New-York tribune., 1881-09-02
THE ROADWAY IN TIE AIR.
PROGRESS ON THE EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
now rng SUSPENDED sUPERsrRUCTURE Is GOING


now THE SUSPENDED sUPERsrRUCTURE Is GOING
UP-rHE LATEST FACTS ABOUT TIE WORK
While the work on the East River BRIDGE
advances slowly, yet the slight progress made week by
week Is noticeable. that work ia on the
suspended superstrucure itself than much more real
work when the and anchorage were in course
of construction or the many wires being laid
great cables Nearly two-thirds the 400 door beams
for the roadway of the bridge now hanging
from the wire mRpender-rOpep, and some of the
massive chordr holding them together and apart
making tho structure solid, have been put up
each side of the towoIs Tho beams are seven
feet six nchcB apart aud from each wire ropes
TO the four cablea The amount of strain ou cach
rope, when the bridge IS completed will be ton tous and
highest strain capable OF being cNcrted m the rre
load the bridge each beam is forty TONS
wle the Iour sHlchdGrs ar" capable OF resisting
hundred tons stIHn In addition the chords between
Tie floor beams the roadway where the railroad trucks
win he laid. win be strengthened by hign russes on each
bridge win be by endless chain system ns 2crf.cteG
and IN uhc IN the streets ol san Francisco The shc0ui.
~ ttcc o. me trustees hhVlE this feature In charge has
not Yet finished tie consideration OF this matter however
Tie structure from swayiug aud add 10 its s0lditt
ON the stone work OF the approaches the aboris nearly
completed. The paVng6toncs in the carriage wnys "a ~
not yet laid but the blocks hand and win e nt
pr6ach have 20 be by iron brdgeS instead ~ & M
ana brick arches owing 10 the angle they have with The
direction of the bridge one of those bridges hat over
Prospect5i me one nearest the "nd oi Inc Brooklyn
nPproafh n e. w @ Sson is m "fTdy 2nt up qnd the work
long, but only fourteen ieet above the street
already up This win be ayhrec iee long TbS ro 6s
maini1g one over Main ST, is also beng put in place
On this side OF the river tie approach is coInpletc
from Chahamst to the anchorage Waierst with The
Junction of Pearl, Cherry, Frankfort AMI Dovcrsts
SVSr the m EaS Eovae pc p" up ana win
r ESQ lGG M @ SS 9s or & tae iron or i has been
Pitsburg, Penn An the other streets intcrseeied ~,
the approach in this city crossed by stone arches
between the strees for warehouses; and they viii soon
The only that the bridge win not be in Use in
te latter part OF IL the delay OF the contractor
IN Edgem9or Iron Company, of Wilmington, Del in
furnishing the steel agreed upon About Ihrce-Ionrhs
OF the steel should be on hand but only about one
nan Oh II mas oeeh delivered IL mas been hoped 60 have
at least the footway ready before winter bu this is n"
OF the structure is completed The difficulty in regard to
ASuita ',approaeh to the bridge tne srooklyn end
IN approprating 100000 to secure it, by Tho
% ds,noslon oi the nidngs in the way, and the removal
neW roadway 1t Is expected that "A OF open s0usre
will he made Tor the distance least block arpnnd
the entrance TO the approach, extending from Snndt
70 i@.-st sonthward aud from Fultonst. to Adansst
TO the traffic over the bridge say that a wide tboroh
OF The bridge to the Guy Hail. by the removal oy n ,
6nildngs between Fulton ana Washngtonts sonth e of
way from The bridge to the Very heart Of
arectuns through such streets as Conrst Mr,is az
Euoh-s,, anu Aontaguest This, oowoud AFFORD rnon
a aiu ,ede branching In All directions s the street
the mGT e anu would give place ears of
90 ~ Enlton Ferry There advocates m Erno
& 1i tno briase ny extending Flttbusn-avs from is M
junction, Win F0ltOn-St- 10 Saudsst in an ol'odss
uIect line. This would give n drive In a Ill.,,
ne iroin lne CITY Hall tLs city, over tho Rri" =,
apcspec ar rar6 and thence through that pleasure gfonnJ
s otGt @ ,ne ocean PARKWAY to Coney island But TINS
hn m % new street through sodiy built blocks ol
houses ana stores would cost ann n,a n, a.
donbtfn' If 1T VIII ever be carried ont ~ ' ~ iS
Ia thie city the matter OF providing for 4ha hrio 49,
t.anSe has - been Effected the Legislature Laws,
s1rohen out lie provision for applying Laf mllIon m
uoiars Tor he purpose OF providing for tho "a va va
o. ola access. & ihe Elevated Railroad station Chathanst
WIN nave 10 be removed before the bridcc ia hra,h;
INTO Use. About 400 men ore now sp ~ syor' %,1aSn. @
the vafios portions of the work OF the bride r
way All the necessary money is provided by etion or
Ie Legislature. The total cost Of the connecting nk