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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... edge was shaped to fit the irregularities of the rock , and the caisson was surrounded by a sheet piling of planks sharpened to a feather edge and secured by a double set of guides . The caisson was thoroughly caulked , braced ...
... edge was shaped to fit the irregularities of the rock , and the caisson was surrounded by a sheet piling of planks sharpened to a feather edge and secured by a double set of guides . The caisson was thoroughly caulked , braced ...
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... edge , formed of pieces of three - eighth inch boiler plate riveted together and fastened to cast - iron brackets , which were bolted to the lower set of internal rings . These plates were trimmed off so as to make a difference of 18 ...
... edge , formed of pieces of three - eighth inch boiler plate riveted together and fastened to cast - iron brackets , which were bolted to the lower set of internal rings . These plates were trimmed off so as to make a difference of 18 ...
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... edge of the water ; nothing could be done towards raising it in consequence of the rapidity of the current in front of it ; and in this position it remained till the following February . On the 9th of January the ice jammed at the ...
... edge of the water ; nothing could be done towards raising it in consequence of the rapidity of the current in front of it ; and in this position it remained till the following February . On the 9th of January the ice jammed at the ...
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... edge was raised a few inches above its surface . Besides the hempen cables used to handle the floating tub , a two - inch wire cable was made fast to the upper draw rest , and attached by a bridle to the tub , being made two feet and ...
... edge was raised a few inches above its surface . Besides the hempen cables used to handle the floating tub , a two - inch wire cable was made fast to the upper draw rest , and attached by a bridle to the tub , being made two feet and ...
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... edge . Holes drilled four or five feet into the rock showed it to be perfectly substantial . A circle of gunny bags filled with freshly mixed beton was then placed by the diver against and under the inside edge , over which was spread a ...
... edge . Holes drilled four or five feet into the rock showed it to be perfectly substantial . A circle of gunny bags filled with freshly mixed beton was then placed by the diver against and under the inside edge , over which was spread a ...
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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...