Bridge aesthetics sourcebook

The sourcebook focuses on the basics of design, which are best presented in a written text since they represent fundamental information not likely to change over time. The sourcebook encourages practitioners to seek aesthetic quality in their bridges through the shapes and sizes of the structural members themselves, and not depend on the accretion of non-structural add-on features. The aesthetic impact of a bridge is primarily a product of the structural members themselves. Details and color are important, but secondary. The recommended guidelines integrate efficiency, economy and elegance in the design of everyday bridges.