Massachusetts Covered Bridges (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0099U5M1Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 582 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All but a small handful of these are long gone, lost to modern replacements, fires, wear, and the region's notorious weather, especially the devastating storms of the late 1930s. From hidden valleys in the Berkshire Hills to the North Shore, 275 documented highway and railroad covered bridges have been constructed in Massachusetts from the early 19th century onward, a figure that often comes as a surprise to those who traditionally associate these unique structures with northern New England. The bridges came in all shapes and sizes, from diminutive 50-foot spans to multitiered structures of nearly 900 feet that crossed the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers and were stout enough to support railroads across their roofs.
. For Massachusetts Covered Bridges, he traveled to repositories throughout the state, including historical societies, libraries, town halls, and the state transportation offices in Boston. With the invaluable assistance of numerous contributors, he has compiled this collection of images that document many of the lost bridges and also record the changes of the few that remain today. John S. Burk has authored guidebooks and articles relate
"They're definitely photogenic." The covered bridges are popular subjects for photographers and artists, and they have historic value. Images of the bridges survive in a new book, "Images of America: Massachusetts Covered Bridges," by John S. It contains an overview of covered bridges in general. Burk explained that covered bridges were covered because they were made of wood and therefore subject to the elements year round. Burk's book - with a cover 1939 photograph of Hadley's Hockanum covered bridge - features vintage photographs from public and private collections and showcases such waterways as the Connecticut, Deerfield, Westfield, Green, Housatonic, Millers, Blackstone and Merrimack rivers. Berkshire County had 46 covered bridges, Hampden County had 43, and Hampshire County had 18. Burk, who has written or edited books related to wildlife, hiking and photography, spent a year compiling and digitizing images for the book. It is also available through Arcadi
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