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• Suspension bridges -- New York (State)
• Suspension bridges -- Niagara Falls (N. Y. and Ont.)
• Suspension bridges -- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
• Suspension bridges -- Ohio River
• Suspension bridges -- Planning
• Suspension bridges -- Specifications
• Suspension bridges -- Vibration

• Bridges, Suspension

• Report on the renewal of Niagara Suspension Bridge (C. W. Ames, 1881), by Leffert L. Buck (page images at HathiTrust)
• Theory of arches and suspension bridges. (The M. C. Clark publishing co.; [etc., etc.], 1913), by J. Melan and D. B. Steinman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Des ponts en fil de fer (Bachelier, 1826), by Marc Séguin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Suspension bridges and cantilevers, their economics proportions and limiting spans. (D. Van Nostrand company, 1913), by D. B. Steinman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dredge's suspension bridge explained upon the principles of the lever. (J. Weale, 1841), by Wm. Turnbull and James Dredge (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aerodynamic stability of suspension bridges (University of Washington Press, 1949), by University of Washington. Structural Research Laboratory and Washington Toll Bridge Authority (page images at HathiTrust)
• Theorie und Konstruktion versteifter Hängebrücken ... (W. Engelmann, 1905), by Friedrich Bohny (page images at HathiTrust)
• Suspension bridges, arch ribs and cantilevers (J. Wiley & sons. inc.; [etc., etc.], 1913), by William H. Burr (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mémoire sur les ponts suspendus avec cables en rubans de fer laminé (Carilian-Goeury et V. Dalmont, 1842), by E. Flachat and Jules Petiet (page images at HathiTrust)
• Über nordamerikanischen Brückenbau und Berechnung des Tragungsvermögens der Howe'schen Brücken. (Kaulfuss Witwe, Prandell, 1845), by Carlo di Ghega (page images at HathiTrust)
• Suspension bridges and cantilevers, their economic proportions and limiting spans (D. Van Nostrand company, 1911), by D. B. Steinman (page images at HathiTrust)
• A memoir on suspension bridges, comprising the history of their origin and progress, and of their application to civil and military purposes; with descriptions of some of the most important bridges; viz, Menai; Berwick; Newhaven ... Geneva, etc. Also an account of experiments on the strength of iron wires and iron bars, and rules and tables for facilitating computations relating to suspension bridges. Illustrated by lithographic plates and wood-cuts. (Printed for Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1832), by Charles Stewart Drewry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of Board of engineer officers as to maximum span practicable for suspension bridges. (Govt. print. off., 1894), by United States Army Corps of Engineers, Edward Burr, William Herbert Bixby, and Chas. W. Raymond (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rapport et mémoire sur les ponts suspendus. ([s.n.], 1830), by M. Navier (page images at HathiTrust)
• Suspension bridges of short span (American institute of steel construction, 1934), by Frederick Herston Frankland (page images at HathiTrust)
• A practical treatise on suspension bridges, their design, construction and erection (Wiley, 1922), by D. B. Steinman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cable-making for suspension bridges : with special reference to the cables of the East River bridge (D. Van Nostrand, 1877), by Wilhelm Hildenbrand (page images at HathiTrust)
• Suspension bridges and cantilevers, their economic proportions and limiting spans (Van Nostrand, 1911), by D. B. Steinman (page images at HathiTrust)
• Das kabel im brückenbau. ([s.n.], 1913), by F. Hohlfeld (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Invitation to tender, information for bidders contractor's proposal, contract, bond and specifications. Contract no. 1 - ([Camden, N. J.?], 1953), by Delaware River Port Authority (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rapport et mémoire sur les ponts suspendus (Impr. Royale, 1823), by M. Navier and France. Conseil général des ponts et chaussées (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rapport à Monsieur Becquey ... directeur général des ponts et chaussées et des mines; et Mémoire sur les ponts suspendus; 2. éd., augm. d'une notice sur le pont des Invalides (Carilian-Gœury, 1830), by M. Navier and France. Conseil général des ponts et chaussées (page images at HathiTrust)
• Kettenbrückenlinie. (Druck von G. Haase söhne, 1838), by Jakob Philipp Kulik (page images at HathiTrust)
• White's wooden suspension bridge (John Ford & Co., 1852), by Ammi White (page images at HathiTrust)
• Des ponts en fil de fer (Bachelier, 1824), by Marc Séguin (page images at HathiTrust)
• A memoir of suspension bridges, comprising the history of their origin and progress, and of their application to civil and military purposes, with descriptions of some of the most important bridges; viz. Menai, Berwick, Newhaven, Geneva, etc. Also an account of the experiements of the strength of iron wires and iron bars, and rules and tables for facilitating computations relating to suspension bridges. (Printed for Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1832), by Charles Stewart Drewry (page images at HathiTrust)
• Über berechnung und construktion von hängebrücken unter anwendung von stahldraht-kabeln und versteifungsbalken. ([s.n.], 1887), by C. Schwend (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Clifton and other remarkable suspension bridges of the world. (J. Weale; [etc., etc.], 1865), by Lewis Wright (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on a railway suspension bridge, proposed for crossing the St. Lawrence River at Quebec, made to His Worship the mayor and the City Council of Quebec (Printed by Augustin Côté & Co., City printers, 1852), by Edward W. Serrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on a railway suspension bridge proposed for crossing the St. Lawrence River at Quebec, made to His Worship the mayor and the city council of Quebec (s.n.], 1852), by Edward Wellman Serrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Rapport sur un pont suspendu projeté pour le passage d'un chemin de fer et pour la traverse du fleuve Saint-Laurent, à Québec, fait à Son Honneur le maire et au Conseil de ville de Québec (s.n.], 1852), by Edward Wellman Serrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• General Serrell's report on the location of the Hudson Highland Suspension Bridge (s.n., 1868), by Edward Wellman Serrell (page images at HathiTrust)
• Prospectus of the Saint John Suspension Bridge Company (s.n., 1849), by Saint John Suspension Bridge Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• La manœuvre électromécanique des ponts mobiles. (Bruxelles, 1921), by Joseph Chanteux (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Description of the iron bridges of suspension erected over the strait of Menai, at Bangor; ... Also some account of the different bridges of suspension in England and Scotland; with calculations of the strength of malleable iron ... (Printed for J. Taylor, 1828), by T. G. Cumming (page images at HathiTrust)
• Practical essay on iron suspension bridges (Calcutta : William Rushton and Co., 1839, 1839), by John Thomson (page images at HathiTrust)
• An economic analysis of short-span suspension bridges for modern highway loadings (Oregon State highway commission, 1938), by Conde B. McCullough, Dexter R. Smith, and Glenn Stewart Paxson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The experimental verification of theory for suspension bridge analysis (Oregon State highway commission, 1942), by Conde B. McCullough, Richard Rosecrans, and Glenn Stewart Paxson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dos ponts en fil de fer (Bachelier, 1824), by Marc Séguin (page images at HathiTrust)
• Collapse of U.S. 35 highway bridge, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, December 15, 1967; highway accident report, adopted October 4, 1968. (Washington, D. C., 1969), by United States. National Transportation Safety Board (page images at HathiTrust)
• The mathematical theory of vibration in suspension bridges; a contribution to the work of the Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges. (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950), by Friedrich Bleich, United States. Bureau of Public Roads, and Advisory Board on the Investigation of Suspension Bridges (page images at HathiTrust)
• Highway accident report. (s.n.,), by United States. National Transportation Safety Board (page images at HathiTrust)
• A dynamic model for the Tacoma-Narrows suspension bridge (University of Washington, 1940), by F. B. Farquharson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Suspension bridges. (United States Steel, American Bridge Company;, 1937), by United States Steel Corporation, New York United States Steel Products Company, New York United States Steel Export Company, American Steel & Wire Co, and American Bridge Company (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Stress diagrams in open or lattice girder work, in steel and iron, continuous girders, suspension bridges and rigid arches. (Gale & Polden, ltd., 1894), by W. H. Bidder (page images at HathiTrust)
• ... Progress report on Hudson River Bridge at New York between Fort Washington and Fort Lee (Port of New York Authority, 1928), by Port of New York Authority (page images at HathiTrust)
• Williams suspension viaduct for rapid transit and other railways through cities (Waldron & Payne, 1873), by C. Williams and R. B. Catherwood (page images at HathiTrust)

• Construction of parallel wire cables for suspension bridges : a photographic and texual [sic] study of the fabrication of bridge cables. (John A. Roebling's Sons Co., 1925), by John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Verne L. Roberts, and John Augustus Roebling (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report of Samuel Keefer, civil engineer, to the president and directors of the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company, and to the president and directors of the Clifton Suspension Bridge Company Brockville, Ontario, March 1st, 1869. (s.n., 1869), by Samuel Keefer, William J. McAlpine, Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company, and Clifton Suspension Bridge Company (page images at HathiTrust)
• Report on the renewal of the Niagara Suspension Bridge (s.n.], 1881), by Leffert L. Buck (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Williamsburg bridge: an account of the ceremonies attending the formal opening of the structure, December the nineteenth, MDCCCCIII (The Celebration Committee of the Board of Aldermen, 1903), by Edward Hungerford (page images at HathiTrust)
• Information for bidders : proposal, form of contract, bond and specifications for the New York anchorage and tower foundation of the Hudson River bridge between Fort Washington and Fort Lee. (Port of New York Authority, 1928), by Port of New York Authority (page images at HathiTrust)
• Mémoire sur les ponts suspendus (L'Imprimerie royale, 1823), by M. Navier, Jean Adam, and France. Direction générale des ponts et chaussées et des mines (page images at HathiTrust)
• Model study of tower ([G.E. Beggs], 1933), by George E. Beggs and Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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