The Burr Truss - http://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/burr.htm Illustrated article discusses the early development of the wooden truss in the United States. Provides references for further reading.
The Bridges that Éblé Built - http://www.wtj.com/articles/berezina/ The story of the bridges built for the French Army's 1812 crossing of the Berezina River.
Hutchinson and Spooner - http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/50th/hutchinson/HutchinsonIntro.html Biographical sketches and examples of the work of these two architectural draftsmen.
The 150th Combat Engineer Battalion - http://www.150th.com/rivers/index.htm Newspaper articles, pictures, stories, and commendations of the bridges built and rivers crossed.
Memoir of the Iron Bridge over the Missouri River - http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;rgn=full%20text;idno=AGW8473.0001.001;didno=AGW8473.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000003 Record of the construction by the Detroit Bridge and Iron Works between 1871 - 1873.
River Severn Bridge Builders - http://www.severntales.co.uk/page70.html Short biographies of Telford, Fowler, Gwynn, and Penson with details of the bridges they built.
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