San Francisco Bay Bridges

San Francisco Bay Bridges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1928
Genre: Bridges
ISBN:

Crossings

Crossings
Author: Judy Fleagle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Bridges
ISBN: 9780615449210

Crossings ties together the history of the Oregon Coast Highway, the story of master bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough, the exciting path to federal funding, and the building of the coastal bridges, with special emphasis on the bridge that best represents McCullough's technical and aesthetic genius the Siuslaw River Bridge.

Florida Highways

Florida Highways
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 996
Release: 1927
Genre: Roads
ISBN:

Accompanied by "Florida highways official detour bulletin, " Feb. 1942-

BART

BART
Author: Michael C. Healy
Publisher: Heyday.ORIM
Total Pages: 426
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1597143812

An insider’s “indispensible” behind-the-scenes history of the transit system of San Francisco and surrounding counties (Houston Chronicle). In the first-ever history book about BART, longtime agency spokesman Michael C. Healy gives an insider’s account of the rapid transit system’s inception, hard-won approval, construction, and operations, warts and all. With a master storyteller’s wit and sharp attention to detail, Healy recreates the politically fraught venture to bring a new kind of public transit to the West Coast. What emerges is a sense of the individuals who made (and make) BART happen. From tales of staying up until 3:00 a.m. with BART pioneers Bill Stokes and Jack Everson to hear the election results for the rapid transit vote to stories of weathering scandals, strikes, and growing pains, this look behind the scenes of an iconic, seemingly monolithic structure reveals people at their most human—and determined to change the status quo. “The Metro. The T. The Tube. The world's most famous subway systems are known by simple monikers, and San Francisco's BART belongs in that class. Michael C. Healy delivers a tour-de-force telling of its roots, hard-fought approval, and challenging construction that will delight fans of American urban history.”—Doug Most, author of The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway