Journal - Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania (1826)
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) · [Philadelphia : Franklin Institute] · leaf 309
gth—of more spans—made their appearance. EmilandGauthey speaks of a bridge, said to be still in existence, at Loyang,in the province of Fo-Kien, which has three hundred spans; ittook eighteen years to build it, and five thousand men were em-ployed. It is probably a slab bridge. The slabs are said… … Bridge at Srinegar, India. by 43^ feet by 45 feet. Even then, Gauthey says: It is awonderful achievement—more than four and a half times longerthan the Pont Saint Esprit. Taking the dimensions given byPingeron, the bridge is about 14,500 feet long. It is orna-mented by large marble lions, a…
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