Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-11-23

may be const uc,cd cineinusti E,r, 81 $1,000.
~hrh would icss the RsvIsa,loa uBia.l panied. aud
pays very gs.sI dis.drWr i.sess'.
lheie are places near Louisville where The c,el
~eoid be sill Icsss-aaJ vi the low high
&c .p--as Madison. Ai,ys, lille. MARKETS.. snd whee
hns. substantial aud bean,iial hr,dse tnohl be
sfceied nc sum lutte excredug 100 900 dollars.
The -bsence oi hrsiges p,li,ls. rikuia.
bile ~ 'h~ we Aiown difficulty or after imnss,b,li
yoi erecting IA this great stream. AIRY approved
description OF ~coIen bridge aud preserving The
ssi'"n uBimps,r.d.
u rs obviously al murh consequence in The esais
ii-hmsni oi a bridge aers rvrr which Is snbieci
io d'sehafge gicat tics f rec when so le,, y
iresiss's. h leave ihe chahe elear AID the course
OF the Current u'ob-ifsfsd. rhe erection Of PIERS
directly advsrse tins ,oisdi,tmh They intsrrupi
the prosEess Vi the largest a,ses ol ice uiih n,ss,
barrivs The vaies al by ,nrreas;.,x The tisi,,
OF The hrshels above tn piers. and srcele rnnr he
rnrre''t be'~ them. endangsr The safety az The
e''''ee anil az The sagas lime. frequently ssbll. n
4 property "i vnln~ along Inc shores =.
a sosieisiou hr.jge any of The great river
l"i the wesf Mould leave the channel u,,oi,.iructrs
ms At the present, IL would be against desruc
iin by IRE. OF by A'oi. Il would be much les en-.
pensive ihal ~oojcn bridge. cotsifucsed ON pe r
na"ent piers. AID MI sxpcn>nc than the Inv.
esi ca-s'i 'ss'se bridges cOaid wnh any 60 o.
lroPrieiv. he admitted. I, woaid he les frm
t'alaIne al lumber. an .carcey less durable Tina,
one 90 stone A eeniriiuii,u The arthitecsnse
the pldee and ala osI'amsn, to the river. would
i be unslSp'a..ed.
II The eiInsss race aud beauty of these siuciaros
~hef iasieiaiiy siesIsed MI JuJrurly s;p ird.rai.
ice vsiy aceqaaIry apfrecia ed when s<itirs.ed 70,
place NJ drawing description can ,srs,.sc,ly rcIr
reseri ih~w appearance.
Il Aud the edshee paris with its beauty. The
form u assumes. When fss ihr.~n over the sir~su,
10 The result OF a.ural which are a~ avs i,s nc.
lam Ai'd al preserve Us position s,d figure or ever
!, may. Al times. undergo slight insleciiou irAler
a eePiifis 10 the eye. When heavily aud ,ineq ,ally
loaded. but Immediately receive % us position. .. ,,s
removal Of the rtarse ~
There have bern many bridges constructed in En-.
rope V'i Ill. principle Which are fanlari 10 insiruc,
eel r',giDeers OF ali countries sumo Of these on he
i'houe are very Desuih,; and sune are regarded a.
among the snosi rv,arkasle vi the victories oi mod
ern arr. =
ne bridge over MeBaIil grand and Imposing
ed'hce That NJ Freiburg. ia Switzerland. Is a shi
more commanding structure. though m sch les
generally known. The iarnser. tie time af it,
completion, was one Of The st elevated hr,dees in
The World. and exceeded. by many feet, The span III
the bfoades arch IhaI had ever before heei fln,y
The bridge at FreiAurg IS hung still higher shnve
The stream ihaI flows under ~. mud exceeds II, th
si'ace between lis abuimenIs. nv On re man one
hundred yarls. The sfan Of thai of Meiiai
The distance betwe,n The puinfs of snsrension of
tie FribaFg bridge $50 leet AID The elevation, 81
It's h'or's G Is 81 ir.i an We The he'd &c the ri,er.