New-York tribune., 1892-03-11
MR.. CORBIN'S NEW BRIDGE.
IT WILL CROSS THE EAST RIVER AT THIRTY
FOUETH-sT AND HAVE At LEAST

FobhIn->I. AND IANt Al llASI
FOUR TRACKS.
When the Ncw-York and Long Island Terminal Com
pany was incorporated few weeks ago it supposed
to scheme for a tunnel under the East River in
the interest of the Long Island Railroad. The intro
ducon in the Assembly Albany OF bill TO grant the
charter Of the corporation revealed the fact that
bridge connection between Long Island City and New
York contemplated. Yesterday OF the de-
tails OF the project were made known officially.
The plans for the proposed bridge have been drawn
as possible to do prior 10 the granting Of ts
charter The bridge is TO be confined entirely 10 rail-
way traffic provision being made for teams foot
passengers. 1t will be wide enough for four tracks
and possibly six. The approaches from Long Island
will start at Laurel HILL Ncwtown. about mile
and threequarters from Long Island City. \ gradual
ascent will be made to the pier in Long Island Cty,
which will be built outside OF the wharf line little
west OF the present station OF the Long Island Railroad
II IS proposed to have two piers In the East River to
be built one upon the eastern and upon the west
crn edge OF Man-O.war Rock" This rock Is now
marked by spar buoy and the Federal Government
has never made any attempt to the rock. be
cause there sufficient channel each side OF the
formation. The rock IS about 600 feet wide. and II Is
maintained that Is perfectly available for the founda-
tions OF the piers
The river is about 5000 feet wide where It
Is proposed to Including the one on tho
TO be constructed OF granite. The bridge viii
be built the oantever principle. and there
will be three spans. each about 900 feet in length
The height above high will be l3j feet the same
height as the brooklyn Bridge. The entire distance
from the beginning of the approach at Laurel llll TO
the station in Ncw-York City will be 1880 feet. The
New York end Of the bridge Will lie at Thirty fourth st.
II has not yet been decided where the exact site OF
the York station will be- but it Will be somewhere
near Forty According TO the programme. the
structure will city block and VIII be higher
and roomier structure than the Grand Central station
although 1t may not cover the amount of super
ncal area. The New York end OF the bridgc-iaroad
will enter the second story Of The NcwlOrk terminal
building.
1t has not yet been decided whether the bridge shall
be OF iron or steel No estimate Of the cost can be
made yet. but rough calculation would place the figure
at ql2OOOOOO. The cost Of the cwIOrlI station has
not been determined. II the charter can be secured
the new company Is ready to begin work nj once. and
it hopes 10 have II finished within two years. The
Long Island interests decided upon this enterprise be
cause of the steady and rapid growth Of Long Island
The traffic now taxing the ferries and the Brooklyn
Bridge causes Overcrowding. and the Corbn people
look immense increase in the travel. II Is de-
clacd that If the bridge is authorized when It IS built
the Long Island Railroad will BE- able 10 carry pasSen
gers from the NewYork depot twenty miles into Long
Island in thirty minutes.
Austin Corbin said Yesterday That he was not inter
ested in any other bridge or tunnel scheme. except
the tunnel talked Of from the Battcry TO Atlantic
ave. in Brooklyn which will be abandoned in the
Thirty fourth ST. bridge gocs through. Mr. COrn said
The Aspna bill Is purely In the Interest of the
Long Island Railroad. The object Is 10 get that road
into New York BY bridge. II has nothing 70 do with
any steamship scheme other roads may in the future
Join in the construction but for the present The Long
Island Is the only road Interested