The Swiss stand fast, peaceable and yet immovable; red granite pier in that waste-flashing sea of steel.
The bridge has three arches, each comprising seven cast iron segments, and supported in mid-stream by two granite piers.
The bridge consisted of three large cast-iron spans supported by granite piers.
It is an elegant study in contrasts, with massive granite piers on the ground floor and delicate, 24-pane window frames in the top floor.
The porte-cochère on the west facade, the house's main entrance, is supported by granite piers and Doric order columns.
Bazalgette's design incorporated five arches with cast iron griders, on granite piers which in turn rest on concrete foundations.
Mr. Lazzari's property, on the west bank of the river, included a wooden footbridge held in place by a granite pier.
The Civil War soldier was placed atop the granite pier, which still stood on a tiny island in the middle of the river.
NOW the approach decks will largely remain along with the granite piers.
The foundation is a granite pier and the construction material is granite.