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RENNIE'S BRIDGES. 



PAKT VII. 



which has given so great an impetus to the construction 

 of iron bridges, it still stands pre-eminent in its class, 

 and is a model of what a bridge should be. Its design 

 was as bold as its execution was masterly. Mr. Robert 

 Stephenson has well said of it that, "as an example of 

 arch-construction, it stands confessedly unrivalled as 

 regards its colossal proportions, its architectural effect, 

 and the general simplicity and massive character of its 

 details." l 



1 Article on Iron Bridges in ' Encyclopedia Britannica.' 



WATERLOO BRIDGE. [By R. P. Leitch.] 



