BRIDGESPOTTING

Reviews for Bridgespotting:
 

“Every bridge has a story to tell and Bob has compiled a collection of remarkable bridges that offer a much deeper detailed look at their history. This is a great read and an excellent resource to refer to, especially when visiting areas with bridges listed in the publication.” - Robert Tellier, Owner, gr8traveltips
 

“A must-read for anyone interested in travel, bridges, communities, engineering, art, people, and ... well, just about anything! The author obviously has a love affair with bridges — his travels have brought him to hundreds of fascinating ones — and his research is detailed in a good way. His thorough coverage includes chapters about historic, landmark, cultural, recreational, decorative, repurposed, and even more types of bridges. It’s extremely well-written and could serve as a college-level text. It even includes a thoughtful and thought-provoking epilogue. This book easily deserves 5 stars.” – Lori Bonati, on Amazon
 

"This is a very interesting, unusual, and well-organized travel guide to bridges around the world. The neat thing about bridges is that the structural engineering is there for everyone to see; it's not covered-up by a facade. And many bridges are beautiful. The Golden Gate Bridge is, in my opinion, one of the most awe-inspiring structures of any kind in the world. So if you like bridges, this is the book for you! – Duane Nickell, Author of Guidebook for the Scientific Traveler
 

“Bridgespotting is a niche travel guide that makes a strong case for considering infrastructure in new ways. . . Treating bridges as gathering points as much as they are a means for conveyance, the book drops frequent comments about how much is missed when people limit their experiences of bridges to views from the interiors of cars. It seeks to impart the shared feeling that bridges are more than just utilitarian arches and decks: they are engineering marvels with romantic potential. The book celebrates their fanciful ironwork and sculptural cable designs, and notes the controversial tourist practice of leaving behind love padlocks. . . Moving from iconic to local bridges, Bridgespotting is an in-depth travel guide for those engaged in the unusual pastime of visiting and pondering bridges.” - Foreword Reviews
 

“I enjoyed looking up bridges I know and learning new things about them, as well as looking for places I might want to travel. Put several on my bucket list to go visit. This doesn’t need to be read front to back but rather as a resource or for a quick reading snack when you’ve got just a little time. I’ll be spending time with this for a while!” – SWJenn, on Amazon
 

“This is a very interesting, unusual, and well-organized travel guide to bridges around the world. The neat thing about bridges is that the structural engineering is there for everyone to see; it's not covered-up by a facade. And many bridges are beautiful. The Golden Gate Bridge is, in my opinion, one of the most awe-inspiring structures of any kind in the world. So if you like bridges, this is the book for you!” – Amazon Customer
 

“When I first decided to read this book, I was waffling as to whether I wanted to or not. I’ve got a strange travel goal of my own (to visit every county in the US) and have friends with their own goals, some are trying to visit every national park, one guy wants to visit every major league baseball park, another is trying to go to a craft brewery in every state. In that light the idea of visiting bridges around the country or world didn’t seem that strange, even if it didn’t immediately appeal to me. It didn’t take long for me to get sucked in, not necessarily wanting to visit bridges as a primary goal, but at least understanding some of the appeal. . . I also enjoyed spotting the bridges I’d visited, seeing and/or driving across them, when the author mentioned them. (Of course, there were a few that I can’t believe I missed, living nearby and driving all around them without realizing they were there.) . . . However, if you read this and react the same way I did then you’ll come away with an expanded appreciation of bridges and are likely to stop and check them out or tweak your route to go by one that you wouldn’t have before. Maybe even more.” - BigAl, on Goodreads
 

“If you love history and especially historical sites including bridges, you simply must grab copies of Bridgespotting. Now, whenever we set off to a new destination and prior to leaving home, I check these books to see if any bridges are located in the region we are visiting. As his books have done with me, it just might have you searching for old travel photographs like I did. I was amazed at how many we had taken over the years, of bridges we had never given a second thought to. Now, and for many we had visited in past years, I can learn much more about them in these two great publications. Bob has done an incredible job in researching hundreds of bridges around the world, compiling his collection in both publications.” – Review of Bridgespoitting Part 2, Robert Tellier, Owner, gr8traveltips