{"product_id":"six-bridges-the-legacy-of-othmar-h-ammann-9780300080476","title":"Six Bridges : The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix Bridges : The Legacy of Othmar H. Ammann\u003c\/strong\u003e by Rastorfer, Darl. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300080476.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmmann was born and educated in Switzerland, emigrated to New York in 1904, and hit his professional stride at a time when the City desperately needed a series of arterial bridges to knit together its boroughs and to connect them with neighboring states.This is the first book to examine Ammanns life and work; it is also a summary account of the technology embodied in the long-span bridges and the role they played in regional planning initiatives undertaken in the Tri-State area between the 1920s and the 1960s. Ammann was also the designer of many other projects, including the Lincoln Tunnel, the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and a bridge across Lake Geneva that was never built. He is often mistaken as the designer\/engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge, and perhaps would have been if he hadnt lacked an engineering license for California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44778660823093,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300080476","price":43.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0300080476_9282f62f-a6f4-48c8-92e0-bec0d4bb5f21.jpg?v=1784579137","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/six-bridges-the-legacy-of-othmar-h-ammann-9780300080476","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}