Manual for railroad engineers and engineering students : containing the rules and tables needed for the location, construction, and equipment of railroads as built in the United States (1883)
Vose, George L. (George Leonard), 1831-1910 · Boston : Lee and Shepard · leaf 278
one Bridge Company have beenvery widely adopted, and are, in every sense, first-class structures.The general plan is the Whipple, with double intersections, asalready shown. The top chord is formed of rolled irons rivetedto a top and bottom plate. The end post is shown in section byFig. 109, and… … Fig. 109. The Canestota Bridge. Fig. 1, Plate XXII., represents a wrought iron lattice bridgeupon the New York Central Railroad, over the Erie Canal, nearCanestota Station, built by Mr. Charles Hilton. The span is125 feet, the bridge being upon an angle of 31 degrees. Theheight is 19 4. The panels…
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