HistoricBridges.org has given a number of presentations and speeches. The
presentations below offer a look at the presentations that HistoricBridges.org
has given, but also contain sufficient in-slide text to be effective ways for
website visitors to learn about various historic bridge topics. Please make
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A discussion of historic bridges on the River Rouge, Wayne
County, Michigan.
A virtual tour and discussion of a unique
railroad bridge between Michigan and Ontario.
This presentation was given at the Michigan Railroad History Conference in
2017.
PowerPoint Version - This version is designed
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a screen for presenting.
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Virginia's Historic Bridges
A virtual tour and discussion of some of
Virginia's most notable historic bridges, and options for preservation from
qualified contractors.
This presentation was given twice in 2017, once for the Piedmont
Environmental Council and once for Fauquier County as well.
PowerPoint Version - This version is designed
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a screen for presenting.
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Best Kept Secrets of Michigan's Historic Railroad Bridges
A virtual tour and discussion of some of
Michigan's most interesting railroad bridges.
This presentation was given at the Michigan Railroad History Conference in
2015. The presentation highlights historic railroad bridges in Michigan. A
focus is not on bridges that are famous, but instead on bridges that have
unusual engineering design and/or historic significance that might not be
well known by the general public.
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a screen for presenting.
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Michigan's Historic Bridges With Emphasis On Bellevue Area
An introduction to historic treasures, both well-known and lesser-known.
At their invitation, this presentation was given before members of the Bellevue Historical Society in 2014. The presentation highlights historic bridges in the area of Bellevue and Eaton/Calhoun Counties, while
also touching on some noteworthy historic bridges in Michigan as a whole. It includes slides discussing the bridges of Calhoun County's Historic Bridge Park.
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Michigan's Historic Bridges With Emphasis On Grosse Ile and Wayne County
An introduction to historic treasures, both well-known and lesser-known.
At their invitation, this presentation was given before members of the Grosse Ile Historical Society in 2013. The presentation highlights historic bridges in the area of Grosse Ile and Wayne County in which Grosse Ile resides, while
also touching on some noteworthy historic bridges in Michigan as a whole.
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Thamesville Bridge: A Unique Heritage Truss Bridge
A unique bridge with heritage value with preservation potential.
At their invitation, this presentation was given before members of the Chatham-Kent Heritage Council and other interested individuals
in 2013, and followed a walking tour of the Thamesville Bridge in Thamesville, Ontario.
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Old Lakeshore Road Bridge: Sarnia's Own Heritage
A call for preservation of a city's historic bridge.
At their invitation, this presentation was given in 2013 to the City of Sarnia, Ontario Heritage Committee to provide information on the heritage significance and preservation value of the city's riveted pony truss bridge.
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a screen for presenting.
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Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
Creative Bridge Building In Early 20th Century Chicago
Unique Approaches to the Construction of Bridges
This short presentation was presented before the Society of Industrial Archaeology's Annual Conference in St. Paul, MN, as part of the Historic Bridge Symposium in 2013. This presentation is similar to the below "Chicago's Bridges
Moving Up, Moving Forward" except that it is shorter and has a greater focus on past engineering in Chicago rather than current historic bridge projects.
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Chicago's Bridges Moving Up, Moving Forward
Engineering of the Past To Inspire The Present and Future
This short presentation was presented before the Iron and Steel Preservation Conference at Lansing Community College in Michigan in 2013. This presentation discusses some of the creative engineering that went into the construction of
bridges in Chicago that are today historic. This is followed by a discussion about creative present day projects involving historic bridges in Chicago.
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a screen for presenting.
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St. Clair County's Historic Bridges: A Disappearing Treasure
An Overview of Historic Bridges in this Michigan county.
At their invitation, this presentation was presented before the Capac Historical Society in Michigan and the interested public in 2012.
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Historic Bridge Solutions Through Compromise
A presentation addressing the the conflicts
that can arise during projects involving a historic bridge.
HistoricBridges.org created this presentation for the second annual Historic
Bridge Weekend in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2010. It is designed to
provide a series of tips that are intended to help foster cooperation during
the development of a project involving a historic bridge. The tips are
divided into segments, tips for historians/preservationists, tips for
engineers, and tips for agencies. The idea is if everyone can give a little
and take a little, a better end result will be realized.
Historians
and Preservationists might want to view the Historic Bridge Inspection and Documentation
presentation
listed on this page as a
follow-up to viewing this presentation, since part of the compromise that
preservationists need to work on is understanding the condition and needs of
a historic bridge.
PowerPoint Version - 25 Megabytes - This version is designed
suitable both for personal viewing on a home computer or for projection onto
a screen for presenting.
PDF Version -
9.3 Megabytes - This static PDF version is a smaller download and also
provided for those who cannot or do not wish to install the
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Balls Bridge: A Call To Preservation
A presentation addressing the needs of a
single bridge.
HistoricBridges.org gave this presentation to a group of over 100 concerned
citizens who wanted to save a historic metal truss bridge. This brief
presentation was created to describe the significance of this bridge, and
express support for preservation.
PowerPoint Version - 18.3 Megabytes - This version is
suitable both for personal viewing on a home computer or for
projection onto a screen for presenting.
PDF Version - 2.9 Megabytes - This static PDF version is a
smaller download and also provided for those who cannot or do
not wish to install the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer.
Why Not In Pennsylvania?
A presentation addressing the issues within
a particular state.
HistoricBridges.org gave this presentation for the first annual
Historic Bridge Weekend in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2009. It addresses the
challenges to historic bridge preservation in Pennsylvania and suggests
solutions for overcoming these difficulties by looking as success stories in
Michigan for comparison.
PowerPoint Version - 21.7 Megabytes - This version is suitable both for personal viewing on a home computer or for projection onto
a screen for presenting.
PDF Version - 2.7 Megabytes - This static PDF version is a
smaller download and also provided for those who cannot or do
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