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 127
unches of a bridge which has but a single arch are thesides from which the arch springs. J/a/a / 114 THE RIALTO. afford our younger readers a cheering example of whatmay be done by firmness and integrity of purpose; partlyto express our admiration of the performance of a vigor-ous though uneducated… … The Rialto. considered a wonderful structure, because the span of itsarch was ninety-eight feet; whereas, that of Edwardssarch was 140 feet span. Edwardss performance gave, asit were, a new impulse to bridge-building; stone archesof extraordinary dimensions were constructed, both in ourcountry and…
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