"For anyone who travels the highways of Michigan, this book should be in the car as a guide."
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See details...Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan
By Charles K. Hyde
Published 1993
Size: 11 x 8.5, Pages: 192
Subjects: Regional Studies: History
Series: Great Lakes Books Series
Paper - 9780814324486
Price: $21.95L
Description
Michigan's historic highway bridges are rapidly being torn down and replaced as they deteriorate or become unable to support increased traffic volumes and loads. While the state has the responsibility of providing safe bridges, historian Charles K. Hyde maintains that the state must also preserve many of these remaining historic structures to insure that future generations will have them to view and appreciate.
In Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan, Hyde identifies Michigan's historically significant highway bridges within the broader contexts of American bridge design and construction in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book summarizes the improvement of highway bridge design in the United States and compares Michigan's experiences with national trends.
To aid the reader interested in visiting the historic highway bridges of Michigan, regional maps show the location of bridges included in the text.
Published by Wayne State University Press
Author(s)
Charles K. Hyde is a professor of history at Wayne State University, where he has been on the faculty since 1974. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Other Books by Charles K. Hyde: Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation, The Northern Lights: Lighthouse of the Upper Great Lakes, The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy, Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors,