| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Hal Holbrook. |
| Credits |
Editors, Michel Chalufour, Lani Yamamoto ; music, Steven Schoenberg ; animation, Larry McInnes. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a documentary film in 1997. Broadcast as an episode of the television program Nova in 2007. |
| Summary |
Follows every phase of the four-year construction of the Clark Bridge that spans the Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois using what is known as cable-stayed design, an innovative variation on the suspension bridge. |
| Contents |
The foundations -- The towers -- The Illinois approach -- The cable stays -- The road deck -- Closing the gaps -- The race to the finish. |
| Note |
Special feature: DVD-ROM access to the Nova website. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Cable-stayed bridges -- Design and construction.
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Clark Bridge (Alton, Ill., and West Alton, Mo. : 1994- )
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Goodwin, Neil.
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Friedman, Thomas.
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Holbrook, Hal.
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Peace River Films.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1593757425 |
| Standard No. |
783421275195 |
| Music No. |
WG27519 WGBH Boston Video |
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