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the chains painted to prevent rust, leaves nothingbut the flooring to decay. This Bridge was con-structed by J o h n Templeman, Esq. of the districtof Columbia, whose talents for the productions ofsuch work, and the various improvements sugges-ted and used by him, have been highly beneficial,and do him great credit.

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OVER THE POTOWMACK,

CONSTRUCTED OF TIMBER.

This Bridge is near a mile in length, and affordsa considerable convenience by shortening the dis-tance from the city of

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to Alexandria. It is supported with a number oftimber piles, driven into the bed of the river, andbeams are laid thereon to form the carriage road,which is planked from end to end. The expenseof building this Bridge, we are told, was one hun-dred thousand dollars.

* We cannot help here remarking that, amongthe many vast plans which the illustrious Wash-ington conceived for his country’s welfare, the