The Kansas City Bridge: With an Account of the Regimen of the Missouri River, and a Description of Methods Used for Founding in that RiverD. Van Nostrand, 1870 - 140 pages |
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... carried on to completion under the fiduciary charge of these gentlemen , Mr. Joy remaining throughout the chief manager of the enterprise . On the 30th of November , 1867 , the railroad was completed from Cameron to the north bank of ...
... carried on to completion under the fiduciary charge of these gentlemen , Mr. Joy remaining throughout the chief manager of the enterprise . On the 30th of November , 1867 , the railroad was completed from Cameron to the north bank of ...
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... carry stone could be found on the river . Special tools had also to be designed and erected , which , however simple and ... carried to completion . The timber used in the false works , and in the trestle for the northern approach , was ...
... carry stone could be found on the river . Special tools had also to be designed and erected , which , however simple and ... carried to completion . The timber used in the false works , and in the trestle for the northern approach , was ...
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... carry both roads at the same level , the cost of both the masonry and super- structure would have been considerably increased thereby ; it was , however , considered that as the bridge was but 1,400 feet long , and could be crossed in ...
... carry both roads at the same level , the cost of both the masonry and super- structure would have been considerably increased thereby ; it was , however , considered that as the bridge was but 1,400 feet long , and could be crossed in ...
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... carried the whole length of the stream and left to form the bars and delta below New Orleans . Portions of the deposits remain undisturbed for centu- ries , forming the foundation of timber land and perhaps farms ; but many of them are ...
... carried the whole length of the stream and left to form the bars and delta below New Orleans . Portions of the deposits remain undisturbed for centu- ries , forming the foundation of timber land and perhaps farms ; but many of them are ...
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... carried , is found at a comparatively small depth on the bluff side , while the piers on the opposite sand bar can often be founded safely without going to any very great depth ; a moderate stone protection . above the bridge will also ...
... carried , is found at a comparatively small depth on the bluff side , while the piers on the opposite sand bar can often be founded safely without going to any very great depth ; a moderate stone protection . above the bridge will also ...
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bank bearing begun bluff boats bolted bottom chord bottom land braces built caisson Cameron Railroad carried cast-iron centre channel City and Cameron coefficient of friction Company completion crib cross-walls cutting edge dead load deposit depth derricks diver draw rest dredges driven elevation end posts engine excavation extended false-works February February 16 feet long filled with beton fixed spans floating foot span foundation four friction iron Joseph Railroad KANSAS CITY BRIDGE laid length low-water lower chord machinery masonry material miles Mississippi Mississippi River Missouri River moving load navigable nearly North Missouri Railroad North quarter Deflection panel pile-driving pivot pier placed plank plans pounds protection pump riprap rods roofing pitch sand bar scour secured shore silt sinking square inch steamboat stone strains stream sunk superstructure taken timber tion trestle truss upper chord walls weight width wrought-iron yards
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Page 11 - ... above extreme high-water mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river...
Page 11 - That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred...
Page 3 - KANSAS CITY BRIDGE (THE). With an Account of the Regimen of the Missouri River and a Description of the Methods used for Founding in that River. By O. Chanute, Chief Engineer, and George Morrison, Assistant Engineer.
Page 11 - That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
Page 124 - ... shall keep good and sufficient causeways or other adequate facilities for crossing the same ; and said railroad shall not be so constructed as to prevent the public from using any road, street or highway along or across which it may pass, and when said railroad shall be built across any navigable stream said company shall erect a bridge sufficiently high on which to cross, or shall construct a draw-bridge ( the Missouri river excepted) so that in no case shall the free navigation of such stream...
Page 11 - Act and subroad. an p°s ject to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge...
Page 125 - September, 1908, that they call a meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of electing a board of directors. This...
Page 123 - Denver," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded...
Page 12 - And be it further enacted, That any company authorized by the legislature of Missouri may construct a bridge across the Missouri River, at the city of Kansas, upon the same terms and conditions provided for in this act.
Page 11 - That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may, at the option of the company building the same, be built as a draw-bridge, with a pivot or other form of draw, or with unbroken or continuous spans...