New-York tribune., 1868-02-01
TIE VESTERN STATES.
MISSOURI.
MISSOURI.
THE BRIDGE, AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON TIE
DESTINY OF ST. LOUIS.
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THE BRIDGE. AND ITS INFLUENCE UPON THE
DESTINY OF ST. LOUIS.
Prom Our Special ConssPo-4eu- o. ro,-,s Tan ~ ,o,.
The bridge will crosss the Mississippi from
near the foot = Washuston-aye to the dyke on The
Inos shore The breadth and central position Of wash
ngton-aye the nan0wness Of tie HYer az ths point
ana tie hight Of the banks give ms locality the highest
advorto gcs Of situation The distance between The eX
trene plers Will DC 1854 icet D M ehst ol te Dlds"
including the stone oppi9acnes, T,ii h oe [ a 'yU % %
tral suan viii lie 5l5 feet between abttmeut and The
S ro vcb nrdercs the bed Of tie river No olor
| fonnd,tion word be secure against the action of the
SSUitels So lrn and the other io5 feet At the base
/ tbe nisfs viii he about 100 feet BY 60 ut
ne sPins 81 tg cs @ b faeed with Eastern granite
The erection Of these piers will be vast and anous
rand and powerful stream, 20 excavate The earth
at the bed of the river 70 depth Of % or ~ fee
and 10 build towers Uf solid masonry nearly q" ietl hgh
will fcst the utm0si Of modern orenecrine
The stone for the construction OF the piers VII be pro
cured from the guauIes at GralsOn Illinois ihero quar-
Iics lie on the bank OK the Mississippi A. miles abnNe ~
LOUIS. contract bas been made Tor ABOUT zVtV ihhs
of stone The material Is a compact ana diIa'be anne
S,oe "e ~ tcni Tac suan viii he fOnipOsei OF forr
arches placed by side, with lateral interval OF u:
fc bctTeen tie arches. Each arch VIII consist OF two
stcel ms one above tho other with vertical distance ~
seven feet between them. Both arches aud RIBS 81" be
ethcned with diagonal brackets oi NiuhshlFOh ana
crov o the central arch viii be 5li feet and the night
of the o:hor two arches viii be q Sc feet The 8idh
\ NJ tlc sumo retfucture viii 10 81 feet; ffom rail-
ING tO iniug % feet On each side OF the bridge thefo
viii e rsi.cd flntway feet wide. NlcOisun pave
ncut Sc feet IN Width viii afford ample room Tor car
rIagfs and dOubleacl for streetcar5 VIII fahsh pas
seugers WITH additional facilities for CROSSING me Ia
road bridge will be directly underneath thechlfe WY
m, distance from the upper works, 10 when II VIII DC
attached will he l6 feet Two double tracks, each bdlhS
double gauge ~ feet and feet "a inches WI accom-
noiate the railroads that converge NJ THIS point ihc
weight or tie bridge VIII I've three tuDs per nea foot
and s capacity sustaining burdens four ius per loot
The bridge will De 20 feet above nigh waller; Dut h me
ordinary stage will be from CO 20 70 feet
above ihe The City Droctrix very nearly CORES
tho curb stone at the corner ~ the ltNce ana
rlet 81 In f34, tho river 75S feet nbOyc tho
cfriy and IN 1858 IL fell 33sl feet below the DlrectTiX
Tis is the extreme Tausc cf high ana low water Tue
orliury difference o level IL less than onehIlf Of this
amount The bridge Viii cIoss each Leyee on i've ston"
arches each ing span " 25 feet. On each side 90 Inc
river there will be at the outward eud OF the stOnewo
n leglnt toll house containing the Offices Cf The
(nulmur on t.ic west side Oi the bridge tbc railway
VIII enter tunnel at Ihifdst extend under NnSlmct"h-
ave "a far as Niuthst ttn curNinG broadly to Olvet.
pass along under Llcyeuihst III II cmeIges ~ tbe d oi
ilc cd flOntcau Pond on this spot II rs prpOscf ~
cree, ginud central station 0r all the IulrOads thai ~.
tcrsctt or terminate 20 this point The average hight 81
tie tunnel will its width Is feet and its length
about 5000 feet Tht depth Of the tunnel below the
slacc viii be about - feet aud tho hight o tho bisc
above the city DiTecntX 50 rect Two tracks OF ills VIII
bc laid I'm the tunnel. The estimated cost OF TIE Dlldgc
aud it3 approaches including incidental expenses H..
,6bjtJ5 ~
pjcrs aud 1asl iG3 co
Approaches. heS....-..-.-.-..........-.-- SONS w
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Land dtlil' tV'ti5' W.
Ten per cent on tie above sum for con