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296 Notices respecting New Books. 



the bed of the river Thames to be proportionally deepened ; 

 the bridges west of London bridge which have been erected 

 with relation to the present bed of the river, which do not 

 stand upon piles, may fall suddenly to ruin, by being under- 

 mined ; and those which do stand upon piles may remain so 

 much longer as the piles, then become stilts, retain their holds. 

 It will therefore be prudent, on the part of the City, if Lon- 

 don bridge be taken down, to reserve the materials of the star- 

 lings and the old stone : the former may be wanted again for 

 fences, and the latter like the stone of old Ludgate to stop a 

 sudden demohtion. 



* Superficial feet in"j 

 waterway's of the 

 bridges, at the I 

 level of the Tri- ( 

 nity high water | 

 mark, of J' 



* Superficial feet at^ 

 the level of spring 

 and neap tides, 1 4 V 1488 

 feet 5 inches b( 

 low ditto 



f Linear feet of the"] 

 collective spans of [ 

 the arches, and 

 widths of thebear- 



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collective spans of 



the arches 



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^'^y Pf'' f south end l| 

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inches J 



II Foot passengers' 



Waggons 

 Carts and drays 

 Coaches 

 Gigs and taxed 



carts 

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drawing 



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769 



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1240 



485 



764 



708 1 



660 1 



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* App. Rep. H. of Com. Lond. Brid. 1821. 

 f App. BI. Rep. Lond. Port, Plate V. and MS. Drawings, 

 i By comparing the collective spans of the arches of Southwark and Wa- 

 terloo Bridges, it appears that Waterloo Bridge might have had only five 



