Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 217
-^&- 212 BRIDGES. … Been from above ; A, the upper rail, or arc ; G G and H H the quarter braces; E, end pieces. At Bis halt the bridge as seen from below ; D D, bottom of end pieces; C C, main cables, or ties. Thesway-brnces and under side of girders between C C at B. Wooden Bridges.—The simplest form of bridges is…
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