1895–1900; after Thomas Telford (1757–1834), Scottish engineer
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Any good dry stone not liable to disintegrate can be used as metal for foundation for either telford or macadam construction.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter
The surface of the telford pavement should be as uniform as possible, all projecting points broken off, and interstices filled in with small stone.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter
Many of them have a telford foundation, which is now put down at about the same price as macadam, and meets most of the conditions better than macadam.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter
When the foundation is of telford it is important that stones not too large should be used.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter
On soils having springs and on embankments over causeways the depth was ten inches with stone foundation, known as telford.
From The Future of Road-making in America by Hulbert, Archer Bulter
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