| Description |
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface; Part I: Labelye and his contemporaries 1735-1759; 1. Westminster bridge; 2. Bridges in the country; 3. Timber bridges; 4. Architecture hydraulique and Essex Bridge, Dublin'; 5. Thoeory of arches and pontypridd; 6. Four ancient bridges; Part II: The years of Mylne and smeaton 1759-1796; 7. Blackfriars bridge; 8. John Smeaton and Robert Mylne; 9. Bridges by architects; 10. Navigable aqueducts; 11. The first iron bridges; Part III: The years of Rennie and Telford 1790-1835; 12. Rennie and Telford - early years; 13. Iron and timber; 14. Climax masonry |
| Analysis |
Great Britain Arch bridges Construction 1735-1835 |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 229-231 |
| Subject |
Arch bridges -- Great Britain.
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Electrical engineers -- Great Britain.
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Engineers -- Great Britain.
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| LC no. |
77082514 |
| ISBN |
0521218160 |
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