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The construction of the bridge was tied directly with that of the Grand Trunk Railway, a system headquartered in Britain which had been formed in 1852 with the support of the colonial government of the United Province of Canada to connect the Great Lakes with an ice-free port on the Atlantic Ocean ( at Portland, Maine ).
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Timothy Palmer, who invented and later patented the arch type of construction for wooden bridges, was the genius who planned and supervised the building of the Essex, or `` Deer Island '' bridge although the actual work was carried out under the direction of William Coombs, who received $300 as recompense.
In appearance and construction it resembles the Pascataqua bridge.
The north portion of the Essex bridge was well worth the cost of construction, although it proved to be twice what was estimated in the beginning.
The next step was construction by the Manchester Light and Power Company of a plant on the west bank of the Battenkill south of Union Street bridge.
Although large Chinese bridges of wooden construction existed at the time of the Warring States, the oldest surviving stone bridge in China is the Zhaozhou Bridge, built from 595 to 605 AD during the Sui Dynasty.
Costs and cost overruns frequently occur in bridge construction.
Significant tunnel and bridge construction projects in the south of Dalmatia are planned, such as the Biokovo tunnel near Makarska, which will connect the panoramic seashore road with the future A1, and a long Pelješac bridge, connecting the Pelješac peninsula to the Croatian mainland.
Mr. Wait convinced the New York Commissioner of Highways to construct an experimental section of highway near New Paltz, New York, using one sack of Rosendale to six sacks of synthetic cement, and it was proved a success and for decades the Rosendale-synthetic cement blend became common use in highway and bridge construction.
who wrote in a letter to Thomas Paine on the construction of an arch for a bridge:
Unprecedented construction and population growth in Lethem since the bridge's opening reflects the significantly increased traffic and movement of goods facilitated by the bridge.
In 1857 Nepveu negotiated a contract to build a railway bridge over the river Garonne at Bordeaux, connecting the Paris-Bordeaux line to the lines running to Sète and Bayonne, which involved the construction of a iron girder bridge supported by six pairs of masonry piers on the river bed.
The task was a demanding one: the river was fast-flowing, up to deep, and had a bed formed of a deep layer of gravel which made the construction of piers on the river bed impossible, and so the bridge had to have a central span of.
To assist him in the work he took on several people who were to play important roles in the design and construction of the Eiffel Tower, including Maurice Koechlin, a young graduate of the Zurich Polytechnikum, who was engaged to undertake calculations and make drawings, and Emile Nouguier, who had previously worked for Eiffel on the construction of the Douro bridge.
Since the construction of the Öresund bridge, Malmö has undergone a major transformation with impressive architectural developments, attracting new biotech and IT companies, and particularly students through Malmö University College.
The strength and resilience of metals has led to their frequent use in high-rise building and bridge construction, as well as most vehicles, many appliances, tools, pipes, non-illuminated signs and railroad tracks.
Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was designed by engineer David B. Steinman and completed in 1957 only after many decades of struggles to begin construction.
Several large infrastructure projects, including the rebuilding of the bridge connecting Koror and Babeldaob Islands after its collapse in 1996 and the construction of a highway around the rim of Babeldaob, boosted activity at the end of 1990s.
San Francisco Bay is spanned by eight bridges, all of them dedicated to vehicle traffic: the Golden Gate Bridge on Highway 101 ( which was the largest single span suspension bridge ever built at the time of its construction ) which connects San Francisco and Marin counties and is the only bridge in the area not owned by the State of California.
* Four papers on the design and construction of the bridge in volume 238 of the Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1935 Kinley
Arches are commonly used in bridge construction and so spandrels may also appear in those structures.
In mid-2005 construction began on a bridge across the Panj River to Afghanistan which was funded by the United States and opened in August 2007, and plans called for construction of several other bridges ultimately connecting Tajikistan to warm-water ports to the south.
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The total operation was a construction project comparable in magnitude with the Panama Canal, but in 1917 time was in short supply ; ;
The best reason that can be advanced for the state adopting the practice was the advent of expanded highway construction during the 1920s and '30s.
The final step was a vote for a $230,000 bond issue for the construction of a sewage system by the 1959 town meeting, later confirmed by a two-thirds vote at a special town meeting June 21, 1960.
At about the time the Marsden enterprise was getting under way, the Vail Light and Lumber Company started construction of a chair stock factory on the site of the present Bennington Co-operative Creamery, intending to use its surplus power for generating electricity.
Moreover, it is too readily forgotten that in the Republic what gave the initial impetus to Plato's excursus into the construction of an imaginary commonwealth with its ruling-class communism of goods, wives, and children, was his quest for a canon for the proper ordering of the individual human psyche ; ;
In September 1822 two companies of infantry arrived at the mouth of the St. Peter's River, the head of navigation on the Mississippi, and began construction of Fort St. Anthony which, upon completion, was renamed in honor of its commander, Colonel Josiah Snelling.
The construction was reasonably solid ; ;
A bond issue which would have provided some $3.5 million for construction of the two 900-student schools was defeated by district voters in January.
Milton and Rosella Lovett of Cranston were awarded $55,000 damages from the state in Superior Court yesterday for industrial property which they owned at 83 Atwells Ave., Providence, and which was condemned for use in construction of Interstate Route 95.
Another obstacle was the grammatical construction of Siddo.
The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 granted federal support for the construction of the United States ' First Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed in 1869.
Mug House, a typical cliff dwelling of the period, was home to around 100 people who shared 94 small rooms and eight kivas built right up against each other and sharing many of their walls ; builders in these areas maximized space in any way they could and no areas were considered off-limits to construction.
This crisis was addressed in 1992-93 by construction of a tunnel to divert water into the lake from the Arpa River.
This decrease comes despite the fact that an important component of the government stimulus package was to support the completion of ongoing construction projects.
In the 2000s, along with the construction sector, the services sector was the driving force behind Armenia's recent high economic growth rate.
Throughout ancient and medieval history, most architectural design and construction was carried out by artisans, such as stone masons and carpenters, rising to the role of master builder.
Babbage was never able to complete construction of any of his machines due to conflicts with his chief engineer and inadequate funding.
These symbols show the deep religiosity of Gaudi, who was inspired by the contemporaneous construction of his basilica to choose the theme of the holy family.
Iron was afterwards introduced for the construction of anchors, and an improvement was made by forming them with teeth, or " flukes ", to fasten themselves into the bottom.
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Thus the proof of the existence of a mathematical object is tied to the possibility of its construction.
The sector now represents 23 percent of GDP and is tied heavily to mining, fishing, agriculture, construction and textiles.
Springfield's early history and development was tied to the construction of the Erie Canal in the early 19th century and the commerce that resulted from it.
This displacement of discourse constitutes one of the bases of Foucault's thought: discourse is not tied to the subject, rather the " subject " is a construction of discourse.
Before land reclamation and port construction started, boats could be tied up to the churchyard wall on the seaward side.
During the construction, two temporary masts were erected to assist in the construction of the tied arch ; the towers were painted red and lighted, enabling them to be seen from afar.
Second, its usage is tied to criticism of sexual identity terms prevalent in social construction literature which typically rejected the use of identity-based concepts across cultural and historical contexts.
It is under the construction of patriarchy that Mulvey argues that women in film are tied to desire and that female characters hold an " appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact ".
During the close season it had become increasingly apparent the club could not afford to field a competitive Isthmian Premier team and fund the building of a new stadium, so with what limited funds the club had seemingly tied up in paying new players it was decided to try and fund the construction at James Whatman Way by bidding for a £ 1. 2million grant from the Football Foundation.
Whiteness studies is an interdisciplinary arena of academic inquiry focused on what proponents describe as the cultural, historical and sociological aspects of people identified as white, and the social construction of whiteness as an ideology tied to social status.
Since construction of the first houses in 1968, Westhill has undergone a gradual expansion, much of which is tied to the North East's oil and gas economy.
There is evidence that the Mozarabic rite is tied to the Gallican rite, given common points of construction.
Near-term projects for the Jordan College of Fine Arts include construction of a new 450-seat performance hall and sustainable " green " parking improvements tied to the Performance Hall project.
The industry is strongly tied to the production of automobiles, aircraft, appliances, agricultural machinery, commercial construction, and infrastructure.
The desired shape may be built from a multi-layered construction of mesh, supported by an armature, or grid, built with rebar and tied with wire.
Surveyor's tape hung from branches or tied around trees is sometimes used to indicate trail routes, but usually only for temporary or unofficial trails, most commonly when a trail route has been selected but the trail itself is under construction.
By selecting a tied arch form, the Iowa Department of Transportation was able to keep disruption of traffic to a minimum during construction.
The characteristics which helped create the tradition of the swamp-referenced nickname are tied to the field's early 1970s construction and even refer back to the original football field for what was then the Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute in the early 1900s.
Before its construction, Kimber and Webber tied a balloon on the site at the proposed height, and made sure it was visible from various points in the city.
The construction project management company becomes an additional party engaged in the project to act as an adviser to the owner, to which they are contractually tied.
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