 | Bob's Bridges: Jottings from a Northumbrian Foreman's Diaries by Robert Robson
Buy used from: £17.95 Characterful accounts from the life of a Northumbrian bridge foreman, full of anecdotal detail on the kinds of minor highway bridges that are usually overlooked.
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 | 30 Bridges by Matthew Wells
Buy used from: £25.00 Survey of highly innovative modern bridges by a knowledgeable designer. Wells is not afraid to criticise, and his engineering knowledge is insightful.
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 | Living Bridges: Inhabited Bridge - Past, Present and Future (Architecture) by Jean Dethier
Buy used from: £47.99 Inspiring account of historical 'inhabited bridges' as well as modern proposals, produced to accompany an exhibition.
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 | Bridging Art & Science: Wilkinson Eyre Architecture by Chris Wilkinson
Buy used from: £16.49 Wilkinson Eyre have been involved in several key modern bridges, which are amongst the more successful combinations of architecture and engineering.
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| Highland Bridges by Gillian Nelson
Buy used from: £7.00 Excellent survey of Scottish highland bridges, great for tourists!
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 | Medieval Bridges (Shire Archaeology) by Martin Cook
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £0.41 Short but sweet introduction to British medieval bridge building.
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 | The Bridges of Wales by Gwyndaf Breese
Buy used from: £6.25 Useful 'tourist guide' to Welsh bridges, although not as readable as Highland Bridges, and quite poorly organised.
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 | Crossing the Tyne by Frank Manders
Buy new: £8.50 / Used from: £1.70 Well-researched survey of bridge and tunnel crossings of the Tyne, written by local historians.
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 | Bridges by Judith Duprae
Buy used from: £4.84 Great wide-format pages allow bridge photographs to make the most of the space.
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 | Blade of Light: The Story of the Millennium Bridge by Deyan Sudjic
Buy used from: £37.00 Disappointing account of London's Millennium Bridge, which would have benefited from a far more critical approach.
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 | The Architecture of Bridge Design by D.F.H. Bennett
Buy used from: £56.54 Aimed clearly at real bridge designers, but of wider interest too.
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 | Calatrava (Architecture & Design) by Philip Jodidio
Buy used from: £72.98 Not the most comprehensive survey of Calatrava's work, but a good cheap introduction.
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 | Bridge Engineering: A Global Perspective by Leonardo Fernandez Troyano
Buy new: £90.25 / Used from: £119.65 Pricey, but worth every penny. A staggering survey of bridge engineering history, worldwide, very well illustrated
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 | The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering by David P. Billington
Buy used from: £18.93 Excellent survey of the masters of structural engineering, mostly focussed on the great bridge designers.
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 | The Art of Structural Engineering: The Work of Jorg Schlaich and His Team by Alan Holgate
Buy new: £49.30 Very well-illustrated, detailed, and inspiring survey of the work of an exceptionally creative structural engineer
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 | Robert Maillart and and Art of Reinforced Concrete (Architectural History Foundation Books) by DP Billington
Buy new: £53.15 / Used from: £36.99 Excellent photos of Swiss masterpieces, plus a good understanding and explanation of the structural principles behind them.
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 | Ireland's Bridges (Wolfhound) by Ronald Cox
Buy new: £15.99 / Used from: £14.50 Useful survey of bridges across Ireland, although somewhat let down by very irritating layout which mars many of the photos
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 | Dream Bridges / Traumbrucken by Ziesel Wolfdietrich
Buy new: £26.13 / Used from: £42.64 More for the bridge specialist, mainly because so few of Ziesel's bridges have actually been built!
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 | Bridgescape: The Art of Designing Bridges by Frederick Gottemoeller
Buy new: £76.50 / Used from: £83.83 Very useful survey of highway bridge aesthetic principles with a number of simple but easy-to-apply ideas.
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 | The Britannia and Other Tubular Bridges: And the Men Who Built Them by John Rapley
Buy used from: £58.75 Nice, straightforward account of an important side-track in bridge design history, particularly for the light it sheds on Stephenson's collaborators.
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 | The Art of Structural Design: A Swiss Legacy by David P. Billington
Buy used from: £118.98 Well-illustrated coverage of four heroic engineers that highlights the role an inspirational educator can play.
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