Deseret Evening News | 1905-09-13 | Page 1 | Highest Bridge in the World Formally Opened

HIGHEST BRIDGE BRIGE IN I THE TlE WORLD FORMA FORMALLY L Y OPENED It I is Over the tho KiT and A Lin I in the Capo to 10 Cairo Caro V torii Kall 1 Africa Sept 12 The bridge oer tho river wa 1 lS formally opened to 10 today da day In II the presence of lt the Ihl visiting of or the Prof Darwin the He 11 commented upon Ihn achievement which permitted a 1 party 1 I t traveling In II electric lighted nalon IRon inra arl to 10 a IL place which heroic explorer hail hal Pi nt limn in of Ir 1 eldI endeavor or to 10 i lUI Mich MichAt At the conclusion of nt hil speech Darwin II touched an electric button which fused a I wire 1 Ire stretched the track of or Ih the and 1111 an 11 engine doc I mated 1 with Ih union JackB proceeded on onan 11 an Al to 10 Inland The h bridge rl p over th the I Pt In II the world wan AI hll at iI iII 7 a I m l April Apri 1 I of ot the Ihn year a n link Ilk In 11 th the HI to 10 Culm IH railway 1 1 The hl e which I Is nf nt Ih the cantilever type Is II feet nh above Ih the liver ut al In low water und Ind CIt f over Ih the gorge at II Victoria III The he wua 11 built hul h by an IU company on n the glider In It 1 lu hi In feet teel throe und 11 hAP n I width of 30 31 The Cape to 10 Cairo ralA I tl an en endeavor 1 deavor Initiated h the hlf late Cecil 1111 to connect I and Ind Houth Africa h by u line iO mile Ile long Irom Ih the north Ih the railway Ila n allowIng hu fi or r the 1111 gup KI between A and Ild lcy Haifa Holn of nr 1 too OO In II the Ihl south ROOI 1 hM been made north of nr on Oi IhA R section n II the Ihl northern from frol lall to 10 t of ot n I dl 1 tance of Ir lO Frol the theline In line to 10 In ht foi fo another 60 mile 1111 In 1 n direction It ItIn 1 I In hIp that flom there I will I lx two 11 line 1111 one II Congo another through Herman ten limy