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Description:Excerpt from A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Comprehending Notices of All the Most Important Works of Internal Improvement in Those States The entire length of this work from its point of outset in Philadelphia, to its junction with the canal at Columbia, is 81.60 miles. The Columbia Rail Road attains its greatest altitude at Mine ridge, which is 555 feet above tide water in the Delaware, and 52 miles west from Philadelphia. Its general direction is nearly west, over a broken or uneven country, traversing in its course several hills having a mean elevation of about 400 feet, until it descends the valley of the Susquehanna and enters Columbia, which is elevated 237 feet above tide water. On the line there are 31 viaducts, the aggregate length of whose platforms is 7349 feet; 73 stone culverts, 500 stone drains, and 18 bridges. Cost about $1,600,000. Central Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. This division commences at Columbia, follows the east bank of the Susquehanna, and passes through the villages of Maytown, Bainbridge, and Falmouth; intersects the Union Canal at Middletown, where there is a side lock of three feet, connecting this division with the Union Canal From Middletown it continues along the east bank of the Susquehanna, through Highspiretown and Harrisburg to Duncan's Island. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Comprehending Notices of All the Most Important Works of Internal Improvement in Those States (Classic Reprint). To get started finding A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Comprehending Notices of All the Most Important Works of Internal Improvement in Those States (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Comprehending Notices of All the Most Important Works of Internal Improvement in Those States The entire length of this work from its point of outset in Philadelphia, to its junction with the canal at Columbia, is 81.60 miles. The Columbia Rail Road attains its greatest altitude at Mine ridge, which is 555 feet above tide water in the Delaware, and 52 miles west from Philadelphia. Its general direction is nearly west, over a broken or uneven country, traversing in its course several hills having a mean elevation of about 400 feet, until it descends the valley of the Susquehanna and enters Columbia, which is elevated 237 feet above tide water. On the line there are 31 viaducts, the aggregate length of whose platforms is 7349 feet; 73 stone culverts, 500 stone drains, and 18 bridges. Cost about $1,600,000. Central Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. This division commences at Columbia, follows the east bank of the Susquehanna, and passes through the villages of Maytown, Bainbridge, and Falmouth; intersects the Union Canal at Middletown, where there is a side lock of three feet, connecting this division with the Union Canal From Middletown it continues along the east bank of the Susquehanna, through Highspiretown and Harrisburg to Duncan's Island. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Comprehending Notices of All the Most Important Works of Internal Improvement in Those States (Classic Reprint). To get started finding A Brief Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Comprehending Notices of All the Most Important Works of Internal Improvement in Those States (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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