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... section of Pavements - Concrete Base - Cost of Granite Pavements - Medina Sandstone Pavements - Cross - walks- Granite Pavement in Vienna . 177 CHAPTER VIII . ASPHALT PAVEMENTS .. Early Asphalt and Coal vi TABLE OF CONTENTS .
... section of Pavements - Concrete Base - Cost of Granite Pavements - Medina Sandstone Pavements - Cross - walks- Granite Pavement in Vienna . 177 CHAPTER VIII . ASPHALT PAVEMENTS .. Early Asphalt and Coal vi TABLE OF CONTENTS .
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... base .. 199 13. Example of steep grade on asphalt - paved street in Pittsburg .. 14. Cross - section of asphalt pavement ... 217 235 15. Showing plan and section of noiseless manhole - cover .. 249 16. Showing expansion - joint in ...
... base .. 199 13. Example of steep grade on asphalt - paved street in Pittsburg .. 14. Cross - section of asphalt pavement ... 217 235 15. Showing plan and section of noiseless manhole - cover .. 249 16. Showing expansion - joint in ...
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... base for pavements in 1872 , and the custom was general in 1875 . In Liverpool granite blocks were first laid in 1871 , and wood in 1873 . Tar and gravel joints for stone pavements were adopted in Lon- don in 1869 , and in Liverpool in ...
... base for pavements in 1872 , and the custom was general in 1875 . In Liverpool granite blocks were first laid in 1871 , and wood in 1873 . Tar and gravel joints for stone pavements were adopted in Lon- don in 1869 , and in Liverpool in ...
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... base with very satisfactory results . Practically all the pavement in the city . except this is cobblestone . In the United States pavements of cobblestone were laid in New York and Boston at about the same time . Of the former city Mrs ...
... base with very satisfactory results . Practically all the pavement in the city . except this is cobblestone . In the United States pavements of cobblestone were laid in New York and Boston at about the same time . Of the former city Mrs ...
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... base for stone was regularly used in 1888 in the city streets . A small piece of asphalt was laid near the Battery in 1871 . A general scheme for the improvement of the pavements of New York was adopted in 1889. This was made possible ...
... base for stone was regularly used in 1888 in the city streets . A small piece of asphalt was laid near the Battery in 1871 . A general scheme for the improvement of the pavements of New York was adopted in 1889. This was made possible ...
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