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Page 43
... feet and under , the remaining bridges ranging from twelve to six hundred and twenty- five feet in breadth . The iron bridge across the Chagres at Barbacoas may be taken , for its great strength and durability , as the type of all like ...
... feet and under , the remaining bridges ranging from twelve to six hundred and twenty- five feet in breadth . The iron bridge across the Chagres at Barbacoas may be taken , for its great strength and durability , as the type of all like ...
Page 118
... feet above the level of the oceans , and 274 feet above the bottom of the cut projected by the Isthmian Canal Commission ; those measurements applying to the natural and original state of the ground . This is the so - called Culebra cut ...
... feet above the level of the oceans , and 274 feet above the bottom of the cut projected by the Isthmian Canal Commission ; those measurements applying to the natural and original state of the ground . This is the so - called Culebra cut ...
Page 229
... feet wide , 1,200 feet long deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . and 50 feet † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt . Miles P. DuVal , USN , then Captain of the Port at Balboa , Canal Zone , as a modification of the ...
... feet wide , 1,200 feet long deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . and 50 feet † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt . Miles P. DuVal , USN , then Captain of the Port at Balboa , Canal Zone , as a modification of the ...
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FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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