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... arches of an extent much exceeding those of any stone bridge which had been attempted in Europe . ' The other was from Tel- ford and Douglas ' recommending an iron bridge of single arch of the height pointed out in the resolutions of ...
... arches of an extent much exceeding those of any stone bridge which had been attempted in Europe . ' The other was from Tel- ford and Douglas ' recommending an iron bridge of single arch of the height pointed out in the resolutions of ...
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... arch of 500 feet span , with stone approach arches . This was estimated to cost only £ 127,000 and for its construction Telford worked out a novel and ingenious system of suspended centering , which met one of the difficulties and ...
... arch of 500 feet span , with stone approach arches . This was estimated to cost only £ 127,000 and for its construction Telford worked out a novel and ingenious system of suspended centering , which met one of the difficulties and ...
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... arch stones , or headers , at both the entrance and exit are sloped so as to give the effect of a separate flatter arch springing from a point some feet higher than the main one . The under side of the bridge instead of being part of a ...
... arch stones , or headers , at both the entrance and exit are sloped so as to give the effect of a separate flatter arch springing from a point some feet higher than the main one . The under side of the bridge instead of being part of a ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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