Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Reviews

"A spectacular new book."--Better Roads Magazine

"An attractive collection of photos and stories."--Associated Press

"During its creation, the book became something very like its subject. It became a work of art."--Statesman Journal

"This book will delight enthusiasts while bridging a gap in the history of construction in the state."--Civil Engineering

"You don't have to know trestles and trusses from cantilevers to enjoy this extra-illustrated and surprisingly interesting book."--True West