Bibliograph

Bridges, an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers, Didier Cornille ; translated by Yolanda Stern Broad

Type

Label

Bridges, an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers, Didier Cornille ; translated by Yolanda Stern Broad

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10 to 13.

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 2 to 7.

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bridges

Oclc number

935196260

Responsibility statement

Didier Cornille ; translated by Yolanda Stern Broad

Series statement

Who built that?

Sub title

an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers

Summary

Illustrator Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the world's first cast-iron bridge (The Iron Bridge) to the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere (The Rio-Niteroi Bridge) to the tallest bridge in the world (the Millau Viduct)

Table Of Contents

1779, Iron bridge: the first cast-iron bridge (Thomas Farnolls Pritchard) -- 1883, Brooklyn Bridge: a New York adventure (John Roebling, Washington Roebling & Emily Warren) -- 1890, Forth Bridge: a steel dinosaur (Sir John Fowler & Sir Benjamin Baker) -- 1930, Plougastel Bridge: an all-concrete bridge (Eugène Freyssinet) -- 1932, Sydney Harbour Bridge: the coathanger (John Jacob "Job" Crew Bradfield) -- 1937, Golden Gate Bridge: the golden span (Joseph Baermann Strauss) -- 1974, Rio-Niterói Bridge: crossing the Guanabara Bay (Jean Muller) -- 2004, Millau Viaduct: a journey across the sky (Norman Foster & Michael Virlogeux) -- 2012, Peace Bridge: a futuristic walkway spanning the Bow River (Santiago Calatrava) -- 2013, MuCEM Footbridge: a gentle stroll down to the sea (Rudy Ricciotti)

Target audience

pre adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Bridges, an introduction to 10 great bridges and their designersWho built that? Bridges

Classification

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