simmons; title: Builders and practices / Joseph D. Conwill; title: The preservation and future of covered bridges in the United States / Justine Christianson and Christopher H. Marston; title: Appendix: Covered bridges documented by HABS/HAER.