Briscoe, Diana,  1949- <br/><br/>
Bridge building :  bridge designs and how they work / 
by Diana Briscoe. 
 - Bloomington, Minn. :  Red Brick Learning,  c2005. 
 - 64 p. :  ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ;  21 cm. 
 - High five reading .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index. 
<br/><br/> Presents a study of how bridges have been built over the centuries beginning with ancient Roman bridges and aqueducts, arched bridges, and suspension bridges, and describes great bridge disasters such as the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. 
<br/><br/> 4.0  Follett Library Resources  5-8 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0736838538 (soft cover) 0736838813 (hard cover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004003491 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bridges--Design and construction--Juvenile literature.<br/>Bridges--History--Juvenile literature.<br/>Bridges--Design and construction.<br/>Bridges--History.<br/>Bridges--Design and construction.<br/>Bridges--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TG148  / .B75 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>624.2