The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-07
For The Times.
Building Bridpss

The situation had mn hard f,,nl.,io, a, liant,
OF some fifteen fec, the mira s,u,J;,,,, .ho.,.,
the ba,ks IN T.. x.rv .,f, .,,dv.,d I, III
MANY bridge builder, aroma ,ba, n,ac. Rr.,L
We,t. .Jnoes William, ur uor. u.; uono,
ell. Gen. Glenn md ,.r.,,. ,.,sroI,v .,ro,,.
Asserted ,ha, tbesc stone ohu,,r.r,. co,,r, =.
mad. IN s,,,d e,te,J;,,, ~. ,Lo, d IT,,
fee, int, tho ,voter,s .d,n rc.,;,,, o
soft sand. The June and ,tI,cr c,h.tsbox.na,
moved the nbutu,n,,, ,Lc ciy,,,,, ~ an i,oh T..
frat c,.t of this i,u,ruvcd ,I,, vva. mn 49,
thnu the old yy,,dcn ,I,n villa ,h. ,,,uro o..
TO rebuild The ,yooI win n,, exc.cd o,o.snh
cost, To- rebuild on the old nIun Tho 6rs, ,o.1.
iny wnnt in briLyc cconomv !. s,o,. and d;rs
nbu,mcuta ia .I,o,,.u IN, L,iI,o y. ,,,o, -
pructiIl, ns nLoy, s,iJ u.,, ,o th;. 8. o,.
piers. their dis,nuc, u,nrt ia varv NJ tho ,,r;od
circumstance. Of tho si,ua,ion ,nav Jcro,d
rI,, u ,, A..
. nv o''
p'''S'' can "c "'n'c 10 span from Nv 10 loo feet.
have seen many wagon bridges with 80 feet
spans, tho older one, built on iLo Lattice p,o,
,I,, mar. r,,,,, hu,,, -, thu -,towo ,S,.. ,,,.
.h;.I = @ - M. 49,,
"'"'"' 'o' 'o"' ''"''"'' "Ao os1or than INC
o''y or 'he h"''ioo pr'"Ro' ans aaVise lis adop-
ton. Whcro tho situation oalls FORT span 100
feet, the bottom cords cspccialIy, shoulJ he moIo
,,,,,h ,,roor ,ho hr,,c. how.vo.
" W W
'"0i''''' !" e'"' '"' "''''' IN ~ "ouiu give thom
an unnecessary weight on the long span, they to
be much longer, the top cord to be much higher
ON long thnu short spnns and uucb loo, Ill.,.
a., ,,,.,, , :; ,,
Wv U'' w. ~ '"! ''"s'" VI spah' as us
i"nc'iohs require much less strength than the
bottom cord. When the lower cord is I2 inches
,I,o ,., r,',;oo , :; ,o,,,.,
~ Aoi 'he
'oP' i''to""'e' sc'e'"i VI 'he Cty span
bridges in Spartanburg County in 1856, but
in every instance specified the ton cords braces
noodlo bo,,p. aud .bor, S,oonors ., 10
:. ~, ~ i'u."
'9h'er 'l'''' o''y uScu III 'his county, TO dis
nensc with what considered dead weight
Soon after the frcshet Of 90, q Northern man
huilt sort or self sus,o;uino Lr;l % -, ,,
,. l,, ~, 70
i -, ,,I r, a., ue'nS very
"i, aI,;'or foo, -, ,n. ot"ee' iisinS
80 ~ - 49, ~ ''s TIC S"no
pun "u' ""npeu d. wv o'het places On inc
=, .'S'' ' 0'o 'i' o'hei eiose peio"
,:T. ia ' VI tien "eiv re-
iL ,,,o ".S, ,,I o'',I p,' ~ u'u uuuiy III
,,ni hoo",, =, ,.o, I;,, :s sun as 'he
", ,S -, soissoN, e ,no, e o.n, I"' =. .ooh '"eh-
y 9o " 'c"c0. '".S0 p'oPie. that the pan
, ""' ; nieN''o't 'hi' 10 sho"
,,oonIae,Lo, - ,,,.,hI ~. ~ 'e"''
our,iualY ahoI;,LoI onI ,i,o =. ,ia. , !: no"
,,n, Inl hnnL ,,o,, :, n,, -; tr, W ~ ''',
.,o,or III ILL., :; ,aao.n "t '"S.. "S
=, ~ i,, ,,a.a ;;rc -; ~ f1"i "aa No'''''y
- :; I;l J, - me
.,,-h O.;,i n oo "'noi '"'' 'ho
,;S Sn y. .,''"e. 30 Do 'nc SQUARE VI
49, ,he lnn%,b nr.S,',o m',In' I "iu n'eise'y
,ho.o Love- or courio o,I,, NV "". .n.
Icu,,Ib sticks ne tho ,c,,E ~ "pty ~ s"oa n'a.
ilm57 would 90 I,r,l, o,,yom nv ~ VI w i.t'
liz .Lo,no ,Lo oIoSo ,.nI ,rir w " . 49,
n.a,.I;,s >, n,. - t '.e ~ 'o''o"s'
o;,Lc, il, y cIconor or rs,,,,m,;! - $50
un,yn ,,nss H.. I,,,i,o or ,Ln i,I'o p, w. '
Inol vo;,rh, .L,uII H., Jis,n,lI. :H''' :t ' ="
' .;,,,'9 .I ,,,s,,,: 49,. ~ NV va
LrlI Lo s,,cL' r;a o, - i.- . 80 en' i"'.'
,; f,; " ~ f"'0''" ''0 ~ nv'-
t,,,,, ,r, 'Ss H. ~ ,i'"' t''''. i"o
,,,r. -! -! " " 'P'"' P'i ioi'"9
~, ~ ''' VI 'n' ''P @o'"S:
i"' 'oo' Vi 'n1 o'"ccS Oh the FORMER strains
'''t' ~ "'Ne ''e" io"Se'' ""i'e WIN lhe Iuter
i N '"''', "h''' WIN
~ w ' 49, WV '," 'o'"H ieI"i'o ~ oe
n''si I .' " N""e 'Hein s"lc lfo'n giving
Wv" VI 'i'"S'
- r..J a''.,''' P1inoiP'c eAiS's WIN i'g'r'
~ | i' c' 'o ive' '""S' Wy theory 49,
"'' 9NePe' VI s'ea' 'c"Sht VIII DC stronger 10
I Wv 'op ''So "o' Horc 'hah OF . lhcnes
'nt'N '''' NV ''''o'h c"Sc O OF ~. Inc ehccI