Manuscript Database - Subject: Watts, Edward. Louisville and Portland Canal plans, 1856. 2 sheets.

Watts, Edward. Louisville and Portland Canal plans, 1856. 2 sheets.

Watts, Edward. Louisville and Portland Canal plans, 1856. 2 sheets.

Designed by Edward Watts and drawn by W. H. Bradley, one sheet depicts one plan, one elevation and two sections of the lift lock. The second sheet shows an elevation, a section, and a plan of the lattice pivot bridge. A plan of the rollers is also included.

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