New-York tribune., 1896-06-20

Grand-st through Willett and turning into De
Iancey-st down 10 the river. Commissioner
Thurber said Yesterday that Mayor Strong mas
given assurance that il will not be difficult to Sc
cure the widening Of Delanccy-st to the Bowery
So that the bridge terminus can be easily
reached.
Rv autumn the Commissioners believe that the
work on the new Sl5.O0o00O bridge will be well
under way. ami that in 1900 Greater New-Nork
Will celebrate the opening Of the greatest nigh
way and the biggest engineering project under
taken By the metropolitan district
STEEL TOWERS on ROCK PIERS
The new bridge. it is planned. Will be sus-
pension. similar - the present Brooklyn Bridge.
The weight viii bs carried by four immense
cables Of steel In the older structure the cables
are strung on massive granite piers. but IN the
row bridge the towers Will be of skeleton steel.
The site for the foundations or anchorages Of
the two piers has been determined and the bor-
ing ,s now going on Just beyond the head of
Delancey-st wharf four holes have been bored
in the bed II tn. East River with the diamond
edged drill. and the results attained have given
assure nee that eolii gness rock les at depth
of slxty-onc fe-t below water on the Ncw-N ork
side.
Ia descending T. tho rock foundation - buNd
the piers. the method 10 be employed VIII be- ;he
same ~ ln the work on the Brooklyn Bridge
twenty Ave- years ago. Caissons - great size
will be constructed. probably ~ steel instead
Of wood az formerly. and these VIII be sunk by
tremendous weights of masonry. In the cham
bcrs within the caissons to which the water
! canno: penetrate. tho workmen VIII clear the
rock II MI earth and prepare a foundation OF
cement md broken stone.
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tn" water Each tower viii rest on four legs
/ standing On N" four corners = each caisson
Abou, IL feet above IN" river there viii DE IN
arcneI space. through which IN" main roadway
/ for car. an! foot pas~"ug"rs VIII YaHs
FLOOR PLAN OF THE BRIDGE
There will be s.X railroad tracks. TWO FOR ce-
/ waited railroad trains and four for electric and
other surface cars. Above this roadway. II is
proposed. broad foo,ways Will be constructed
ana also bicycle path. Upon the level of the
/ railroad tracks ard between tho legs Of the
towers vii. he an arched space on each side Of
! the large ono ior use "a carringcwayS The
width of tho nov bridge Will u" III feet or %
more than tho pr,son, structure.
The span from tower t. tower VIII mea sure
1GlO feet. II foe: longer than tho brooklyn
Bridge Tho cables Will hc about eighteen inches
! In diameter. three inches greater than those now
supporting tho enormous traffic between tho two
cities In each cable Will he 3,lio wires and
every strand will be capable of carrying load
Of 1000 pounds.
l. l.. Buck chief engineer. proposes 10 have
each Of the four cables constructed IN fun. and
then brought To- the bridge. instead OF stringing
each wire separately across the rives. the opera
| ton which followed 10y many sightseers In
| thc constr rurton of the Brooklyn Bridge.
In general. tho structure Of the approaches will
| resemble That of the high curve on the SiX,h-avc
| elevated road AZ one hundred -nnd-tcnth st.
| called 'Kingdom Come Curve" by the man who
| thought he always heard the rustic OF angels
| wings when he passed over II.
| The elevated railroa Is viii run from their
| present height on To- tho bridge. while the car
| riage road-. trolley lines and foot passengers
| will all ascend the bridge from the street level