. The street railway review . OF ;. DIXON & M.\r (IF IIINOX ,V EASTERN ELEITKIC RV. wiih inlets and outlets aiicliored anil protected by stone larger drainage areas, timber box culverts were built. were made large enough to allow a proper sized stone cul-vert to be built inside of them at the end of their period o£ use-fulness. Several cattle passes were necessary at different pointsalong the line. These are built of standard four post trestle bentssurmounted by a superstructure of four 8xi6 in. stringers and two6xi6-in. jac
. The street railway review . OF ;. DIXON & M.\r (IF IIINOX ,V EASTERN ELEITKIC RV. wiih inlets and outlets aiicliored anil protected by stone larger drainage areas, timber box culverts were built. were made large enough to allow a proper sized stone cul-vert to be built inside of them at the end of their period o£ use-fulness. Several cattle passes were necessary at different pointsalong the line. These are built of standard four post trestle bentssurmounted by a superstructure of four 8xi6 in. stringers and two6xi6-in. jack .stringers carrying i2-ft. pine ties and 6x8-in. guard*..\11 trestle bents arc built on stone masonry foundations laid inPortland cement. Ihere are two small creeks crossed by having the same floor system as the cattle passes Inn monntcilon retaining walls of stone masonry 3 ft. in thickness. Just west of the city limits nf Dixon is a 70-ft. through girderspan. The foundations for this bridge were obtained by drivingpiles through quicksand to a gravel bed 14
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