New-York tribune., 1906-05-26
MORE RIVERSIDE DRIVE
RIG EXTENSION PLANNED,
City Nay Spend 81, ,e5O,OO0-To
Bridge Dyckman Street.

The Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
r.erdav authorized Borough President Ahearn
: ,repara plans for an extension of Riverside
o-tre north from 15Sth street. to connect with
~ Henry Hudson Memorial Viaduct and to
,.,,ude a magnificent masonry viaduct, to cost
roapnO00. 10 span the Dyckman street valley.
This structure. as laid down on the engineers
ans will be $50 feet in length. with width
= slightly feet. The entire extension of River
.5s Drive TO the proposed Hudson Memorial
J,.5pct. viii involve an estimated outlay of 3d.,
oso0Do not including the cost of a good deal
q land
10 that is why Chief Engineer Nelson P. Lewis
!, the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
.o-,,,erds approval of the entire scheme. The
- eo- rhe masonry viaduct over The Dyckman
-, ,al4v is by r Stuart Williamson. con-
-,,inq engineer Chief Engineer Lewis esti-
-,stes the cost of the extension as follows;
~ ,n,,royernent or completion OF Riverside
Ds @ W. lsi6 5.1sG s5,' a5 2 h.o@i"ay ana 2ooo
Dye5a@41 5's5 between Rivsgside Drive and Fort
Tashr rerrn with the widening OF 'he 400 ooo
80 estimated cost N'0
ysiac, aers pyek"an street laiisy 100000
cost =; connect i;yllrnan street vaduct
New 10 In, ,5zrn Memorial Niaduct estimated ~ oo,
Reaoa,i9n q llne q Riverside Drive 9fI~yen
Tee i55th West 165th streets estiiA''1 5o5 600
.sls. .--...--.--.---
sr as-matei cost Of these subdivisions ->''-'o''S'
,.s ses,r,e ~, enormously expensive undertaking
- y ,5r6DIbrc5y is The question as 10 tIIe 81
stifv of authorizing il 1t the present lliIle M
al1es financial considerations which IL may Z nol
r. within The province q your engineer 10 us' Iii
Tpgr the uIan is a logical one ana that II WIZ
Intimately be carried out Is. in ny judgment Io' 4
Serargilf question. 49,,
The present riverside Drive IS one of the things
- T-f5h the city OF New ork IS Justly PROUD ne
16r0grlphy Cf the section of lne CITY thIoush
Efia It is proposed 10 extend it is such as to de
md such an extension The I3orouSh OF N9H-
t-+-4r with its immense resources. requires Tea-
80 fzy arrr0T1iarf0ns from the public treasury.
sq1etsera1ie norton IF the expense of acquiring
"a .ii--~,-i-- .,,,+ mis- ir7uroI-arn could
n me case ut tho Grand Boulevard and Con-
course. now unocr construction IN the BorouSh OF
TIC sToiH- the FoIj Sc ,'Sl y . 4P3i,.i5 Pi
Ei- I'D Inc case of the extension oI tiie flNeIslpe
Qrre now i'm progress between West l35th and
Vest l5sth streets IRE portion assessed Is ont-halt
Memorial Viadu6t is ro conn .oed ny the autumn
q -te i would he VeIE desirable 70 insure maxi
nun ~ ufstv for his srTuctura by connecting IT
fr-r-lv with the present Riversiie Drive in q
-su-er ia which such Connection viii undoubtedly
ts fs.l..ised at some TIME in the near future.
q tha proposed masonry v:aduct the chief
engineer says:
Tha 'afrd subdivision would consist of q viaduct
i1zruilE ~ Fort ashluGtOn avenue. spanning
IHa it ailiL Nl1tt- 5i-N ana i'aclilG the s2ull-
tEts eee ot the Inwood hill his viaduct. with It's
eHlra ahs RoIta uc some l-59 feet In lo'iEth. with
width ~ 80 feet Gesi-l which has been pre-
lzI.1 Shows ei-7isru -tfuCt1re. built entirely
-u-r. .l.5f ilIT.. arc hes each Of 10 feet span
T..bad ar both ends lv three smaller arches. The
ls. ii 10 -au:E. instead IF steel fo. this bridge
adg4t above 3D.. man strf - would ] understand.
= aaou il" fe1r Tho eHis -tieu nii-hv be raised
til- t-e nry arches would District in some
d-er-a de 'iea ot the rner locking vest along
u tsmar s,clet. aut Witll spans Of 10 feet and a
ae21 ri 0i feet do not believe that this objcc-
Elcn Noaid te serious one The estimated cost OF
f.5 t---tci. IFS approaches. S2.isel-pN