A British perspective on American civil engineering achievement before 1840

Roland Paxton

doi:10.1061/40654(2003)20

A British perspective on American civil engineering achievement before 1840

Roland Paxton

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Consideration of selected remarks of leading British engineers D. Stevenson and T. Telford on this theme has enabled the essential contribution of timber construction to America's early public works infrastructure to be better understood. As an example, L. Wernwag's 1810 Neshaminy River timber and iron truss bridge, of which I.K. Brunel possessed a lithograph, is discussed as an innovative achievement in bridge development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the fourth National Congress on Civil Engineering History and Heritage
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers
Pages	503-514
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	0‐7844‐0654‐5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/40654(2003)20
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	Proceedings of the Fourth National Congress on Civil Engineering History and Heritage - Washington DC Duration: 2 Nov 2002 → 6 Nov 2002

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Conference	Proceedings of the Fourth National Congress on Civil Engineering History and Heritage
City	Washington DC
Period	2/11/02 → 6/11/02

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