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ENGINEERING NOSTALGIA

INGENIEUR

Culvert Construction in
1906
Submitted by Cheo Hong Keyong
In the photographs below, you can see a water course constructed in 1906 using the then current method
of culvert construction. Notice the quality of craftsmanship employed in laying the bricks which are still
in good condition after more than a century. The cool environment of the culvert has attracted swiftlets
to build nests at the upper soffit of the culvert. The water course can be found under the main Railway
line near Bekok Town, Johor.

Culvert constructed using the old method in 1906 near Bekok in Johor

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