The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22

~ v kluCbIE BOmo tnTee Wo0k2 ago Oy
I'D the North River bridge problem Tor a long
time samci sna mae made surveys Tyssys soundings and
thai read before tho society, thus refers to the
thought OF impossibility which is apt to riseEin
the mind OF almost any layman:
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other bridges when their construction was begun. many
Ast to the probability Of this bridge being q
sa,s investment iof approximation eapital tho
e esalsss tRss sfirSst ~ M ans N1oasn HIS s stGpa an
are that the bridge itself will cost si5.o0O,o00
and 2 ot ths property, which must be purchased
] 1 per cent. would 8h ' Be- H i,sso. 49, 'h Tho snso ars te =,
existing railroads to use the bridge for both
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toll proposed Is ten cents for each person on an
AFFORD an Income Of s2,Soo,oSo, From mail eX.
prs ssd fES1sh 3, g ge nsr asn;. and Il oo %ssSsa S shba,ssGis E
Is considered viii Be sufficient for maintenance.
expenses, and interest charges.
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s SoIt s9aSsp sSpp|q pe on I sb sss sin the 81 Sl Ws on r the New
saieo back sscEes Of 0s liz FiiHth ~ Ave eDla' FL Hotel s,f. or " The
Masopie Temple. From there the approach
feet above the river. On the jersey side tie
approach would be on q line near Ninth and
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touching the city at. Twenty-third street
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agreed. be almost insurmountable. AsuGGes-
ton has been made that the approach be mad.
Spon sReir New YORK iss Estimating POINT. Ha Thsyy
i settled a." When sIa he H public sf has op In s aS'ETiihH eir 70 pe 1e
ty-eighth street is that they believe along that
81 trafnc. and that BY eleva.ed or Underground
connections the travel could be eypeditiously
s sridtssui Plan. ii sh IS H iHs s g 81 scheme che Mss in1oiSes
such sue a as now q exists sss41 but t"P The i find which,
mand Of the business Of transporting
2e oG,o DS .OUS GpassenGers w. and GOWN w M Lar n + It az
t tsansit e @ii &c See one On l tn1s ,n infiue nt ,0f ia d tapla
PROPOSED bridge And another determining
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sfstls %lfh t Il. tsSE e% Yor lEFe tssntr apd ana GaHfs sdssS
land. These trunk line connections. both the
friends and critics Of the Lindenthal idea agree.
thu mSst rs &c Sasn BUSINESS sas / sssy saal B nos iR1erfe and wi its
parallel and intersecting streets from and be-
yond the bridge landing.
ture Mr. Lindenthal plans. The length OF the
easS sow spsn 4 2;sS SIo feet !, from r gp. the s%t sen,rs Of Of
SurnaSl what a0 far hQQ haan ATTAIN pfaA for
day DAY Is that over the sp Forth hin IL gc sa ! w Which BIZ his Is
s ansh sasa: @e q to- & f sSsa' From From the tRst undefs ide
Of the passageways the distance in the %clearto
rs f ssais ss SO g F% thn %iadts Il %h sh sis siy and T iail e 81
the floor. will be 4 feet: in, other words, the
Aeisas WI TR be sle esss %oe 81 the + ,t toWers WIFI b be
above the water SO feet. The depth !" Of their
snd on .Ss S New ~ Yor asT sids S isS f Si,l e fh IS 1 Ss.
S sGnr{ Ss Piers sts On ias wh 16ng th fsS towers tow wiG ere to SDs stS and
Of wrought iron and steel. with sixteen COL
T%mns in each. or eight under each arch support;
the bottom to 1--WE feet ut the. top. The
shape Of the towers is chosen for the sake OF
architectural impressiveness. and largely as the
best form to withstand tornadoes striking the
bridge. The fiat appearing. stone anchorages
seen NJ eacn emu .! tho picture are each ZlU
feet high above the pavement-constdernbly
moro than Trinity's steepls-each 800 feet long
and $50 feet wide ut the base. Each is tun-
nnslled to accommodate six railroad tracks;
braced arches of steel wire cables. supported
on the metallic towers, from which they de-
scend to the anchorages. The cables are SO
feet apart. and each Is 4 feet In diameter. The
wires forming tho cables are wrapped In a steel
envelope to protect them from rain and snow
and the weather generally, Between this en-
velops and the strand of wires Is left an air
space Of two inches to protect the Interior
metal from heating By the sun. Tho platform
Bridge, and Is designed for trains carving. n
load Of 1000 tons in a length of 800 feet. The
ordinary daily traffic will strain the bridge
only 10 per cent. Of its load-bearing capacity.