Bay Bridge
Subtitle: history and design of a new  icon
By: Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel
Contributors: Nadel, Ira Bruce
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781452113265
Subjects: Design and construction; Suspension bridges; History
Description: The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge will open in October 2013 and beloved Chronicle author Donald MacDonald is its architect. McDonald and coauthor Ira Nadel now turn their signature charming approach onto this new Bay Area landmark. In friendly text and charming illustrations, this bijou volume details the original bridge's history and the new bridge's design and construction. In the same elegant package as Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, this book rounds out our collection with MacDonald and Nadel and brings San Francisco devotees and tourists another lovely souvenir -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The titan of bridges; title: What's in a name?; title: On the wrong side of the bay; title: Traffic jams & blessings; title: Earthquake!; title: Designing the white span; title: Building the white span; title: Falcons & fish: the environment; title: The future.