Colorados Great Tunnel
Colorados Great Tunnel
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3 miles long. It will be slightly raised near the center and drained both ways, DAVID H. MOFFAT (For whom the six-mile railroad tunnel under the Rockies will be named) making the ends of the tunnel forty feet below the highest point in the interior. A tunnel bore eight by ten feet will first be driven and work will begin at both portals at the same time. The main tunnel will be sixteen feet wide and twenty-four feet high; it is proposed to build a pioneer tunnel beside the main bore that will a...id in con- struction and afford an aqueduct to bring the waters of the western slope rivers to Denver and to the plains of eastern Col- orado. This pioneer tunnel will also be used to carry pow T er, light and compressed air to ventilate the main tunnel.
The construction problems, while interesting chiefly to en- gineers, present a number of aspects that will concern even the . Lay reader. The tunnel will be occupied by a single track and will be of concrete, where possible, and timbered where the rock is not strong enough to form the walls of the tunnel itself.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
3 miles long. It will be slightly raised near the center and drained both ways, DAVID H. MOFFAT (For whom the six-mile railroad tunnel under the Rockies will be named) making the ends of the tunnel forty feet below the highest point in the interior. A tunnel bore eight by ten feet will first be driven and work will begin at both portals at the same time. The main tunnel will be sixteen feet wide and twenty-four feet high; it is proposed to build a pioneer tunnel beside the main bore that will a...id in con- struction and afford an aqueduct to bring the waters of the western slope rivers to Denver and to the plains of eastern Col- orado. This pioneer tunnel will also be used to carry pow T er, light and compressed air to ventilate the main tunnel.
The construction problems, while interesting chiefly to en- gineers, present a number of aspects that will concern even the . Lay reader. The tunnel will be occupied by a single track and will be of concrete, where possible, and timbered where the rock is not strong enough to form the walls of the tunnel itself.
What to read after Colorados Great Tunnel?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Wayne C Wayne Cullen Williams to read onlineMoreLess
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