Parowan Times | 1926-04-28 | Page 4 | Bridge English Channel

bridge english channel in this age ace ot of engineering wonders when the panama canal with its ita span open of 50 miles stands as just one of many marvels accomplished there Is no reason why the project recently submitted to the chambers ot of commerce ot of parts paris and london for a bridge and canal scheme across the english chan inel ael should not be taken seriously the project la Is sponsored by jules jaeger a swiss engineer and includes the building of two parallel jetties betties from calais to dover a distance of a little more than 26 miles only the mettlea to carry railway and road traffic and the sheltered waterway between then them to extend the calais canal to england it Is true that the cost of this scheme would be close on halt half a billion dollars but then the latest estimates for a channel tunnel and these have steadily increased in the last half century since it was first proposed do not fall exceedingly far short of this figure the development of air transportation during the past few years has virtually changed the whole aspect of channel travel and it seems really fitting that some scheme of bridge or tunnel should be undertaken in the not distant future