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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-08-0018 | |
| Project Name: | Historic American Engineering Record Book on Covered Bridges | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | September 1, 2008 | |
| End Date: | September 30, 2014 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Duwadi | |
| First Name: | Sheila R | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3106 | |
| E-mail: | sheila.duwadi@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Hazard Mitigation Team [HRDI-50] | |
| Program: | National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Historic Preservation | |
| Project Description: | The American public continues to have an appreciation for covered bridges, and seeks out books and artifacts that focus on or commemorate these icons. This proposed volume would be the first book written for the informed lay person. The book will include historical information, measured drawings, and photographs of a select number of covered bridges. It would contain contextual and construction history based on writing and research completed for Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, the traveling exhibition, and the National Historic Landmark theme study. It would be generously illustrated with Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) drawings and photographs. | |
| Goals: | The purpose of this project is to publish a book with detailed information, illustrations, photographs, and Historic American Engineering Record technical drawings documenting historic covered bridges nationwide. | |
| Product Type: | Article Techbrief Technical report | |
| Test Methodology: | The project approach will include thoroughly researched historical information, measured drawings, and documentary photographs. The book will contain contextual and construction history based on writing and research completed for Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, the traveling exhibition, and the National Historic Landmark theme study. It will be generously illustrated with HAER drawings and photographs. | |
| Other Information: | Funding is $130,000 from the Federal Highway Administration and $26,000 from the National Park Service. | |
| Expected Benefits: | The expected benefit is documentation of historic covered bridges in the United States, which can be used for educational purposes. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Historic American Engineering Record Book on Historic Covered Bridges. Product Type(s): Techbrief, Article, Technical report Description: A contextual and illustrated history book on America's covered bridges. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Roads and Bridges--Design | |
| TRT Terms: | Covered Bridges Infrastructure Bridges Engineering Research History |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Structures |
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| Subject Areas: | Bridges and other structures History |
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