A Tale of Two Bridges: The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridges of 1936 and 2013

by Stephen D Mikesell and Stephen D. Mikesell

A Tale of Two Bridges is a history of two versions of the San Francisco--Oakland Bay Bridge: the original bridge built in 1936 and a replacement for the eastern half of the bridge finished in 2013. The 1936 bridge revolutionized transportation in the Bay Area and profoundly influenced settlement patterns in the region. It was also a remarkable feat of engineering. In the 1950s the American Society of Civil Engineers adopted a list of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1943859264
• ISBN13: 9781943859269
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"