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Book Title: Knox County Bridges
Item Length: 9.6in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 6.7in.
Author: Donald Edgar Boyd
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, In, Ks, MI, MN, MO, North Dakota, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Civil / General
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2008
Genre: Photography, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 14.6 Oz