Above the stonework the piers are of iron

The iron lattice bridge, so called from having sides constructed with cro bars, like lattice work, is the natural outcome of the tubular bridge for long spans, developing equal strength with considerable economy of material and labor. Lattice girders are now almost universally adopted for iron bridges for long spans. Of the rock formations called natural bridges, the most remarkable is the natural bridge over Cedar Creek, in Virginia, 125 miles W. of Richmond. The ma of siliceous limestone through which the little river pa es is presumably all that remains of a once extensive stratum. The cavern or arch is 200 feet high and 60 feet wide. The solid rock walls are nearly perpendicular, and the crown of the arch is 40 feet thick. 2 Bridge, Sir Frederick, an English organist and composer, born in Oldbury, Worcesters hire, Dec. 5, 1844; was organist of Trinity Church, Windsor, Manchester Cathedral, and, since 1875, full organist of Westminster Abbey.