FOREWORD
Douglas B. MacDonald, Washington Secretary of Transportation
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
DEDICATION
INTRODUCTION
PART I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
CHAPTER 1 150 YEARS OF SPANNING WASHINGTON
CHAPTER 2 FAILURE AND PROGRESS
CHAPTER 3 LOSS AND PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 4 DESIGNERS OF DREAMS: BRIDGE ENGINEERS
PART II: PREMIER BRIDGES
CHAPTER 5 BRIDGES OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
CHAPTER 6 BRIDGES OF SPOKANE AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON
CHAPTER 7 BRIDGES OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
CHAPTER 8 BRIDGES OF SEATTLE
CHAPTER 9 FLOATING BRIDGES
CHAPTER 10 BRIDGES OF NORTHWEST WASHINGTON
CHAPTER 11 BRIDGES OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
CHAPTER 12. BRIDGES OF THE KITSAP AND OLYMPIC PENINSULAS
AFTERWORD
Eric DeLony, Retired Chief, Historic American Engineering Board
APPENDIX
WASHINGTON $TATE HISTORIC HIGHWAY BRIDGES NATIONAL REGISTER OF
HISTORIC PLACES / AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
THE AUTHORS
Craig Holstine is a Cultural Resources Specialist with WSDOT and has evaluated and documented numerous historic bridges in the state.
Richard Hobbs is an independent historian and has written extensively on historic bridge construction in Washington.
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