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DESCRIPTION: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 “Seven Engineering Wonders” of the United States. 
 The 1936 structure was the only bridge on the list, besting even the more 
 famous Golden Gate Bridge. One of its greatest achievements was that it was 
 built on time (in less than three years) and came in under budget. Mikesell 
 explores in fascinating detail how the bridge was designed by a collection 
 of the best-known engineers in the country as well as the heroic story of 
 its construction by largely unskilled laborers from California, joined by 
 highly skilled steel workers.\n\nBy contrast, the East Span replacement, 
 which was planned between 1989 and 1998, and built between 1998 and 2013, 
 fell victim to cost overruns in the billions of dollars, was a decade 
 behind schedule, and suffered from structural problems that has made it a 
 perpetual maintenance nightmare.\n\nThis is narrative history in its purest 
 form. Mikesell excels at explaining highly technical engineering issues in 
 language that can be understood and appreciated by general readers. Here is 
 the story of two very important bridges, which provides a fair but 
 uncompromising analysis of why one bridge succeeded and the other did 
 not.\n\nStephen Mikesell is an historic preservation specialist and public 
 historian living in Davis, CA. He is the former Deputy State Historic 
 Preservation Officer for California. He is the author most recently of The 
 Sierra Railway. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/05/15/18799423.php
SUMMARY:A Tale of Two Bridges - The Dramatic Difference Between Building Two Bay Bridges
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\n1680 Market Street\nSan Francisco, CA  94102
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/05/15/18799423.php
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