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English: Illustration of construction of the Eads Bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. Late 1860s-early 1870s.

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Title: The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Cooley, Thomas McIntyre, 1824-1898 Clarke, Thomas Curtis, 1827-1901
Subjects: Railroads Railroads
Publisher: New York : C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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parallel ribs in each span, connected with eachother by bracing. These great ribs rest upon steel pins of 18inches diameter, placed at the springing of the arch. The archesrise from massive masonry piers, which extend up to the level ofthe floor of the bridge. This floor is supported by vertical postsfrom the arches and is a little above the highest point of the rib.It is 152 feet above the surface of the river—-having an elevationfifty feet greater than the well-known High Bridge, which spansthe same valley within a quarter of a mile. The approaches tothese steel arches on each side are granite viaducts carried overa series of stone arches. The whole structure forms a notableexample of engineering construction. It was finished within twoyears from the beginning of work upon its foundations, the energyof its builders being worthy of special commendation. In providing for the rapid transit of passengers in great citiesthe two types of construction successfully adopted are represented
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