Papers and practical illustrations of public works of recent construction, both British and American : supplementary to previous publications ... : fifty engravings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Verne L., author.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil engineering.

Bridges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 p.l., 110 p. 50 (i.e. 51 ) pl. (partly fold.) )

Other Title:

Papers and practical illustrations of public works of recent construction, both British and American

Place of Publication:

London : J. Weale, 1856.

Contents:

1. Memoir of the Niagara Falls and international suspension bridge / J. Roebling

2. Memoirs of the late Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Bentham / [by his widow] with an account of his inventions

3. The Paddock viaduct / J. Hawkshaw

4. Lockwood viaduct / J. Hawkshaw

5. Denby Dale viaduct / J. Hawkshaw

6. Tithebarn street viaduct, Liverpool / J. Hawkshaw

7. Newark dyke bridge on the Great Northern railway / J. Cubitt

8. Mountain top track in the state of Virginia / Charles Ellet

9. Preliminaries to good building / E.L. Garbett

10. Suggestions for increasing the circulating medium in aid of commerce and mechanical enterprise.

Notes:

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Sabin no. 72576.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG10379364-B

OCLC:

228669984