This category is for listing sites about the history of bridge construction and design. The category has two sub categories: Bridge Builders category for people who have made significant contributions in the field, and Historic Bridges
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- China Bridge Discover how China's Song dynasty during the eleventh and twelfth centuries used the high arch "rainbow bridge" to solve the problem of spanning a fast-moving river without impeding boat traffic. Nova online.
- Bridge Signs Douglas Coulter's collection of bridge maker's plates from wrought iron bridges of Illinois. Also features photographs of covered and iron bridges, and bridge postcards.
- Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building Full text of George Tower's illustrated book first published in 1874.
- A Treatise on Bracing With its Application to Bridges and Other Structures of Wood or Iron Full text of Bow's 1874 publication.
- English versus American Bridges Discussion on the merits of English and American iron bridges. Published in the 1874 edition of the Railway Gazette.