Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-17
A BIG VIADUCT.
heSmithfeld Street Bridges
Cable Parallel
WILL COST OVER 100000
And be Speedily Built on Extensions
of the Present Piers.
ENGINEER LINDENTHAL PLANS 1T.
Double Tracks Outside of and Above the
Present Structure.
WILL COST OVER 100000
LINDENTHAL PLANS 1T.
ANOTHER LINE AND ITS NEW CROSSING

Arrangements have just been consum-
mated with the Smithfeld Street Bridge
Company (Monongahela) by which the cars
of the new Traction Company chambers &
Mckee, Werner ct aD are to be hauled over
an extension or annex to this bridge. The
attorney of the bridge company, A. II.
Clark, Esq, stated, however, that he did
not feel at liberty to tell the business of his
clients. Then Mr.. Meyers, of Hostetter &
Co., was solicited, and, while he stated that
such arrangement had been perfected, he,
as an executive officer OF the company, did
not feel at liberty to give particulars. All
agreed that it was a matter within the dis
cretion of Gustav Lindenthal, the contract
ing engineer, to tell, if be thought best, and
Mr.. Lindenthal's Office was sought.
Mr. Lindenthal said as it was not prac-
ticable to build conduits for the cables un-
der the present structure, it had been de-
cided to
BUILD ANOTHER BRIDGE
on the upstream side. When the present
bridge was built it was expected that an
other would sometime be added and space
was secured accordingly, and some Of the
piers were extended the necessary width up
the stream. The remainder of the piers will
be heightened. The new bridge will be 20
feet wide, giving room for the double track,
and the portals will be widened to accom-
modate the double entry. The conduits will
run the same as on the streets, underneath
the bridge.
There will be no detention to travel while
the new bridge is building, except that the
foot-walk on the upper side of the present
bridge will be removed and, when the new
one is completed, placed outside. The alter
alton will necessitate the removal of the
Offices and the toll house at the south erd.
Work has already been commenced, cement
having been stored on the ground and
dredges, tools, ETC., also, and by Monday
next the work will be in full swing. The
completed structure will be 6S feet in
width.
TO COST OVER $500, 900.
Mr.. Lindental did not state what the exact
cost of the addition would be; but he said it
would exceed $500, 900. The work will be
pushed with all the expedition possible as it
is intended to have the cable ears running
by the beginning of next year.
Mr.. Lindenthal said contracts for the iron
WORK would De given 10 the urmS tnat cOulQ
complete it the most expedItiously, no mat
ter where they might be located, and unless
our manufacturers can furnish it more
quickly than those in other sections some of
it will likely be made elsewhere than in
Pittsburg.
People who use the present bridge will be
gratifed to know that it will not be en-
numbered by the cable cars. While its
strength is such that horse can be speeded
so as to keep out of the way of the traction
cars, yet there is an immense amount of
heavy hauling on it, and a team drawing a
load of four or five tons cannot be speeded
materially. The finished structure will be
one OF the most complete in the country.
FOR THEIR SHORT LINE.
1t is also reported on good authority that
the new Southside Traction Company will
build that part of their line extending be-
tween South Tenth and South Thir-
tieth streets this fall. The company now
operates q line on both Carson and Sarah
streets. The latter runs from South Thirtieth
to South Tenth streets. This will be used
entirely while the Carson street tracks are
torn up. In the spring the remaining por-
tion of the road from South Tenth TO the
Union depot will be completed. While this
is being done the short line tracks over the
South Tenth street bridge and along Second
avenue will be used.