why should we the save bridge?
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The difficult truth revealed by the Save Our Bridges Map is that the nation's leaders can't wait any longer to provide the needed funding to make our bridges safe. They must act now.
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Historic bridges are a look into our past. They reveal what life was like during a period in history, and help to complete the story of our nation’s history and development. For example, bridges built before the automobile era were designed for a much slower pace of life, and outside of urban areas, bridges were nearly always one-lane. Bridges built after the automobile era began were increasingly wider and also designed to carry increasing weight loads.
Sometimes historic bridges convey more specific information. Iowa has an unusually large number of bridges dating to the 1870s, which is evidence of a rapid increase in settlement of Iowa during the 1870s. Nationwide, the large number of bridges built during the 1930s is often evidence of the increase in public works projects undertaken as part of Depression-related recovery efforts. Metal bridges built during the 1940s are much less common than during other years because of the shortages during World War II. Michigan experimented with uncommon types of concrete bridges during World War II in their effort to quickly build a freeway to speed the production of war materials, while also minimizing the use of steel.
Historic bridges often offer a unique connection to a community’s heritage. For example, metal truss bridges in Pennsylvania often have the name of Pennsylvania iron and steel mills imprinted on them indicating that those mills fabricated the metal. Many of these mills have ceased operation and no longer exist, but a physical connection to this heritage remains in the form of a historic bridge.
By choosing to preserve historic bridges, we choose to ensure that these snapshots of history are not lost. Unlike written texts or photos, preserved bridges are living history: direct physical connections to a period in history.