{"product_id":"bridges-of-washington-dc-a-history-guide-9781467170048","title":"Bridges of Washington, D.C.: A History \u0026 Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the history of our nation's capital through this history of its bridges. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the late 1700s, the first bridges, now completely gone, connected the new Federal City to the outside world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, more and bigger crossings arose to support industry, allow the expansion of suburbs, commemorate cultural and civic leaders, and enhance the aesthetics of the District's waterfronts and parks. Although the city abandoned civic-minded, commemorative, and monumental constructions for utilitarian highway monoliths in the mid-twentieth century, a recent renaissance has seen a welcome shift to walkability and beauty instead of brute utility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the city's bridges as an index of the times, author and D.C. native Bob Dover tracks the growth, decay, and rebirth of the District from the 1750s to today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467170048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Bob Dover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051788726453,"sku":"9781467170048","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b05048da-424e-4a25-870c-7722e43f06fa.jpg?v=1764047962","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bridges-of-washington-dc-a-history-guide-9781467170048","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}