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Beschreibung
Discover the history and engineering of Britain's iconic bridges.

Throughout history, the need to cross the varying British landscape has always driven innovation. Natural valleys, rivers, and mountainous features necessitated the construction of bridges in ancient times to expand our horizons, transport goods, and, ultimately, connect all corners of our island nation.

Since then, with the development of technology, bridges have become not only practical structures for people and their possessions, but also prominent icons of our railway network, our reliance on motor vehicles and a desire to connect the country's settlements and communities with one another. Today, Britain has bridges spanning not only many of its rivers, but much of its history. Each age brought new designs and engineering prowess, celebrated most proudly during the Industrial Revolution. Here we admire some of the best, from the world-renowned to the minor and the modest.

Discover the history and engineering of Britain's iconic bridges.

Throughout history, the need to cross the varying British landscape has always driven innovation. Natural valleys, rivers, and mountainous features necessitated the construction of bridges in ancient times to expand our horizons, transport goods, and, ultimately, connect all corners of our island nation.

Since then, with the development of technology, bridges have become not only practical structures for people and their possessions, but also prominent icons of our railway network, our reliance on motor vehicles and a desire to connect the country's settlements and communities with one another. Today, Britain has bridges spanning not only many of its rivers, but much of its history. Each age brought new designs and engineering prowess, celebrated most proudly during the Industrial Revolution. Here we admire some of the best, from the world-renowned to the minor and the modest.

Über den Autor
Joseph Rogers is a writer from Wednesbury, West Midlands focusing mainly on travel in the UK and Europe. Following short careers in manufacturing, pharmacy and tourism, he released A Spectrum Of Settlements before going on to write a number of articles for the Travel Pocket Guide.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Importe, Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781445684413
ISBN-10: 1445684411
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rogers, Joseph
Hersteller: Amberley Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 235 x 167 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Joseph Rogers
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.03.2019
Gewicht: 0,303 kg
Artikel-ID: 127744008