The Merritt Parkway

Radde, Professor Bruce

ISBN 10: 0300053797 / ISBN 13: 9780300053791

Published by Yale University Press, 1993

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Nonfiction:1920's-1940's,"One can build a concrete highway anywhere, but the Merritt parkway is different. More than any 'futurama' at the World's Fair,.it shows what the highway of the future really should look like"
*DJ-slight shelf wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Merritt Parkway
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300053797
• ISBN 13: 9780300053791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 1.91W x 22.23H x 24.77D centimeters 1.91 centimeters width by 22.23 centimeters height by 24.77 centimeters depth
• Weight: 703 grams

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Synopsis

The Merritt Parkway, on the National Register of Historic Places, connects Connecticut's Fairfield County with New York State. This work traces its history from proposals and design to completion in 1940, exploring its routeing, its 68 bridges, its art deco style and scandal-filled history.