Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon’s Master Bridge Builder

by Robert W. Hadlow

Conde McCullough ranks as a modern bridge builder of national and international acclaim. This definitive biography traces the professional life of a brilliant engineer whose legacy lies in the nearly six hundred bridges he designed and built in Oregon during the years between the two world wars, most notably the beautiful bridges of the Oregon Coast Highway that he called "jeweled clasps in a wonderful string of pearls."

Genres: Nonfiction

211 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the history and achievements that Mr. Hadlow discussed in this book. But Mr. Hadlow's writing was not as engaging as the story warranted, although his research seemed thorough.