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... heavy traffic , and General Remarks in Connection with Pitched Pavements in the principal cities and towns in England and Scotland - Life Service - Ultimate Annual Cost of Pitched Pavements in the Metropolis and Provincial Towns ...
... heavy traffic , and General Remarks in Connection with Pitched Pavements in the principal cities and towns in England and Scotland - Life Service - Ultimate Annual Cost of Pitched Pavements in the Metropolis and Provincial Towns ...
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... Heavy Traffic - Comparative cost of Metalling per mile of Road - Annual cost of repair- ing Roads per mile in the principal counties of England and Scotland ; Quantity of Metalling applied and cost per cubic yard - Government Grants for ...
... Heavy Traffic - Comparative cost of Metalling per mile of Road - Annual cost of repair- ing Roads per mile in the principal counties of England and Scotland ; Quantity of Metalling applied and cost per cubic yard - Government Grants for ...
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... heavy loads of barley passing over them in wagons and carts . The roads in Scotland , although having lighter traffic and better materials for repairs , were said to be in an equally unsatisfactory state . The first stage - coach in ...
... heavy loads of barley passing over them in wagons and carts . The roads in Scotland , although having lighter traffic and better materials for repairs , were said to be in an equally unsatisfactory state . The first stage - coach in ...
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... heavy traffic , Macadam's system of construction has no place , and Dublin is instanced as a failure of his method of road repairs . On It is said that Macadam was anticipated in his system of a regularly broken stone covering by Mr ...
... heavy traffic , Macadam's system of construction has no place , and Dublin is instanced as a failure of his method of road repairs . On It is said that Macadam was anticipated in his system of a regularly broken stone covering by Mr ...
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... heavy coaches , the gradients being made easy , not exceeding 1 in 30. The old road was in length 102 miles ; the existing one is not more than 93 , and in order to gain this nine miles it was necessary to reconstruct 69 miles entirely ...
... heavy coaches , the gradients being made easy , not exceeding 1 in 30. The old road was in length 102 miles ; the existing one is not more than 93 , and in order to gain this nine miles it was necessary to reconstruct 69 miles entirely ...
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