The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-15
WORK ON THE
RIVER FRONT
And Plans Of the Development and
Railroad Companies.
THE RAILROAD VlADUCT ROUTES.
Some OF the Big Machinery Used on
the Virginia Electric Railway and
Development Company's Plant.
The Progress of the Work,

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mond know that the Virginia Electric
Railway and Development Company. and
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina railroads have
big enterprises under way in this city.
ia; the information the public has as TO
Just what Is being done Is very meagre.
II Is for the purpose Of giving general
view Of the scope OF the work that this
article Is written.
While the three great enterprises are
entirely separate affairs. they have
found many common interests and are
working together in harmony.
The contractors for the masonry. ex-
cavations and pile driving on tho Chesa-
peake and Ohio's Richmond Niaduct and
Terminal" work are Messrs. Shanahan
Winston, LOcher & CO. The same work
on the Virginia Electrical Railway ana
DEVELOPMENT Companys plant and the
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina Rail
road bridge Is being done by Messrs.
Winston & Co. & Lochcr-
THE c. x o. VlADUCT.
when the C.. & o. viaduct Is completed
II Will enter Fulton al orleans street
Louisiana, Denny and Nicholson streets.
These streets will be crossed on vaduct
while embankments will be constructed
hsfNsen the blocks. Third street I'm Full
Ion h 10 be closed and a new street open
81 lust south Of Third. At Nicholson
,.reet the yiaduct will swing around
curve. across Hague street. Gilie's creek
Poplar. Ash ard Rockets streets. where
n small mound will be cut through De
Ing the only place whore trains VIII touch
rround The yiaduct crosses Waite street
a. The Richmond and Danville tracks
With n clearance Of twenty-one feet
thence across the dock, quays and slips
Al, to Twontv-sec0nd street Here the
,.iaduct will run I'm Dock street. dividing
Il In two parts with room 10 drive un-
der lust west Of Twentieth street the
Seventeenth street line is Joined. The
vladurf curves from that point 20 the
left and crosses the dock. By dredging
ana other work. 1t is stated, the dock
win be made Just as efficient as before
THREE RAILROADS INTERSECT.
The viaduct crosses Shockoe creek,
masses over the Richmond. Petersburg
and Carolina viaduct AT the present
trestle track. crosses the York River line
runs over the Richmond and Danville
freight depot and the tracks of the Rich
mond and Danvile % the river From
this point 10 runs above the turDid
waters OF tho = mes to point opposite
the virginia Nail and Iron Works and
80 feet west OF the Belle Isle Bridge
on the way the viaduct will cross over
Free Bridge under the Richmond ana
Petersburg Bridge and over the Bell Isle
Bridge. At the west end, there will be
double track fiji TO connect the viaduc,
with the present James River Division.
AT the intersection Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, Richmond. Petersburg and
Carolina, and Southern railroads the
Southern will run on the ground; the
Richmond Petersburg and Carolina on
viaduct overhead. and above this viii be
the Chesapeake and Ohio yiduct. making
a three-story affair
The viaduct is to be built OF steel ana
double tracked 1t will be fifty feet
high al Cilne's Creek and the minimum
height viii be about twenty or twenty
five feet Good clearance will be given
al all streets. The grade of the present
tresile Is about Jos feet 10 the mile as
against about A feet on the viaduct,
which alone will give immense advantage
IN many ways
SEVENTEENTH STREET LINE.
The Seventeenth-street line OF the Ches-
apeake and Ohio will leave Dock street
on curve. crossing Eighteenth and
Seventeenth streets and crossing Cary and
Main streets between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth The station VIII be just
north Of Main street and west OF the
First Market The depot tracks Will be
twenty-cight feet above Main street
Passing north they viii be fourteen feet
above Franklin. Grace and Broad streets
and thirteen above Marshall Clay street
Will be closed and the tracks will strike
ground there.
THE r. p. & C. RAILROAD.
The Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina
road will enter Manchester az First and
Maury streets and cross the river about
three hundred yards east of Mayo's
Bridge on a now bridge. which will have
I'VE spans IN the south channel viaduct
across Mayo's Island and four spans i'm
the north channel. landing In the city at
the mouth Of ShOckOe Creek. cross Cary
Main. Franklin. Grace Broad and Mar
shall streets just east Of Fifteenth street
on a viaduct. II will touch ground north
OF Marshall street and follow Shock0e
Creek and Bacon's Quarter Branch 20
Join the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac a short distance west of the
Hermitage road.
The Chesapeake and Ohio and Rich
mond. Petersburg and Carolina will run
into the new station on the east and west |
sides. respectively and will he on a level |
with second floor windows.
I. few days ago Mr.. r. S. Winston. Of |
the firms which have the contracts for |
the dredging masonry and pile driving |
for all the work on the river front. went !
over the ground with "A Times reporter.
The start was made opposite the Virginia |
Nail and Iron Works and $50 feet west !
Of the Belle Isle Bridge Here the first |
work has been done In starting the foun- /
dalton for the great stone and concrete |
ahutment which will support the western /
end Of the yiaduct
AZ the east end Of the Belle Isle bridge /
lotion derrick boat has been constructed !
for work on the piers in the deep water |
there. There VIII be Over 1880 cubic |
yards ~ masonry. mainly I'm the piers In /
tine river and 1890 cubic yards Of con-
crete for the pedestal foundations. under
the bis vaduct.
The work of the engineers and con-
tractors has been greatly facilitated by /
the temporary dams constructed in the
north channel ON account OF the DeVel. |
opmcnt Company work So thoroughly |
has been the work on the temporary dams
that the north channel Is practically /
dry.
THE BIG DAM.
The hcadgate OF the Virginia Electric
Railway and Development C0mpany's
dam VIII extend from the wall al Trede-
gar street 90 the head OF Browns Island.
thence in a straight linc 20 the abutment
OF the Petersburg railroad bridge on the
Manchester side. The dam viii he about
i've feet iu height. all the way across the
river and about seven feet thick. IL viii
be 100 feet long ana contain 500 cubic |