. American engineer and railroad journal . The drawings given herewith show a highway bridgeover the River Niemen, near Olita, in Russia, on the lineof the great national road known as the Strategic bridge was recently completed, having been formallyopened for travel in October. As shown in the general elevation, the bridge consistsof five spans supported by two abutments and four piersof masonry. At each end there is a short plate-girderspan, 44 ft. in length ; the three remaining spans are ofequal length, each being sagtnes (176 ft. 8 in.) _iio_ 56o THE RAILROAD AND [De
. American engineer and railroad journal . The drawings given herewith show a highway bridgeover the River Niemen, near Olita, in Russia, on the lineof the great national road known as the Strategic bridge was recently completed, having been formallyopened for travel in October. As shown in the general elevation, the bridge consistsof five spans supported by two abutments and four piersof masonry. At each end there is a short plate-girderspan, 44 ft. in length ; the three remaining spans are ofequal length, each being sagtnes (176 ft. 8 in.) _iio_ 56o THE RAILROAD AND [December. l8g2. The designer of this bridge was Professor N. of the Russian Imperial Institute of Engineers, andDirector of the physical laboratory maintained by the Gov-ernment. Professor Belelubski is Consulting Engineer tothe Slate Department ot Roads and Communications, andhas designed a number of important structures, includingthe great bridges over the Volga, the Dnieper and otherrivers. He has recently received a notable honor, thenumber of the Annals of the Imperial Institute issued onthe twenty-fifth anniversary of its organization being chieflydevoted to an account of his work. It may be added thatthe designs of the numerous bridges required for the Sibe-rian Railroad will be made under his supervision. A LOST LAKE STEAMER. The illustration given on this page shows a large lakesteamer whose total loss recently is still Marine Review, from which we take the cut, says : Another big steel steamer, the W. H. Gzlcher, a
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