Hunter's Hand Book of the Victoria Bridge, Illustrated with Wood-Cuts; A Brief History of the Wonderful Work, from the Time that the First Practical Idea for its Construction was Submitted to the Public in 1846, up to its Completion in 1859; also a short sketch of the lives of the celebrated Stephensons

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Hunter's Hand Book of the Victoria Bridge, Illustrated with Wood-Cuts; A Brief History of the Wonderful Work, from the Time that the First Practical Idea for its Construction was Submitted to the Public in 1846, up to its Completion in 1859; also a short sketch of the lives of the celebrated Stephensons
Abstract
Built between 1854 and 1859, the Great Victoria Bridge (later the Victoria Jubilee Bridge and now known simply as the Victoria Bridge) was the first bridge to span the St. Lawrence River connecting the island of Montreal to the rest of North America. When it was built, it was the longest bridge in the world. Designed by Robert Stephenson, the bridge contractors were the British partnership of Peto, Brassey and Betts. Most of the bridge labourers were Irish immigrants.
Place
Montreal
Publisher
Hunter and Pickup, printed by John Lovell
Date
1860
# of Pages
140p.
Language
en
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Boxer, Frederick N. Hunter’s Hand Book of the Victoria Bridge, Illustrated with Wood-Cuts; A Brief History of the Wonderful Work, from the Time That the First Practical Idea for Its Construction Was Submitted to the Public in 1846, up to Its Completion in 1859; Also a Short Sketch of the Lives of the Celebrated Stephensons. Montreal: Hunter and Pickup, printed by John Lovell, 1860. http://archive.org/stream/huntershandbook00ngoog#page/n10/mode/2up.
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