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	Holborn - LoveToKnow 1911
		The fall and rise of the road across the valley before the construction of the viaduct (1869) was abrupt and inconvenient.
		Sacheverell was among its rectors (1713-1724), and Thomas Chatterton (1770) was interred in the adjacent burial ground, no longer extant, of Shoe Lane Workhouse; the register recording his Christian name as William.
		Among hospitals are the Italian, the Homoeopathic, the National for the paralysed and epileptic, the Alexandra for children with hip disease, and the Hospital for sick children.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Holborn (952 words)

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		Thomas was her brother's son and was buried with his father, Edward (No.22) and his brother, Henry (No.112) at St. Thomas', Ashton, 13th June.
		Thomas drew for his father and was recognised through his clogs, trousers and stockings.
		A collier, of Viaduct Street, Earlestown who left a wife and was recognised by Thomas Kay who was in the Ravenhead Mine at the time of the explosion.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LAN/Haydock/MINES.txt (5928 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Thomas Viaduct
		The Thomas Viaduct was the largest bridge in the nation in its day, and was named for Philip E. Thomas, first president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O).
		The viaduct is still in use today, owned by CSX Transportation, and is the world's oldest multiple stone arched railroad bridge.
		The viaduct is 612 feet (187 m) long, each arch about 58 feet (18 m); height, 59 feet (18 m) from water level to the base of the rail.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Thomas_Viaduct (793 words)

	National Register Listings in Maryland
		The viaduct is 612' in length, formed of eight semicircular-arched spans varying in length from 58'-5" to 58'-10 1/2".
		Thomas Viaduct is in excellent condition and has been in continuous service since its construction in 1835.
		Significance: Still in use today, the Thomas Viaduct, located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line at the point where it crosses the Patapsco River, is the world's oldest multiple stone arched railroad bridge as well as America's earliest notable example of railroad bridge construction.
	www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net /NR/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=7&FROM=NRMapHO.html (401 words)

	BWA Photos
		The Thomas Viaduct is actually part of the Capitol division, which serves Washington and sees more traffic.
		The Thomas Viaduct traverses Patapsco Valley State Park, and a park road now extends beneath it.
		This is about two miles south of the Thomas Viaduct, and is one of the few grade crossings that remain along this route.
	www.trainweb.org /oldmainline/bwamake.htm (1529 words)

	Kinzua Viaduct was marvel of engineering
		It was conceived as an attention-getting engineering marvel by Gen. Thomas Kane, who owned a coal company and wanted to draw people to the area as well as move his coal across the deep gorge.
		The finished viaduct had 20 towers supporting the 301-foot-high span that ran about 2,100 feet across the gorge and at the time was the tallest viaduct in the world.
		The viaduct was sold for scrap, but Nick Kovalchick, the man who bought it, changed his mind and sold it to the state.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20030723viaduct0723p8.asp (429 words)

	VITAL LINK: The Thomas Viaduct - Cover Story - The View from Elkridge/Hanover - Zip Publishing
		It’s also unique to view the majestic Viaduct standing on its head, but in the Maryland State House’s Silver Room the outline of the famous bridge is etched on the Howard County silver serving plate which is turned so that the bridge is pictured at the bottom of the plate, upside down.
		The 700-foot Thomas Viaduct, named for the BandO’s first president, Philip E. Thomas, was engineered by Benjamin Latrobe and linked a BandO rail line between Baltimore and D.C. It was nicknamed “Latrobe’s Folly” because of the large scope of the project.
		While the Viaduct was on the front line of commerce in 1838, by 1861 it was in the front line of the Civil War.
	www.theviewnewspapers.com /article.asp?article=4871&paper=82&cat=205 (1267 words)

	Patapsco Valley State Park History
		Thomas Viaduct was completed in 1835 and is the world's largest multiple arched stone railroad bridge with an arc.
		Thomas Viaduct is in view behind contact station.
		Note Viaduct interpretive sign at contact station and carefully walk road to examine the Viaduct keeping in mind the danger of the blind curve on the roadway.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/patapscohistory.html (1561 words)

'railroads' tagged photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)

This is the Howard County side of the Thomas Viaduct, the world's oldest multiple stone arched railroad bridge and the first to be built on a curve.

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	National Register Listings in Maryland
		Description: The remains of the Patterson Viaduct stand on the east (Baltimore County) and west (Howard County) banks of the Patapsco River just south of the present bridge carrying the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over the river near Ilchester, Maryland.
		The viaduct, constructed of granite blocks, was approximately 360' in length.
		Significance: The Patterson Viaduct, built from May to December of 1829, was part of the original main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
	www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net /NR/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=384&FROM=NRMapHO.html (296 words)

	The Thomas Viaduct Marker
		Viaduct is easier to approach on its southern end.
		Southern end of the viaduct is in Elkridge in Howard County near the intersection of Lawyers Hill Road, River Road, and Levering Avenue.
		Viaduct is in the triangle formed by I-95, I-895 and I-195.
	www.hmdb.org /marker.asp?MarkerID=127 (632 words)

	Nation & World \| Gregoire: Let's get to work on viaduct \| Seattle Times Newspaper
		She was surrounded by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, King County Executive Ron Sims and other state and local officials who all promised to work together, both on the immediate construction projects and on finding a long-term solution.
		Much of the work would be on the north and south ends of the viaduct.
		The viaduct debate has been dominated by finger-pointing, public-records hunts for damaging documents, dueling news conferences and a barrage of letters and e-mails accusing each other of blocking progress.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003618853_viaduct15m.html (1142 words)

	National Railway Historical Society - NRHS -
		This viaduct, built in 1835 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, still carries the heavy mainline Washington/Capital subdivision (Baltimore - Washington Line) of the B and O over the Patapsco River near Elkridge, Maryland.
		At the time it was built, naysayers said it would not stand up under it's own weight.
		The bridge has a total of six stone arches, built on a curve - it was the first stone arch bridge built on a curve in the United States.
	www.nrhs.com /photos/facilities (80 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Thomas the Tank Engine - Spills & Chills & Other Thomas Thrills at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		My son has been a big fan of Thomas The Tank Engine and all the engines on the island of Sodor since he was a little over a year old.
		Thomas tells him the story about the old warrior ghost, who it later turns out to really be the engine Bertram.
		That night, the viaduct is fixed and Henry is to go on the same route again.
	www.epinions.com /mvie-review-1C3A-1041C70-39EFA1BF-prod1 (1339 words)

	Institution of Civil Engineers :: Knowledge :: Library
		Sankey viaduct, built 1828-30, was the first major viaduct of the railway era.
		On its completion in 1878 it was the longuest railway viaduct in the world.
		This view demonstrates the inadequacy of the anchorages for the columns, which were only carried down through two courses of masonry, a method of construction which proved totally inadequate for the wind loads of 28 December 1879.
	www.ice.org.uk /knowledge/library_image_gallery.asp?faculty=&Doctype=&searchString=&whichpage=10 (368 words)

	Thomas Viaduct
		The Thomas Viaduct, Across the Patapsco River on the Washington Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
		At the time of its construction the viaduct was the largest bridge in America and the first built on a curve.
		The Thomas Viaduct is located at Relay, the halfway point between Baltimore and Ellicotts Mills, where horses pulling rail cars were changed.
	www.mdhs.org /library/Image31.html (273 words)

	Officials are warning people to stay away from the damaged Kinzua Viaduct
		Officials are warning that the area around the historic Kinzua Viaduct, which was toppled by 100 mph winds Monday, is extremely dangerous.
		It was the project of Gen. Thomas Kane, who owned a coal company and conceived of an engineering feat that would attract people to the area as well as move coal across the gorge.
		The viaduct's role in the local economy is substantial.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20030727kinzuareg4p4.asp (917 words)

	Thomas The Tank Engine Model Railway Advice
		Thomas the tank engine models are produced by Hornby for 00 gauge railways.
		"Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends" is situated on the Island of Sodor where an extensive Island railway is worked by a group of engines each with there own personality.
		Thomas the Tank Engine is based on a series of books by W.V. Awdry which were based on stories that Awdry told his Son Christopher when he was suffering from the measles.
	www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk /thomas.htm (855 words)

	National Register Listings in Maryland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Description: The remains of the Patterson Viaduct stand on the east (Baltimore County) and west (Howard County) banks of the Patapsco River just south of the present bridge carrying the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad over the river near Ilchester, Maryland.
		The viaduct, constructed of granite blocks, was approximately 360' in length.
		Significance: The Patterson Viaduct, built from May to December of 1829, was part of the original main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
	marylandhistoricaltrust.net /nr/NRDetail.asp?HDID=384&FROM=NRMapHO.html (298 words)

	Patapsco Valley State Park
		Hailed as one of the marvels of early stonework engineering, the viaduct was guarded by Union troops during the Civil War to protect it from sabotage by Southern sympathizers.
		Also in the Orange Grove/ Manchester Area are the stonework remnants of Gray’s Cotton Mill and the Patterson Viaduct, both of which were destroyed by the flood of 1868.
		Along with the 15 miles of hiking trails and other activities, play fields are available and picnic shelters may be reserved for individual and group picnics.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /baylinks/6.html (481 words)

	(GCJNFH) Slochd Stagecoach by HighlandNick
		For hundreds of years, these paths have been built, improved and then abandoned as new bigger and better ways to the north were established - but all through the same pass.
		As you follow the stagecoach route, you can see the viaduct that carries the main railway through the Slochd also.
		The viaduct here is the "highest" in the UK apparently in terms of altitude above sea level.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=y&guid=33c658d4-c2d5-4b3a-9721-827bf2b1f343&log=n&decrypt=y (557 words)

	Howard County Government: Living in Howard County, Communities
		Although the first settlers of Maryland inhabited the low lands near the Chesapeake Bay, Thomas Brown, known as the Patuxent Ranger, had traveled as far as Clarksville in Howard County by 1699.
		Construction of the Thomas Viaduct began in Elk Ridge in 1833.
		As the population grew along the river and its tributaries, distributing soil to farm and build homes and communities, the rivers began to silt.
	www.co.ho.md.us /PortalServices/HCG_Portal_Communities.htm (838 words)

	B&O Washington Branch Photo Tour
		Before it was demolished in 1950, B&O's grand Viaduct Hotel was located in the small area between the two routes to the right of the Thomas Viaduct obelisk seen in the distance.
		The viaduct stretches for a total of 8 stone arches, and when finished in 1835 it was the longest bridge in the USA, and second longest in the world (London Bridge is slightly longer).
		This is the view of the Thomas Viaduct from the Howard County side of the Patapsco River.
	www.trainweb.org /oldmainline/was1.htm (1701 words)

	Elkridge Maryland Real Estate
		Thomas ViaductElkridge had a rich history of industries including pig-iron forging, basket weaving, paper, cotton and grist milling, as well as employment from the BandO Railroad.
		The Thomas Viaduct, located over Levering Avenue at the entrance to the Patapsco State Park, is the oldest stone curved bridge in the world.
		Union troops guarded the Viaduct and the thoroughfare to Baltimore City by camping on Lawyers Hill, a community of summer estates built over the years by residents such as Caleb Dorsey ("Belmont"), Baltimore City Supreme Bench Judge George Washington Dobbin (the "Lawn"), Thomas Donaldson ("Edgewood"), John Latrobe ("Fairy-Knowe"), and the Penniman family home ("Wayside").
	www.relocate-america.com /states/MD/cities/elkridge.htm (590 words)

	Cranstar's Historical Cornwall Josephy Treffry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		When the "King of Mid Cornwall", Joseph Thomas Treffry laid the first stones on a silted corner of St Austell Bay, little could he have known that the harbour he was creating would still be a centre for commerce over one hundred and fifty years later.
		Treffry as a leading industrialist of the time had an urgent need for a harbour to serve his mines and quarries in the area and the narrow streets of Fowey were a problem when cargo's needed to be transported from the mines by mules and wagons.
		No qualified architect was consulted but Treffry constructed a huge combined viaduct and aqueduct across the valley at Luxuylan along which his clay wagons running along tracks could be drawn by teams of horses.
	www.cranstar.co.uk /treffy.htm (529 words)

	Thomas Viaduct
		Begun in 1832 the Thomas Viaduct was the first train bridge ever to be built on a curve.
		During its construction it was widely believed that the bridge would not hold under the weight of a loaded train, and it became known as "Latrobe’s Folly." It soon proved to be one of the sturdiest structures in the nation.
		The conductors and travelers of the Underground Railroad made use of the viaduct for shelter in the years before the Civil War.
	www.ce.jhu.edu /mdcive/thomas.htm (173 words)

	Howard County Tourism Council
		The Thomas Viaduct, a multiple-arch stone bridge, curves across the Patapsco River in a graceful four degree arc.
		The Thomas Viaduct, a survivor of disastrous floods, stands majestically today as a National Historic Landmark and the icon of the Patapsco River Valley.
		In the summer of 1830, the Tom Thumb, most famous of the early locomotives, was on a trail run when it was challenged to a race by a horse-drawn passenger car.
	www.visithowardcounty.com /history/railroad.html (677 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / It's the end of the line for the 'El'
		Linking the new tracks to the existing stone viaduct at Leverett Circle requires one year because of engineering challenges, Big Dig work that is going on in the area, and the needed rebuilding of a portion of the viaduct, he said.
		The half-mile stretch of elevated Green Line tracks, winding from the corner of Causeway and Canal streets to Martha Road beside the Thomas P. O'Neil Federal Building, is the last major piece of elevated transportation infrastructure in the city.
		Other elevated portions remain, such as the short stretch between the Beacon Hill portal of the Red Line and the Charles-MGH station at the base of the Longfellow Bridge, but do not have traffic and street life running underneath as in the case of Washington and Causeway streets.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/06/26/its_the_end_of_the_line_for_the_el_green_line_tracks_to_be_demolished?pg=full (935 words)

	Amazon.com: Viaduct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Railway Viaduct (Inspector Robert Colbeck) by Edward Marston (Hardcover - Jun 26, 2006)
		Earthquake analysis and response of two-level viaducts (Report no) by Satinder P Singh (Unknown Binding - 1994)
		On the Construction of a Concrete Railway Viaduct with an Abstract of the Discussion upon the Paper.
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Viaduct&index=blended&page=1 (373 words)

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