Before more particularly describing the engineering illustration we give this week, taken from the London Architect, as showing a new and very clever method of building bridge piers, it may not be ...

Two large spile drivers are now building a crib, to mark the location of the piers. The work of building the caissons in which the piers are to be built will begin shortly. View Full Article in ...

Eads plan was based on a similar technology used in Europe: that of using caissons. This demonstration shows the step-by-step process of constructing one of the piers and explains this amazing ...