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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Incredible Crossings: The History and Art of the Bridges, Tunnels and Ferries That Connect British Columbia

Incredible Crossings: The History and Art of the Bridges, Tunnels and Ferries That Connect British Columbia

Hayes, Derek

Hardcover

Canadian HistoryCanadaGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $46.95

ISBN10: 155017990X
ISBN13: 9781550179903
Publisher: Harbour Pub
Published: Apr 4 2023
Pages: 320
Weight: 3.50
Height: 0.90 Width: 10.90 Depth: 8.60
Language: English

Historian and bestselling author Derek Hayes brings hundreds of colour photographs, archival images and illustrations together with a meticulously researched commentary on the bridges, tunnels and inland ferries that connect British Columbia.

The very nature of the topography of BC has meant that engineers have had to be innovative in their solutions to formidable barriers, and the province is home to a multitude of rivers and mountain torrents that had to be bridged to create both railway connections and the modern road network. Their vital nature was exposed in November 2021 when so many bridges in the Coquihalla and Nicola valleys were wrecked by floods and landslides, disrupting the entire province. British Columbia has over three thousand bridges, in a surprising variety, with uses ranging from crossing a river to bungee jumping, and many are graceful works of art and a tempting subject for the photographer.

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