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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Petroski, Henry.     Subjects     Roads -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.     Roads -- Government policy -- United States -- History.     Roads -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- History.     Roads -- United States -- History.     Interstate Highway System -- History.     Infrastructure (Economics) -- United States -- History.     United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-     Browse Catalog     by author:      Petroski, Henry.       by title:      The road taken : the...       by call number:      388.10973 P497r     Search the Web     Petroski, Henry.     Roads -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.     Roads -- Government policy -- United States -- History.     Roads -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- History.     Roads -- United States -- History.     Interstate Highway System -- History.     Infrastructure (Economics) -- United States -- History.     United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-       MARC Display

The road taken : the history and future of America's infrastructure / Henry Petroski. by Petroski, Henry. Bloomsbury, 2016. Call #: 388.10973 P497r Subjects Roads -- Economic aspects -- United States -- History.   Roads -- Government policy -- United States -- History.   Roads -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- History.   Roads -- United States -- History.   Interstate Highway System -- History.   Infrastructure (Economics) -- United States -- History.   United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945- ISBN:  9781632863607 (hc.) 163286360X (hc.) Description:  xi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-304) and index. Contents:  The road taken : givens, choices, forks, sighs -- The road not taken : words, reports, and grades -- Roads : dirt, stone, wood, concrete, asphalt -- Diverged : transcontinental journeys and interstate dreams -- Yellow : center lines, stop signs, traffic lights -- Could not travel : earthquakes, envy, and embarrassments -- In the undergrowth : elevateds, subways, and engineers -- Just as fair : location, location, location-- and financing -- Perhaps the better claim : iconic, signature, and stunning spans -- Because it was : guardrails, medians, and Jersey barriers -- Grassy and wanted wear : streets, lawns, speed bumps, potholes -- The passing there : sidewalks, curbs, gutters, horses, pavements -- Had worn them really : quality, shoddiness, and survivor bias -- About the same : good enough bridges and bad enough tools -- Lay in leaves : triage, budgets, and choices, again -- Trodden black : corruption, graft, waste, fraud, abuse -- For another day : trust funds, fuel taxes, and politics -- How way leads on to way : economics, wrong turns, and political choices -- Ever come back : pedestrians, preservationists, parks -- Telling this with a sigh : public-private partnerships : plusses and minuses -- Ages and ages hence : smart cars and pothole-free roads. Summary:  "Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges in the United States as 'structurally deficient.' This crisis--and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota to see that it is indeed a crisis--shows little sign of abating short of a massive change in attitude amongst politicians and the American public. Historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from historical and contemporary perspectives and explains how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. The complex and challenging interplay between government and industry inherent in the conception, funding, design, and building of major infrastructure projects. The author's forensic analysis of the street he lives on--its potholes, gutters, and curbs--will engage homeowners everywhere. The road we take in the next decade toward rebuilding our aging infrastructure will in large part determine our future national prosperity"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 388.10973 P497r Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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