. The railroad and engineering journal . II II — + 71 2 --h- ■=■-=-- hr^^—— = ^ =_-=;- 7 .,-^J,^J^^...,,..-■;- %-^:^^^:^rT-^r^^^ T^^T^ ■ ^ . ■ . ■ ^ ... *- —-^ *^^- - ~ 1-^ J c. Fig. 4. throughout is in the Gothic style, the arches being formedby cast-iron segments, surmounted by a handsome parapetof the same material. The footpaths are 12 ft. in breadthand the roadway 36 ft. The pipes conveying the watersupply from Loch Katrine to Glasgow are carried acrossthe bridge beneath the roadway. crown having the spandrel cast on. The face girders areof a handsome and ornamental character, as will be
. The railroad and engineering journal . II II — + 71 2 --h- ■=■-=-- hr^^—— = ^ =_-=;- 7 .,-^J,^J^^...,,..-■;- %-^:^^^:^rT-^r^^^ T^^T^ ■ ^ . ■ . ■ ^ ... *- —-^ *^^- - ~ 1-^ J c. Fig. 4. throughout is in the Gothic style, the arches being formedby cast-iron segments, surmounted by a handsome parapetof the same material. The footpaths are 12 ft. in breadthand the roadway 36 ft. The pipes conveying the watersupply from Loch Katrine to Glasgow are carried acrossthe bridge beneath the roadway. crown having the spandrel cast on. The face girders areof a handsome and ornamental character, as will be notedfrom the accompanying illustrations. Each of the girderson the west pier rests upon a cast-iron framed bed-plate,fitted and bolted with i-in. bolts to the wrought-iron girderframes, which are built into the masonry of the piers. 498 THE RAILROAD AND [November, 189!. wrought-iron keys being fitted between the bed-plate snugsand the soles of the girders to prevent any lateral move-ment. The spandrels of the main girders are also of castiron, and are in three sections bolted together, the upperflanges of the spandrels carrying the platform road beams,and being connecte
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