hillside. The view wide, and the river is subject to freshets rising some- is taken from times 55 feet. It has been known to rise 40 feet ina Rocky Point, single night. The bridge includes three spans of 375 near Denver. feet each. At the time of its construction it was the In the next highest… … The cut, Fig. 3, shows the big loop upon the Georgetown, Col., branch of the Union Pacific R.R. Two points at a direct dis- illustration of iron cantilever railway bridge construc- 177 feet high, resting on stone foundation piers. The tance of 114 miles, with a gradient of 480 feet per mile, tionis…
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