Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements : the Methods and Materials of Their Construction |
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... TRACKS IN PAVED STREETS ...... 421 Early Construction - Amount of Pavement Maintained by Railway Companies - Location of Tracks - Forms of Old Rails - Forms of Modern Rails - Recent Construction in Different Cities - Life of Rails- Rail ...
... TRACKS IN PAVED STREETS ...... 421 Early Construction - Amount of Pavement Maintained by Railway Companies - Location of Tracks - Forms of Old Rails - Forms of Modern Rails - Recent Construction in Different Cities - Life of Rails- Rail ...
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... London 298 71. Showing mileage of street - car tracks in American and European cities . 458 72 , 73. Showing analyses of different asphalts ..... 495 , 496 . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . FIGURE 1. Possible formation of rock X LIST OF TABLES .
... London 298 71. Showing mileage of street - car tracks in American and European cities . 458 72 , 73. Showing analyses of different asphalts ..... 495 , 496 . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . FIGURE 1. Possible formation of rock X LIST OF TABLES .
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... track - construction in Buffalo ... 437 438 FIGURE 34. Another form of track - construction in Buffalo xi.
... track - construction in Buffalo ... 437 438 FIGURE 34. Another form of track - construction in Buffalo xi.
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... track - construction in Buffalo ...... 35. Tie - construction of track , Department of Highways , Brooklyn .. PAGE 439 441 36. Concrete - beam construction , Department of Highways , Brooklyn ..... 44i 37. Toronto track - construction ...
... track - construction in Buffalo ...... 35. Tie - construction of track , Department of Highways , Brooklyn .. PAGE 439 441 36. Concrete - beam construction , Department of Highways , Brooklyn ..... 44i 37. Toronto track - construction ...
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... tracks were established across the country , but as time went on these tracks grew to be paths , and the paths roads , and the roads developed into our modern highways , paved streets , and mag- nificent system of railroads . All of ...
... tracks were established across the country , but as time went on these tracks grew to be paths , and the paths roads , and the roads developed into our modern highways , paved streets , and mag- nificent system of railroads . All of ...
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