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 57
d, holdingfrom opposite sides of the Bridge. UNIVERSAL STANCHNESS. So that the Bridge is held in its normal place from anchorageto anchorage, by the cables, by the suspender-braces, and by the CABLE-MAKING. 53 longitudinal trusses, acting up and down; and braced across by theinward pull of the… … TH£ PATHWAYS OX THE BRIDGE 55 THE PATHWAYS ON THE BRIDGE. THE FOOTWAY. The longitudinal trusses divide the Bridge into five parts or sec-tions, averaging about sixteen feet in width. In the center is thepromenade or footwalk, its pathway raised a dozen feet more orless above the flooring of the…
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