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Historic Highway Bridges of Michigan

Charles K. Hyde 		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.		 "Both a history of Michigan's bridges and a wonderfully useful guide to the remaining historical spans, many right in our backyards . . . For anyone who travels the highways of Michigan, this book should be in the car as a guide."
—The Grand Rapids Press
 
Great Lakes Books Series

$21.95l paper / ISBN 0-8143-2448-7

192 pages / 11 x 8.5
162 illustrations and maps

1993