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Long and short span railway bridges / by John A. Roebling

• Cover
• Page i
+ Portrait of John A. Roebling
- Long and Short Span Railway Bridges. By John A. Roebling, Civil Engineer
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+ Note
+ Introduction
+ Theory of the Parabolic Truss
+ 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
- Plan of a Bridge over the Mississippi River, at St. Louis, for Railway and Common Travel
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+ Ice-Breakers
+ Weight of Bridge at St. Louis
+ Additional Plans for the St. Louis Bridge
+ Short-Span Bridges
+ Tables of Comparison of Weight and Cost of Trusses, Varying From 200 to 400 Ft. Span, with and without Cables
+ Plates

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