In 1841-47 the highest stone bridge in the world was constructed on the canal leading to Marseilles. France, where it crosses the Arc Valley. The bridge has three tiers of arches. Tho lowest tier has twelve arches of 49.2 feet span; the middle tier fifteen arches of 52.5 feet, and the upper tier fifty-three arches of 16.4 feet span. The bridge is 48 feet wide on top, 1289 feet long and 271 feet high. The width of the canal on tho bottom is about 22 feet. In 1852-59 the Cabin John Bridge, the largest stone arch in the world, was built, near Washington, D.C., to carry an aqueduct and highway over Rock Creek. Its span is 220 feet with a rise of 67.3 feet. Letters dropped into a box in Paris are delivered in Berlin within an hour, and sometimes within thirty-five minutes. They are whisked through tubes by pneumatic power.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4307, 16 March 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)
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151Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4307, 16 March 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)
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