Fabulous Bridges (Superstructures series)

NIne brilliant bridges star in this informative book about the four main types of bridge construction. Beginning with the Brooklyn Bridge we learn about suspension bridges and what the builders had to achieve to enable this bridge to stand despite its one and one-tenth of a mile length. The bridge designer died before construction began and his son had a serious accident and had to run the rest of the project from home "watching work o the bridge through a telescope." There are examples of cantilever bridges, steel arch bridges, a motorway bridge, and the incredible cable-stayed bridge, the Millau Viaduct, that rises above the Tarn River in the south of France. A glossary of terms caps off this informative, well-illustrated text.  (Also in this series:  Amazing Stadiums, Tremendous Tunnels)  32 pages  Ages  8-12