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Gauge Numbers. | Diameter, Ins. | Wight of 100 Feet. Lbs. | Wight of One Mile, Lbs. | Feet in 2000 Lbs. | Area, Ins. |
3-0 | .362 | 34.73 | 1834 | 5,759 | .102921 |
2-0 | .331 | 29.04 | 1533 | 6,886 | .086049 |
1-0 | .307 | 25.00 | 1318 | 8,000 | .074023 |
1 | .283 | 21.23 | 1121 | 9,425 | .062901 |
2 | .263 | 18.34 | 968 | 10,905 | .054325 |
3 | .244 | 15.78 | 833 | 12,674 | .046759 |
4 | .225 | 13.39 | 707 | 14,936 | .039760 |
5 | .207 | 11.35 | 599 | 17,621 | .033653 |
6 | .192 | 9.73 | 514 | 20,555 | .028952 |
7 | .177 | 8.30 | 439 | 24,906 | 024605 |
8 | .162 | 6.96 | 367 | 28,734 | .020612 |
9 | .148 | 5.80 | 306 | 34,483 | .017203 |
10 | .135 | 4.83 | 255 | 41,408 | .014313 |
11 | .120 | 3.82 | 202 | 52,356 | .011309 |
12 | .105 | 2.92 | 154 | 68,493 | .008659 |
13 | .092 | 2.24 | 118 | 89,286 | .006647 |
14 | .080 | 1.69 | 89 | 118,343 | .005026 |
15 | .072 | 1.37 | 72 | 145,985 | .004071 |
16 | .063 | 1.05 | 55 | 190,476 | .003117 |
17 | .054 | 0.77 | 41 | 259,740 | .002290 |
18 | .047 | 0.58 | 31 | 344,827 | .001734 |
19 | .041 | 0.45 | 24 | 444,444 | .001320 |
20 | .035 | 0.32 | 17 | 625,000 | .000962 |
21 | .032 | 0.27 | 14 | 740,741 | .000804 |
22 | .028 | 0.21 | 11 | 952,381 | .000615 |
23 | .025 | 0.175 | 9.24 | .000491 | |
24 | .023 | 0.140 | 7.39 | .000415 | |
25 | .020 | 0.116 | 6.124 | .000314 | |
26 | .018 | 0.093 | 4.91 | .000254 | |
27 | .017 | 0.083 | 4.382 | .000227 | |
28 | .016 | 0.074 | 3.907 | .000201 | |
29 | .015 | 0.061 | 3.22 | .000176 | |
30 | .014 | 0.054 | 2.851 | .000154 | |
31 | .0135 | 0.050 | 2.64 | .000143 | |
32 | .013 | 0.046 | 2.428 | .000132 | |
33 | .011 | 0.037 | 1.953 | .000095 | |
34 | .010 | 0.030 | 1.584 | .000078 | |
35 | .0095 | 0.025 | 1.32 | .000071 | |
36 | .009 | 0.021 | 1.161 | .000064 |
 
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