The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-05-19
me New Brooklyn Bridge.


say The original plan was to bring
tlis YRS, vehicles, and passengers out
OH I've same level. 1t was changed
10 ti& present plan, so that the switch
ing ~ the cars at the terminus should
nov 1NIerfere with foot passengers or
veAifies. Those who wish to ride in
ing cars will haye to mount to the
ral1fQad depot, but the foot passen-
ge#Wlll enter upon the bridge at the
streqt level and ascend at a grade of
81 3eFt In 100 feet, The cars will run
ON ther side of the promenade and
ne#Nlo 1T. The two roadways for
carHiages and trucks will be outside
OF tne car trucks, and, for the most
par viii be on a level with them.
s. "a width q &c bridge i s.
ieet. There is room Tor tram OF cars
and two lines of vehicles to pass on
each side of the foot promenade. The
view from the cars willnot be so good
as that from either foot promenade or
the roadway. Those in carriages will
have an opportunity to look over the
railing, which is seven feet four inches
high. The edges of the foot prone
made will be about thirty-five feet
from the side of the bridge. The
space under the promenade will be
used for telegraph and telephone
wires. The contract for the iron su.
perstructure Of the railway depots
requires that the work shall be done
by May %, and the prospects are that
it will be furnished on time. The
Pullman palace cars and the rolling
stock are already furnished. 1t is
estimated that the time occupied by
the cars in passing from end to end OF
the bridge will be four minutes,
The following Information about the
bridge is authentic:
Construction commenced January
8, 1870.
Size of New York caisson, 172x1O2
feet.
Size of Brookly caisson, 16Sx1O2
feet.
Timber and iron in caisson, 5,253
cubic yards.
Concrete in well holes, chambers,
ETC., $500 cubic feet.
Weight of New York caisson, about
1000 tons.
Weight of concrete filling, 5000
tons.
= Sew York tower contains 46, 94;
cubic yards masonry.
Brookly tower contains IS, PA cubic
yards masonry.
Length of river span, 1,565 feet
inches.
Length of each land span, $50 feet.
1850 feet.
Length of Brooklyn approach. 971
feet.
Length of New, York approach,
1862 feet inches.
Total length Of bridge, $3.50 feet.
Width of bridge. 50 feet.
Number Of cables, 4.
Diameter of each cable, 15a inches.
First wire was run out May 20, 1877.
Cable making really commenced
June II, 1877.
Length ofeach single wire in cables,
$40 feet.
Length of wire in four cables, eX-
elusive ofwrapping wire, IA, 1861 miles.
Weight of four cables, inclusive OF
wrapping wire, $685. tons.
Ultimate strength of each cable,
1920 tons.
Weight of wire, nearly II feet per
pound,
Each cable contains 1926 parallel,
not twisted, galvanized steel oil-
coated wires, closely wrapped to a
solid cylinder 154 inches in diameter.
Depth of tower foundation below
high water, Brooklyn, As feet.
Depth of tower foundation below
high water, New York, rs feet.
Size of towers at high water line,
140x59 feet.
Size of towers at root course, 1861
SO feet.
Total height of towers above high
water, 27S feet.
Clear height of bridge in center O.
river span above high water at 80 de.
grees F., 1876 feet.
Height of floor at towers above
high water, 119 feet 3 inches.
Grade ofroadway, 81 feet in 100 feet
Height of towers above roadway
1853 feet.
Size of anchorages at base, 129x11e
feet.
Size of anchorages at top, l17x1O4
feet.
Height of achorages, 80 feet front
So feet rear.
Weight of each anchor plate, q
tons.
Engineer, Colonel w. A. Roebling