The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world .. (1839)
London : J.W. Parker · leaf 101
le. This assertion is wellsupported by Mr. Edgeworth, who has examined thematter experimentally, and he declares himself decidedlyin favour of paved roads for all places where there isactive traffic. The horse-roads in London, when paved, are made ofgranite, brought from Scotland and Cornwall; and… … Paving. When the system of Mac Adam was brought intooperation a few years ago, most of the granite pavementof the principal thoroughfares of London was taken upand broken, and the roads Macadamized; but experiencehas shown that the alternate dust and mud on these roadsare excessively noxious in…
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