Manual of military engineering . Fi^.^.. 5 05. Li>t>ci,Londoo Opposite pcfj^e- 65. CHAPTER XIV.—BRIDGES. 35 be attached to the anchor by a buoyline of l-inch rope, fastenedto a ring of the buoy by a fishermans bend, and round thecrown of the anchor, with a clove hitch split by the shank,and two half-hitches round the shank. The use of the buoy isto mark the position of the anchor and serve as a means ofraising it. As a rule there should be an up-stream and down-streamanchor to every second pier of a floating bridge. If anchors are scarce, one may be made to serve fo
Manual of military engineering . Fi^.^.. 5 05. Li>t>ci,Londoo Opposite pcfj^e- 65. CHAPTER XIV.—BRIDGES. 35 be attached to the anchor by a buoyline of l-inch rope, fastenedto a ring of the buoy by a fishermans bend, and round thecrown of the anchor, with a clove hitch split by the shank,and two half-hitches round the shank. The use of the buoy isto mark the position of the anchor and serve as a means ofraising it. As a rule there should be an up-stream and down-streamanchor to every second pier of a floating bridge. If anchors are scarce, one may be made to serve for twopiers by attaching two cables to it on the down-stream sideof the bridge, as shown in Fig. 2. Care must be taken before heaving an anchor overboard to seethat it is carefully stodced. Timber raft« and cask piers being, as a rule, a greater strainon anchors than boats or pontoons. In d very rapid current, anchors can seldom be bridge must then be secured to a hawser stretched acrossthe river up-stream.* Wire rope is c
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