Front:
TH
766
THE FORTH BRIDGE.
THE LABOUR OF 5.000 MEN, 7 YEARS DAY AND NIGHT. ENGINEERS, SIR JOHN FOWLER AND SIR BENJAMIN BAKER. CONTRACTOR, SIR WILLIAM ARROL.
COST OVER £3.500.000. TOTAL LENGTH OF VIADUCT OVER 12 MILES, INCLUDING APPROACHES. TWO CLEAR SPANS OF 1,710 FEET EACH. TWO SPANS OF 680
FEET EACH. HIGHEST PART ABOVE HIGH WATER LEVEL. 361 FEET. DEEPEST FOUNDATION BELOW HIGH WATER LEVEL. 91 FEET. WEIGHT OF STEEL USED
51,000 TONS. NUMBER OF RIVETS. 5.000.000.
Back:
Davidson's Silver Tone Series.
"Ideal
D. & S.
Series"
