The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
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Probably the first bridge of importance with which Telford was concerned , except in the way of ordinary maintenance , was the new Montford Bridge , a three arch stone bridge over the Severn , -some four miles west of Shrewsbury ...
Probably the first bridge of importance with which Telford was concerned , except in the way of ordinary maintenance , was the new Montford Bridge , a three arch stone bridge over the Severn , -some four miles west of Shrewsbury ...
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It had a rise altogether of 2 feet 9 inches from the approaches to the centre and well exemplified Telford's view of the proper elevation of a bridge , which he said should appear as the segment of a great circle springing from the ...
It had a rise altogether of 2 feet 9 inches from the approaches to the centre and well exemplified Telford's view of the proper elevation of a bridge , which he said should appear as the segment of a great circle springing from the ...
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Elvanfoot , River Clyde ( Crawford or Telford Bridge ) , Lanarkshire . 1821 . Cander , Cander Water , Lanarkshire . 1821 . Rochester Bridge , River Medway , Kent . In conjunction with Rennie he advised on the construction of a new arch ...
Elvanfoot , River Clyde ( Crawford or Telford Bridge ) , Lanarkshire . 1821 . Cander , Cander Water , Lanarkshire . 1821 . Rochester Bridge , River Medway , Kent . In conjunction with Rennie he advised on the construction of a new arch ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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