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
- APPENDIX, NO. I Description of Mr. Macneill's Road Indicator
- APPENDIX, NO. II Report of Mr. Telford respecting the Street Pavements, &c. of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square
- APPENDIX, NO. III Observations on Mr.Walker's Evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, in 1819
- APPENDIX, NO. IV Report of Select Committee on the Holyhead and Liverpool Roads, May 30, 1830
- APPENDIX, NO. V Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons on Roads in 1836, by Mr. John Provis, Mr. John Macneill, and Dr. Lardner
- NOTES
- Plate Section
APPENDIX, NO. III - Observations on Mr.Walker's Evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, in 1819
from APPENDIX
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
- APPENDIX, NO. I Description of Mr. Macneill's Road Indicator
- APPENDIX, NO. II Report of Mr. Telford respecting the Street Pavements, &c. of the Parish of St. George, Hanover Square
- APPENDIX, NO. III Observations on Mr.Walker's Evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons, in 1819
- APPENDIX, NO. IV Report of Select Committee on the Holyhead and Liverpool Roads, May 30, 1830
- APPENDIX, NO. V Evidence given before the Committee of the House of Commons on Roads in 1836, by Mr. John Provis, Mr. John Macneill, and Dr. Lardner
- 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. 360 - 366Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014