The Iron Wharf At Fort Monroe, Va.
1892; American Society of Civil Engineers; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1061/taceat.0000912
ISSN2690-4071
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
ResumoGeneral Description. The iron wharf at Fort Monroe, Va., was built in 1888-89, in accordance with the provisions of Acts of Congress approved August 4th, 1886, and August 10th, 1888. The wharf is located on the site of an old wooden wharf formerly known as the “Baltimore Wharf,” and at the terminus of the roadway passing in front of the Hygeia Hotel. The general plan of the wharf is shown on Plate XXII, Fig. 1. It is built on hollow cylindrical cast-iron disc and screw piles (the latter having wooden bearing piles), spaced 14 feet apart from center to center in each direction, and braced by two systems of horizontal bracing of steel and wrought iron.
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