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Show ENGINEERING FEAT IN PERU Peruvian Indians Build Curious Suspension Sus-pension Bridge Across Mountains; Also Spans a River. London. The curious suspension bridge shown. In the accompanying engraving en-graving ws built by the native In-diansi In-diansi of Peru, says the Scientific American. It may be found across the mountains from Lima, in the Huan-cayo Huan-cayo valley, near Jauja, spanning the Huari river. Being a mountain stream, subject to sudden torrential floods, substantial towers have been built at each side, which provide secure se-cure anchorage for the cables and raise the floor of the bridge well above ItIa-.;'' Primitive Suspension Bridge. high water. The floor is hung from the cables by means of diagonal, as well as vertical lines, so as to prevent the bridge from swaying lengthwise. Side sway is prevented by guy lines running from the center of the bridge to each side of th towers. The water under the bridge is on its way to the Atlantic ocean, via the Amazon river. A journey of over 3,000 miles lies before be-fore it. |