Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862-, Brangwyn, Frank, Sir, 1867-1956. illus · London, John Lane; New York, John Lane Company · leaf 247
general and statesman, inthe reign of Justinian. If in this reconstruction any earlierwork was preserved, we must look for it in the smallestarches described by Gauthey, for we find narrow spans inthe earliest Roman aqueducts. Those of the Marcian are 192 A BOOK OF BRIDGES only eight metres. The… … PONTE ROTTO AT ROME, ANCIENTLY THE PONS PALATINOS OR SENATORIUS more than eight metres. The bridge was about a hundredmetres long, and its vaults were built with exceedinglyheavy stones remarkable for their bossage work. A wood-cut of this late Roman bridge is given by ProfessorFleeming Jenkin, but…
Bridges
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