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 109
Primitive Bridge. The foregoing is a specimen of a rustic bridge of thecommonest sort beyond the stepping-stones. The annexedcut represents a rural bridge, one degree beyond theformer, in having a wooden railing for the convenienceand safety of the passengers going over the water. … Bridge-making is an art which in our own times hasbeen brought to the highest pitch of beauty and perfec-tion through the skill of modern architects and engineers.The Romans were skilful bridge-builders; but at thebreaking-up of their vast empire this art wTas nearly lost.The Romans have left us…
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