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An Account of the Iron Railway Bridge Across the Mississippi River at Quiney, Illinois


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...feet above L. W., as follows: --To be lined to the several batirs shown on plan (see Plate XI.). The outside to be constructed of 4 X 10 oak plank, halved at corners to form a continuous course. Inside courses of 2 inch pine plank, these running lengthwise, to be double so as to level up to the thickness of the outer courses. Cross-ties to be of single 2 inch plank, whole to be spiked, at every crossing, with a 12 inch drift-bolt inch square. The whole to be sheeted vertically with 4 inch oak planks, and well spiked to crib with 6 inch and 8 inch spike. The pockets in nose of upper draw rest, which also forms an ice-breaker, to be filled with concrete; the others with riprap. The ice-breaker to be sheeted with inch boiler plate, spiked with 6 inch spike, 1 inches apart, to a height of seven feet above L. W., and the point protected by a 4 inch L angle iron, extending to the top of the ice-breaker. The central crib, around the tubes of pivot pier foundation, shall be framed of 14 X 14 pine timbers, locked 1J inches into each other, and drift-bolted at each crossing with two inch square drift-bolts, 20 inches long. The upper and lower ends shall have the pockets floored, and be filled with riprap. This will be carried to within 2 feet of L. W. Platforms.--The platforms or grillages which rest on the piles, and upon which the masonry is built, shall be framed of three courses of 12 X 12 pine, placed 4 to 6 inches apart, and counterhewed so as to make a perfect joint. They shall be secured at each crossing by a % inch square drift bolt, 20 inches long, and planked above and below with 3 inch pine or elm plank, spiked with 6 inch cut spike. For pier 2 and the two pivot piers of draws, they shall have sides, forming caissons, or floating coffer dams....


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  • ISBN-13: 9781231044773
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 40
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1231044772
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 91 gr

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