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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Plans for the Savoy Bridge in London to begin next spring, with specifications including a 100-foot main arch, wider carriage way than Westminster, marble masonry, and deep foundations to avoid Westminster's pitfalls for better navigation.
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next Spring, when the Breadth of the River is ascertained agreeable to
the Section now taking by Messrs. Yeomans and Whitworth; the main
Arch not less than 100 Feet, the Carriage Way six Feet wider than West-
minster, the Masonry between high and low Water Mark large Blocks
of Marble, as Portland Stone is found not sufficiently durable, the Foun-
dation of the Piers intended to be 18 or 20 Feet deep. The Want of
this Precaution in the building Westminster Bridge will prove most likely
fatal to this Structure, whenever the Bed of the River is sunk to its pro-
per Level to improve the Navigation.
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Savoy
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Next Spring
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The intended Bridge at the Savoy will be begun next Spring, when the Breadth of the River is ascertained agreeable to the Section now taking by Messrs. Yeomans and Whitworth; the main Arch not less than 100 Feet, the Carriage Way six Feet wider than Westminster, the Masonry between high and low Water Mark large Blocks of Marble, as Portland Stone is found not sufficiently durable, the Foundation of the Piers intended to be 18 or 20 Feet deep. The Want of this Precaution in the building Westminster Bridge will prove most likely fatal to this Structure, whenever the Bed of the River is sunk to its proper Level to improve the Navigation.