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1838
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Research Article| January 01 1838

PARTICULARS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOATING BRIDGE LATELY ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE HAMOAZE, BETWEEN TORPOINT IN THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL AND DEVONPORT IN DEVONSHIRE. (INCLUDING PLATES).

Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-0523
Print ISSN: 1753-7851
© Thomas Telford and ICE
1838
Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers (1838) 2 (1): 213–227.
https://doi.org/10.1680/itrcs.1838.24399

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Keywords: HAMOAZE, TORPOINT, CORNWALL, DEVONPORT, DEVONSHIRE, DEVON, UK, BRIDGES, FLOATING, FERRIES, FAILURES, CHAINS, ENGINES, STEAM, TIMBER, WOOD, ROADWAYS, ACCIDENTS, DRAWBRIDGES, PLATFORMS, MACHINERY, RIVERS, CROSSINGS, COSTS, TOLLS, CONSTRUCTION, VESSELS, ESTUARIES, NAVIGATION
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