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Long and short span railway bridges / by John A. Roebling
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Cover
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Page i
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Portrait of John A. Roebling
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Long and Short Span Railway Bridges. By John A. Roebling, Civil Engineer
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Page iii
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Page iv
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Note
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Introduction
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Theory of the Parabolic Truss
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General Description of a single-track iron Railway Bridge, with a centre-opening of 500 feet and two side-openings of 300 feet each in the clear, at low watermark
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Plan of a Bridge over the Mississippi River, at St. Louis, for Railway and Common Travel
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Page 40
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Page 41
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Ice-Breakers
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Weight of Bridge at St. Louis
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Additional Plans for the St. Louis Bridge
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Short-Span Bridges
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Tables of Comparison of Weight and Cost of Trusses, Varying From 200 to 400 Ft. Span, with and without Cables
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Plates
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