Of BridgesOffers a philosophical history of bridgesboth literal bridges and their symbolic counterpartsand the acts of cultural connection they embody. Always, wrote Philip Larkin, it is by bridges that we live. Bridges represent our aspirations to connect, to soar across divides. And it is the unfinished business of these aspirations that makes bridges such stirring sights, especially when they are marvels of ingenuity. A rich compendium of myths,