Report Relative To A Line Of Canal Upon One Level Between. Edinburgh And Glasgow - Softcover

Robert Stevenson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371637562 ISBN 13: 9780371637562

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Report Relative To A Line Of Canal Upon One Level Between. Edinburgh And Glasgow, To Form A Junction With The Forth And Clyde Canal — Robert Stevenson. This detailed engineering report presents a comprehensive survey and cost estimate for a single?level inland canal linking Edinburgh and Glasgow, intended to join the summit of the Forth and Clyde Canal at Lock 20 and extend to Port Dundas near Glasgow, with the option of connection to Leith and to the Broomielaw. The author argues for a summit level that would avoid intermediate locks, proposing a line from a basin near Edinburgh to the Clyde on one continuous level and describing two possible branches to Leith and to Glasgow’s port. The narrative includes route descriptions, anticipated works (tunnels, aqueducts, basins), and scale measurements, roughly 26 miles to Falkirk and 54 miles port?to?port, along with a detailed cost estimate of about £492,000 and a revenue prospect from minerals, agricultural produce, general merchandise, and passenger traffic. The document discusses the historic context, anticipated benefits for trade and water supply, and potential objections, situating the plan within broader national improvements and urban development between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371637562
• ISBN 13: 9780371637562
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 86