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 320
stantialas to require no props, and no arching of masonry forsupport. In June 1828, it was reported to the directorsthat the tunnel was nearly completed. The appearance ofthis tunnel is singular and picturesque : it being white-washed throughout, and lighted with gas. The roof andsides, near each… … Sankey Viaduct. 308 LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAIL-ROAD. Iii 1828 preparations were made for the erection ofthe great viaduct over the Sankey valley. About twohundred piles, from twenty to thirty feet long, weredriven firmly into the foundation-site of each of theten piers. The Sankey viaduct is…
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