Instructions on modern American bridge building.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781418199302
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: The simplest bridge that can be built, is a single beam, or stick of timber, spanning the opening between the abutments-but this is only of very limited application-(only for spans of 20 feet and less) owing to the rapid increase in sectional dimensions which is required as the span becomes greater.