| Description |
1 online resource (231 pages) |
| Contents |
It can't be done : planning for the Holland Tunnel -- A breath of fresh air : building the Holland Tunnel -- Winning acceptance : grand opening of the Holland Tunnel -- Let's build nother one : construction of the Lincoln Tunnel -- Law and order : the role of the Port Authority police -- Road hazards : threats to life and property -- Rush hour frustration : dealing with traffic congestion -- If you see something, say something : dealing with the threat of terrorism -- Tunneling through the arts : a survey of creative endeavors -- The light at the end of the tunnel : the future of the tunnels |
| Summary |
Crossing Under the Hudson takes a fresh look at the planning and construction of two key links in the transportation infrastructure of New York and New Jersey-the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels. Writing in an accessible style that incorporates historical accounts with a lively and entertaining approach, Angus Kress Gillespie explores these two monumental works of civil engineering and the public who embraced them |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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| SUBJECT |
Holland Tunnel (Jersey City, N.J., and New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91003559
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Lincoln Tunnel (New York, N.Y., and Weehawken, N.J.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010013510
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| Subject |
United States -- Holland Tunnel (Jersey City, New Jersey and New York, New York)
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United States -- Lincoln Tunnel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010035280 |
| ISBN |
9780813550831 |
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0813550831 |
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