A Complete history of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge : from its conception in 1866 to its completion in 1883 (1883)
Green, S. W. (Samuel W.), Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC · New York : S.W. Green's Son · leaf 32
hut in the quicksand, the inside of thecaisson was filled with concrete as in Brooklyn, and the New Yorktower also rested on a firm and permanent base. THE TOWERS. 29 THE TOWERS, The remainder of the tower-building is all above ground—some of it certainly a long way above ground—and… … ! 1 1 1 1 1 TOP OF TOWER, SHOWING SADDLES AND CONNECTIONS. masonry from face to face of each tower, with great eves formed intheir ends at each corner of the tower, to hold one end of thefloor-braces. Here the tower divides into three piers, leaving be-tween them two openings, each of 33 feet 9…
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