A Treatise on Roads Wherein the Principles on Which Roads Should Be Made Are Explained and Illustrated, by the Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq., on the Holyhead Road
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I RULES FOR TRACING THE LINE OF A NEW ROAD
- CHAP. II PRINCIPLES OF ROAD-MAKING
- CHAP. III FORMING A ROAD
- CHAP. IV DRAINAGE
- CHAP. V DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROADS, AND MODES OF CONSTRUCTING THEM
- CHAP. VI FENCES
- CHAP. VII ROAD MASONRY
- CHAP. VIII MANAGEMENT OF ROAD WORKS
- CHAP. IX IMPROVING OLD ROADS
- CHAP. X REPAIRING ROADS
- CHAR XI ROAD INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS
- CHAP. XII ROAD LEGISLATION
- CHAP. XIII CARRIAGES
- APPENDIX
- NOTES
- Plate Section
CHAP. IX - IMPROVING OLD ROADS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I RULES FOR TRACING THE LINE OF A NEW ROAD
- CHAP. II PRINCIPLES OF ROAD-MAKING
- CHAP. III FORMING A ROAD
- CHAP. IV DRAINAGE
- CHAP. V DIFFERENT KINDS OF ROADS, AND MODES OF CONSTRUCTING THEM
- CHAP. VI FENCES
- CHAP. VII ROAD MASONRY
- CHAP. VIII MANAGEMENT OF ROAD WORKS
- CHAP. IX IMPROVING OLD ROADS
- CHAP. X REPAIRING ROADS
- CHAR XI ROAD INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS
- CHAP. XII ROAD LEGISLATION
- CHAP. XIII CARRIAGES
- APPENDIX
- NOTES
- Plate Section
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- A Treatise on RoadsWherein the Principles on Which Roads Should Be Made Are Explained and Illustrated, by the Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq., on the Holyhead Road, pp. 234 - 242Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014