NEW MILITARY BRIDGE.
INVENTED BV WANGANUI ENGINEER. association. WANGANUI, Dec. L Mr. Edgar Me chant, C.E.. of Wanganui, who enlisted for service, has invented a new style cl military InM .ye which he intends placing bcfouc ('. ■ ’ : r.\ -eminent and military autnonticw It is on the cantilever principle. h»!L «bodies an entirely new appiicati.m c>: it which qualified men h cio say they hmc- never seen or heard of be* {ore. Ls chief features are that it will give fifty per cent, greater span than any other style of bridge-budding, and ran be constructed without cu.mr nail?, holts, ropes, or any other fastening, and can he easily and rapidly put together. The hiidge is also vrry strong, u twofnoi inodrd built of ordinary totarn carrying a weight of list, without any appreciable movement. Experts consider that for military operations, in which simplicity ami rapidity of const .niction are essential, it is difficult to surpass Mr. Marchant’s invention.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144854, 4 December 1915, Page 7
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156NEW MILITARY BRIDGE. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144854, 4 December 1915, Page 7
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