Word: corduroy
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...dredging out the river-bed for the Cambridge pier of the new Stadium bridge, the workmen have come upon an old corduroy road, which probably served as the first bridge across the river in this vicinity. The road is remarkably well preserved, and the timber beyond being thoroughly watersoaked is otherwise in first-class condition. The logs extend down into the ground to a depth of twenty feet below the present river...