The road taken: the history and future of America's infrastructure
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New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
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Book
Physical Desc:
xi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781632863607, 163286360X, 9781632863607 (hbk.), 163286360X (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges in the United States as 'structurally deficient.' This crisis--and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota to see that it is indeed a crisis--shows little sign of abating short of a massive change in attitude amongst politicians and the American public. In [this book], ... historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from historical and contemporary perspectives and explains how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health"--,Provided by publisher.
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Petroski, H. (2016). The road taken: the history and future of America's infrastructure. New York, Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Petroski, Henry. 2016. The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure. New York, Bloomsbury.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Petroski, Henry, The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure. New York, Bloomsbury, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Petroski, Henry. The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure. New York, Bloomsbury, 2016.
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| 505 | 0 | |a The road taken : givens, choices, forks, sighs -- The road not taken : words, reports, and grades -- Roads : dirt, stone, wood, concrete, asphalt -- Diverged : transcontinental journeys and interstate dreams -- Yellow : center lines, stop signs, traffic lights -- Could not travel : earthquakes, envy, and embarrassments -- In the undergrowth : elevateds, subways, and engineers -- Just as fair : location, location, location--and financing -- Perhaps the better claim : iconic, signature, and stunning spans -- Because it was : guardrails, medians, and Jersey barriers -- Grassy and wanted wear : streets, lawns, speed bumps, potholes -- The passing there : sidewalks, curbs, gutters, horses, pavements -- Had worn them really : quality, shoddiness, and survivor bias -- About the same : good enough bridges and bad enough tools -- Lay in leaves : triage, budgets, and choice, again -- Trodden black : corruption, graft, waste, fraud, abuse -- For another day : trust funds, fuel taxes, and politics -- How way leads on to way : economics, wrong turns, and political choices -- Ever come back : pedestrians, preservationists, parks -- Telling this with a sigh : public-private partnerships : pluses and minuses -- Ages and ages hence : smart cars and pothole-free roads. | |
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