New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE LONG ISLAND COMPANY's BRIDGE.

THE lone ISLAND COMPANl'- BRlDGE.
PLANS FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION IN PREPARATION
1T WILL COST TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS.
\ corps Of dranght~me aud g. VI. Jacobs con
shifting engineer. busily engaged in the CorDh
Building. at No. lJ2 broadway on the plans oil the
proposed cantllever bridge Of the Long Island Railroad
Company across the East River. The bi! anthofiHhs
the construction Of this bridge was introduced III inc
senate by Mr.. Aspnal and known No $50. MI
TUwnsend introduced the bill In the Assembly. where
II Is known as No. l.03l. The iii has had one read
ing and is now in the hands OF a committee. H. d.
Insdae counsel FIR the Long Island Railroad, IL rep
rc.cntlng the interests OF his client at Albany. IL
was said Yesterday at the Offices Of the company that
II expected that the bill would be advanced 10
second reading during the coming week
The rough plans OF the bridge show that The io'al
length Of the structure will be about 1900 feet from
Laurel Ill., l.. l.. to the terminal In this c'iS' Inc
New York terminal VIII. II Is said. be in P'rh ave.
between Thlrty-fourth and Forysecond SIS, where IL
is proposed TO erect large passenger a'atoh VIII"
Will m so constructed that the trains will run Into the
second story From the terminus it l. proposed To
construct NladuC elevated road 10 the river lFOh'
From the bridge proper trains will rnn TO Laurel lIh
ON another viaduct or elevated rOai The bridge
prope? will be made up OF canever'. '4o feet over
an giving a span OF 900 feet on the Newly ork sde
900 feet above The reef (Man Of War Rockl, one hh
mile south OF Blackwers Island. and giving aho'her
span of LOO feet on the Long Island aide' NJ u"
mart ~ the bridge II is to be l3j feet above HIGH
water which is the same as Brooklyn Bridge at It's
highest point. Tie height VI the structure rom the
roadway the top OF tho centre span VIII DE -oo co
The width Of the bridge has not been decided IL WI"
depend upon the number OF tracks 10 be iad'
The pIers are 10 be buih of granite, with foundations
I'm 4,lld rock There Will be only two piers III tue
river. one Of these will be built on the Man OF war
Rock which Is above low water the other VIII he but
on the eastern side OF the reef. The approaches
which viii be made of alternate spans Vi ioiN an"
sixty feet except where they Heightened TO cear
the Streets will have total length OF about eoo' ee'
The tracks will be almost level. the naAm"'h e"u'
beInc pea cent soft steel will be used entirely IN
tie snperstructuie. which Will weigh h0m oo'Ooo !"
10000 tons The bridge i, 10 be used for rallroiu
trains only and will be 80 proportioued that all the
TRICKS can be loaded with the heaviest trains at inc
same time owing to the fact that the bridge Is 10 10
what /, known as "a pin-connected cantlieVor' WIN
ont counter bnecs7 the erection Of II VIII be easy all"
rapid when once begun . ~,
The uropo-ed train she'd on the New YORK size VIII
he larger than any other train she'd IN the Wof" III"
largo, existing she'd covers only twelve tricks; TINS
one Will cover sixteen tracks with shlgie SPIN I"o
vaors will carry passengers from the second Story 70
the street. The Long Island Railroad Company as
serts that the entire bridge including approaohes' 'a
be built in three and possibly In two, years.
The statement Of the company adds This bridge
vIll be built by The existing American bridge com
panie- IN their shop as required ior err'iD1; ~
hat soon a. The hrst pier Is pht e so~.rd
The ,,timared cost oi the structure Is el2OoOoOo.
ono important obstacle has not yet been 0NeIcO,nc;;
IL /, necessary ecu?e the authorization OF ie ,ntcn
state, Government the building OF the bIdsG Drloe
work can De begun. This has not been done Dn' iie
protector, say that they are not a. anxious about ls
a, icy ate about the passage Of the blll now before
The state Legislature.