Tunnels Of The World
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This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Tunnels Of The World
Miles | Under. | |
New York Subway (1904)* | 23 | City. |
London Metropolitan........ | 13 | City. |
Simplon, Switzerland........ | 12 | Mountain. |
St. Gothard................ | 9 | Mountain. |
Paris Underground (incomplete) ................... | 8½ | City. |
Mount Cenis, Switzerland. . . . | 7½ | Mountain. |
B. & O. Tunnel, Baltimore . . | 7 | City. |
Arlberg, Austria................... | 6 | Mountain. |
"Tube" London............ | 6 | City. |
Hoosac Tunnel, Mass........ | 4 ¾ | Mountain. |
Berlin, Underground........ | 4½ | City. |
Liverpool-Birkenhead.............. | 4½ | City and Mersey River. |
Boston, Mass., Subway...... | 2½ | City. |
* Other subways, tunnels, and spurs are in progress.
Striking The Impression On A Gold Piece At The Mint.
Height Of Columns, Spires And | |
Towers. | Feet. |
Eiffel Tower, Paris................... | 1,000 |
Washington Monument, Washington,D.C. | 555 |
Pyramid of Cheops................. | 520 |
St. Peter's, Rome.................... | 518 |
Cologne Cathedral.................. | 501 |
Strasburg......................... | 486 |
Cathedral, Antwerp...... | 476 |
St. Stephen's, Vienna............. | 465 |
Cathedral, Salisbury..................... | 450 |
Milan Cathedral................ | 360 |
Cathedral, Cremona...... | 397 |
St. Peter's, Rome.................... | 391 |
Cathedral, Florence................ | 352 |
St. Paul's, London................... | 366 |
Hotel des Invalides, Paris................ | 344 |
Bunker Hill Monum't.Charlestown.Mass.. | 221 |
Leaning Tower of Pisa................ | 179 |
Alexander Column, St. Petersburg.................. | 175 |
The Weight Of Bells. | |
Pounds | |
Kremlin, Moscow.................. | 432,000 |
Amarapoora, Burmah............. | 260.000 |
Pekin............ | 130,000 |
St. Ivan's, Moscow............... | 127,800 |
Novgorod................... | 62,000 |
Sacred Heart, Paris................. | 55,116 |
Sens............................ | 43,000 |
Vienna............................. | 40.200 |
Olmutz, Bohemia............... | 40,000 |
Rouen............. | 40.000 |
Erfurt............. | 30,800 |
Westminster, "Big Ben"...................... | 30,300 |
Houses of Parliament, London........... | 30,000 |
Notre Dame, Paris............ | 28,600 |
Montreal............. | 28,500 |
Cologne.............. | 25,000 |
City Hall, N. Y................. | 22,500 |
Length Of A Few Celebrated Bridges. | |||
Name. | Length ft. | Type. | Spanning. |
Firth of Tay, Scotland............................ | 10,779 | Girder. | Firth of Tay. |
Forth, Scotland................................ | 8,296 | Cantilever. | Firth of Forth. |
East River, New York.................. | 7,200 | Suspension. | East River. |
Brooklyn, New York...................... | 5,989 | Suspension. | East River. |
Manhattan, New York................... | 9,900 | Suspension. | East River. |
Blackwell's Island, New York..................... | 7,450 | Cantilever. | East River. |
Washington Bridge, New York.................... | 2,300 | Composite. | Harlem River. |
High Bridge, New York............................. | 1,460 | Harlem River. | |
Niagara, below Falls, New York............ | 1,040 | Suspension. | Niagara River. |
Niagara......................... | 910 | Cantilever. | Niagara River. |
Freiburg, Germany................. | 880 | Suspension. | |
Clifton, England..................... | 702 | Suspension. | Avon. |
Buda-Pest, Hungary....................... | 666 | Suspension. | Danube. |
$50,000 In Gold Bars At The U. S. Mint In Philadelphia.
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