Show Bridge to Moses Cradle Since tho days of the Pharaohs Egypt has been the scene of some remarkable re-markable feats of engineering tho latest being tho construction of abridge a-bridge from Cairo to tho Island of Ilodah In the Nile where according to tradition tho child Moses was found In the bulrirjheu The bridge which Is 1740 feet long and G5 feet broad has 14 spans bo sides tho central span of 209 feet which when swung open leaves a clear passage in either sldo of 70 feet Tho bridge was three years In buildIng build-Ing When completed recently It was loaded with cars carts and englnas of a total dead weight of 400 pounds to tho square yard After theso had remained re-mained at rest 21 hours the whole train was rushed across at speed mak lag a deflection hardly perceptible |