New-York tribune., 1876-09-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE.

nrrAus OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE AT POUCH
KEEPs1E-ITs COST AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS
p. p. Dickinson, the Chief Engineer OF the
pouehkeepse Bridge Company, said, In conversation
with TRIBUEE cpcrter yesterday, that the suDscr1p
tions for the requisite 100000 of the capital STOCK
had been received and that the fret fnstament OF o
uer cent bad been called in The American Bridge Com
many which will build the bridge and the approaches
has made contracts for the materials necessary
for the construction OF the cassons The materials for
tho first easson are now being delivered. The point at
which the structure will the river is near the ferry
dock and at the intersection of tho Poughkeepsie Hart
ford aud Boston and the Hudson River Railroads Ihe
depth watcr opposite this point averages 90 feet Tor
distance Of 800 feet and vessels approach wlthin
an feet NJ either shore The bridge will the river
ON an east and west line and at right auges to the river
At this pop the river has nearly straight channel for
ye miles in either direction The engineer claims thaI
n single span OF the bridge would anoro
free passage for all the vessels now plying on the
river without causing delays or otherwise interfering
with their progress These facts cause this point to De
regarded Of the most desirable on the river Tor the
construction Of bridge
The approach the bridge on the east side Is on an
iron vaduct 800 feet In length, which passes over the
Hudson River Railroad at elevation Of 16o feet The
structure across the river will be truss bridge. The
trsses will he 60 feet high, and will be built OF iron and
steel There will be four piers in the ver which will be
built on eaissons and the distance from the sur
face OF the water the foundations of the cassons VIII
be S5 feet At this depth suitable foundation dor ne
superstruoture found The piers viii be 90 eet
APART and will be built Of masonry up to the bridge
Haat Which il l30 feet above high water marx
ne approach on the side is on low truss span OF
16O feet which is bnilt the same plan as the Drldge
proper The Bridge Company intends to build railroad
nine miles I'm length the west side OF the Tyer TO l-
tersect the Walk Valley Railroad near Gardner by ay
ing third rail from this point to the OF Tue
Efle Railway The connection with the Lehigh valley
Railroad az EastOn Will be completed on gauge OF 4
feet So inches engineers estimate OF the expense
of building bridge and its approaches was about
g4 900 600 hUt the contract made with the Anlcri
can idge Company to bnd the bridge for sum con-
decline in the prices of materials and labor since
the estimate was made The bridge is TO have double
truck for cars. wagon roadway, and way Tor rOOt
passengers Tolgatcs Will be erected at each eDd ana
Tolls collected all who The calntal stock is
placed in the charter at $1,000 00O with tile right to m
crease IL 10 $5000000 and the company Is authorized
10 borrow money to amount not exceeding the cap
scribe to the capital stock to amount not exceeding
five per cent or the whole the company reseryng now
ever fifty per cent of the stock for individual suDserp
tons IL they received TO that amount The estimate
OF the earnings about fifteen per cent on the estimated
cost S4 600 900. This is based Un business now being
offered by the Erie Delaware Lackawanna AMI western,
and the Lclhgh Valley railroads and Their connecting
lnes.
This enterprise has been frequently spoken OF Bos-
ton enterprise and being carried forward Tor the pu
pose of bcneftng the New-England States nut II -
Claimed by the company to be of Importance to the
business ntereste OF NewYOrk City than of any other
place The Erie Raiway Company will have to run It's
way this bridge than now runs them to Ieaca Jersey
CifS,