Excerpt from The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, Vol. 36: January 1st. June 25th, 1842 The master feature of this system is, that it combines in one, the best proper ties both of the common are bridge, and the suspension bridge, without the w orst of their respective drawbacks - the solidity and strength of the former without its abutments, and the lightness of the latter without its land ties. If there be no fal lac in the princi les of construction fol owed by Mr. Gib s - and for ourselves we do not see any - it should follow, that if care be taken in adjusting the weight of the materials employed, a bridge built on this system will be so perfectly equi librated, as to rest perpendicularly on its piers without (my out-thrust what ever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.