Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-04-18
THE BRIDGE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Estimates Given on Several Different Sites
but Nothing Recommended Bridge Resting
on Present Pier Would Cost 81 8 ,0O0-0ther
Sites More Expensive.

The committee appointed at the last
town meeting to investigate and pub
lish facts relating to a new bridge
across Connecticut river respectfully
report as follows:
/ /. A steel truss bridge spanning the river on
the present site of the old bridge without rest
ing upon pier will cost about $4,000, To this
must he added expense of additional or new ma
sOnry for ahutmcnts. The old abutment On the
west side is dry masonry. Engineers recon-
mend new abutment and that the bridge stand
six feet higher than the old one. II the old
abutment at the east end is used, but raised six
feet. and new ahutment is constructed at the
west end six feet higher than the present one, 1t
Will cost about 5000 in addition to said S2I 600.
2. If the bridge is constructed on the present
site and rests upon the pier near the center of
the river the cost of a steel bridge will be about
~lS,OO0, and the additional cost for the masonry
will be tho same as above stated with whatever
expenses must he incurred upon the pier Your
committee are unable to give that on account
of the high water, not knowing whether it
would requirea reconstruction OF the old pier
or not.
3. We baye considered the advisability of
crossing above the railroad.
A. BY putting in an abutment wall on the
west side Of the railroad alignment high enough
to 90 over the railroad and filling it back to a
point near the east side of the Brattleboro House
and re-buiding the wall from the bed of Whet
stone brook on the north side of the present
road and carrying ii high enough for said fill,
then crossing over the railroad and on to the
ported by steel trestles, and then connecting
Herewith on the easterly side of the railroad
track another yiaduct supported by steel trestle
south towards the depot about 800 feet on a
grade to the ground, il will make an additional
expense of about $4,000.
Total expense for bridge, viaduct passing
over the railroad track and down to the depot
and fill from the railroad track westerly to near
BrattlebOr0 House, as above stated, on the
present site. S62, 800
B. Another plan to accomplish the same thing
would be to construct a yiaduct from point
near the East side of the Brattleboro House over
the same territory with a viaduct all the way,
supported by steel trestles without making a I'LL
from the BratteborO House to the railroad
track. This can he done at an estimated eX
pense of $1,000.
Total expense for the bridge, viaduct from the
bridge to the BrattlebOro House over the rail
road track and viaduct extending south to the !
depot with the bridge on its present site SIS, 500
These estimates, A and b., are for steel /
bridge with roadway p feet wide and side /
walk feet wide. strong enough for all practical /
purposes. including that of electric cars, and
without center pier.
1. Canning factory site. 4 steel bridge
there would cost sSs 0o0. the fill TO reach the
west abutment 5000, the two abutments for /
the bridge about $500, the masonry and bridge ,
over the railroad track about 5000. making a .
expense must be incurred on the
Vernon road, 50 called from the Brattlehoro
House down to the point of crossing the rail
'oad track
Iure bridge about l1O0 feet in length and
would cost about $4,000. This would be a deck
lridge, standing on two piers in the river. A
suspension bridge without piers would cost
ibout $4,000.
j. l.. MARTIN.
GEO. ". PIERCE, Commit
j. q. EsTEN, tee.
f. H. PUTNAM, II