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... later . Old London Bridge had been supplemented after six hundred years by two additional Thames crossings - Westminster Bridge , built by Labelye in the middle of the eighteenth century , and Blackfriars Bridge , built a few years later ...
... later . Old London Bridge had been supplemented after six hundred years by two additional Thames crossings - Westminster Bridge , built by Labelye in the middle of the eighteenth century , and Blackfriars Bridge , built a few years later ...
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... later . After a succession of cords and ropes , an iron - wire cable was stretched over the chasm . Ellet , a born daredevil , had a basket carrier made and pulled himself across , with the rock - strewn waters swirling two hundred and ...
... later . After a succession of cords and ropes , an iron - wire cable was stretched over the chasm . Ellet , a born daredevil , had a basket carrier made and pulled himself across , with the rock - strewn waters swirling two hundred and ...
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... Later in the day the second traveler rope was raised . On August 25 , E. F. Farrington , the master carpenter of the bridge , rode across by Bos'n's chair while thousands of spectators squinted and gasped . Ferryboats stopped in the ...
... Later in the day the second traveler rope was raised . On August 25 , E. F. Farrington , the master carpenter of the bridge , rode across by Bos'n's chair while thousands of spectators squinted and gasped . Ferryboats stopped in the ...
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How Bridges Were Invented | 1 |
The Mighty Roman Arch | 7 |
The Engineer Vanishes from Europe but Appears in Asia | 19 |
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