ILLUSTRATIONS. VIEWS. VIEW OF THE KANSAS CITY BRIDGE, AUGUST 2, 1869. ..... occ cece cence FRONTISPIECE. LOWERING CAISSON No. 1 INTO POSITION 20... 0. ccc ccc ccc cece ce cece cceuceueececces Pace 37 CAISSON FOR PIER No. 4 BROUGHT INTO POSITION. ...... 0... ccc ccc cc ccc cee cccceeccccecee oT VIEW OF FOUNDATION WORKS, PIER No. 4..........,... pin cieb eos pee sce ais'elee's tiie d comets apes 63 PEBR Now 10c.. cscs seen es Bereta ne eee oeb S88 ne piedine 6 SB eee ce acnploie suet ie.4 avore eh dis » oi eeleupid pis es 75 PLATES. 1.—MAP SHOWING LOCATION OF BRIDGE. Il.—WATER RECORD—CROSS SECTION OF RIVER—PROFILE OF CROSSING--PONTOON PRO- TECTION. TIL—WATER DEADENER—CAISSON No. 2—FOUNDATION WORKS, PIER No. 3. IV.—FOUNDATION WORKS, PIER No. 4. V.—FOUNDATION WORKS, PIER No. 4. VI.--CAISSON No. 5—SHEET PILING AT PIER No. 6—DETAILS OF DREDGES—PILE SHOE— BETON BOX. , VIT.—MASONRY—DRAW PROTECTION—FALSE WORKS BETWEEN PIERS 3 AND 4. VIII.—FLOATING DERRICKS, IX.--GENERAL ELEVATION—176 FEET SPAN. X.—248 FEET SPAN. XI.—PLANS OF DRAW. XIL.—STRAIN DIAGRAMS.