Bay Bridge : history and design of a new icon /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	MacDonald, Donald, 1935-
Imprint:	San Francisco, CA : Chronicle Books, c2013.
Description:	128 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 16 x 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Suspension bridges -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Design and construction. Suspension bridges -- Design and construction. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.) -- History. California -- San Francisco Bay Area. California -- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9803568

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Other authors / contributors:	Nadel, Ira Bruce.
ISBN:	9781452113265 1452113262
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge will open in October 2013 and beloved Chronicle author Donald MacDonald is its architect. McDonald and coauthor Ira Nadel now turn their signature charming approach onto this new Bay Area landmark. In friendly text and charming illustrations, this bijou volume details the original bridge's history and the new bridge's design and construction. In the same elegant package as Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, this book rounds out our collection with MacDonald and Nadel and brings San Francisco devotees and tourists another lovely souvenir -- Provided by publisher.
Standard no.:	40022472739

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Summary:	An innovative landmark a quarter century in the making, the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge represents the latest spectacular chapter in the history of this storied structure. The new bridge's architect, Donald MacDonald, teams up with author Ira Nadel to create this illuminating book. With friendly text and charming illustrations, Bay Bridge reveals the design decisions that have shaped the evolution of the bridge over the last century--from the history of the original bridge, through the planning of the new span, to the construction of its signature 525-foot-high white tower. In the same elegant package as Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz , this volume makes a lovely souvenir for San Francisco devotees, architecture buffs, and tourists.
Physical Description:	128 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 16 x 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781452113265 1452113262