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 137
s, and consequently of bridgesof stone, iron, or timber; they are also extremely useful,for a similar reason, over very rapid streams. By referring to the cut at page 9, the reader will under-stand at a glance the rude and simple mode of crossingtorrents and other rapid streams in India, as well as… … SUSPENSION BRIDGES. 125 A cable made of strips of hide, or fibres of plants, isstretched across from a post, or tree, on one side, to awheel on the other; this wheel, or some such contrivance,being necessary to keep the rope tight. A basket is thensuspended by loops from the cable, and the basket,…
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