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    Canton Viaduct is a blind arcade cavity wall in Canton, Massachusetts, built in 1834–35 for the Boston and Providence Railroad. At its completion, it was...
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    Providence/Stoughton Line pass through Canton. Some stop at Canton Junction. This line crosses the Neponset River on the Canton Viaduct, a prominent local landmark...
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    granite was used for the facing stones of the Canton Viaduct from Moyles Quarry (a.k.a. Canton Viaduct Quarry) now part of Borderland State Park in Massachusetts...
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    Washington[citation needed] and Neponset Streets (flowing under the Canton Viaduct), and continues down Walpole Street.[citation needed] It is a tributary...
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  • for the boilers of one of Robert Fulton’s early steamboats. When the Canton Viaduct was constructed in 1835 for the Boston and Providence Railroad mainline...
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    by Frank Lloyd Wright A cantilevered railroad deck and fence on the Canton Viaduct A cantilever barn in rural Tennessee Cantilever barn at Cades Cove A...
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    Rail line. It is located slightly north of the Canton Viaduct and west of downtown Canton. At Canton Junction, the Stoughton Branch of the Providence/Stoughton...
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    Island; the road was completed in 1835 with the completion of the Canton Viaduct in Canton, Massachusetts.[citation needed] Numerous short lines were built...
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    Schmitten and Filisur, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Designed by Alexander Acatos, the Landwasser Viaduct was constructed between 1901 and...
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    Randolph. The Canton River, a tributary of the Neponset River, is located in Canton, Massachusetts. It flows under the Canton Viaduct. Before Europeans...
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    Dwarf gallery Flying butress Camposanto Monumentale, Pisa, Italy Canton Viaduct, Canton, Massachusetts Córdoba, Spain Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, United...
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    from Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England Mason's marks on the Canton Viaduct, Massachusetts, USA, 1834–1835 Roman mason's mark at the Porta Nigra...
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    designed the Boston & Providence Railroad, which included the famous Canton Viaduct which has been in continuous service for 174 years. In 1834, Whistler...
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    The Brusio spiral viaduct (or Brusio circular viaduct; Italian: Viadotto elicoidale di Brusio, German: Kreisviadukt Brusio) is a single-track nine-arched...
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    The Millau Viaduct (French: Viaduc de Millau, IPA: [vja.dyk də mi.jo]) is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of...
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    The Blackstone Viaduct, or the New York & New England Railroad Viaduct is a historic viaduct in Blackstone, Massachusetts. The viaduct was built in 1872...
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    1835: Thomas Viaduct built of stone for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 614 ft (187 m) over Patapsco River in Relay, Maryland 1835: Canton Viaduct built of stone...
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    The Emperor learned of George Whistler's ingenuity in engineering the Canton Viaduct for the Boston & Albany Railroad, and he offered him a position engineering...
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    shafts of its columns and pilasters. Canton Viaduct, a blind arcade cavity wall railroad viaduct built in 1834–35 in Canton, Massachusetts is an example of...
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    from Boston to Canton with a branch to Dedham, opened in 1834, and the rest on July 28, 1835 with the completion of the Canton Viaduct. Stations in Jamaica...
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    New Jersey, ratified by Congress in 1834, declared this issue. "Thomas Viaduct Railroad Bridge | ASCE". www.asce.org. Retrieved 2021-12-07. "Tacoma Narrows...
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  • section of the B&P main line from Canton to Providence opened the following year with the completion of the Canton Viaduct. The B&P, like many early railroads...
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    technology, where they met George Washington Whistler, who designed the Canton Viaduct for the Boston and Providence Railroad. Upon Melnikov's recommendation...
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    Schmittentobel Viaduct (German: Schmittentobel-Viadukt) is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It is situated near Schmitten, in the Canton of Graubünden...
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    flyover ramp, and northbound I-895 merged with I-95 from the left. The Canton Viaduct, a 3,400-foot (1,000 m) elevated structure carrying I-895 over a railroad...
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    The Wiesen Viaduct (or Wiesener Viaduct; German: Wiesener Viadukt) is a single-track railway viaduct, made from concrete blocks with dimension stone coverage...
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    Canton Viaduct. The B&P, like many early railroads, was primarily intended for intercity travel; the only intermediate stations north of Canton were at...
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    Party. Some of their work is still used. For example, the stone Canton Viaduct at Canton, Massachusetts, built in 1835, is still used by Amtrak's high-speed...
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  • kingrod truss Canton Viaduct 1834 1984-09-20 Canton 42°9′28″N 71°9′17″W / 42.15778°N 71.15472°W / 42.15778; -71.15472 (Canton Viaduct) Norfolk Carpenter...
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  • Fall River/Somerset Calvin Coolidge Bridge, Northampton/Hadley Canton Viaduct, Canton Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, Bourne Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial...
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