The English Channel Bridge
It has been proposed to build a bridge across the English Channel. Plans have been formulated, and the project declared feasible by civil engineers. It will span twenty-four miles of deep sea water, starting from near Folkestone on the English side and placing its Continental end at Ambleteuse on the French coast. The piers will number 125 aud will be solid masonry, built in caissons and floated out to s<a and sunk in their respective places. They will project 60 feet above low water mark, and will each sustain a steel cylindrical column 120 feet in height, making a clear elevation of 180 feet above low water. The spans will vary in length from 1500 feet to 3,000, each span resting on two piers. Over 1,000,000 tons of metal will be needed aud the cost of construction is estimated at from $175,000,000 to $200,000,000. Teu years of steady work will be required to complete this magnificent undertaking.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 15, 22 July 1890, Page 3
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161The English Channel Bridge Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 15, 22 July 1890, Page 3
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