The Story of America's Tunnels

ISBN-10
073510199X
ISBN-13
9780735101999
Category
Tunneling
Language
English
Published
1999-08
Authors
Ray Spangenburg, Diane Moser

Description

Traces the history of tunnel-building in America, from the earliest days of the Schuylkill Navigation Tunnel to the complex technology of today's immersed-tube tunnels.

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