New-York tribune., 1908-05-17

To the east the first OF the connecting links with
Manhattan is the structure from Willis avenue IN
Port Morris. That is used by truck farmers and
others, either from The Bronx Long Island. for
the North Beach and College Point ferry brings
scores of truck farmers from Long Island TO Port
Morris. and they thronsing the Willis Avenue
Bridge mornings early and late at night After
this passageway over the water comes the Sec
ond Avenue Bridge The L. uses it. but there is
room for foot passengers. and the THIRD avenue
structure is traversed by trolleys and be and
is used by foot passengers and vehicles OF all de-
scriptions, not excepting automobiles. These
bridges are substantial and not unattrsctive. The
Park Avenue Bridge. over which the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroads main line trains
speed necessarily day and night, is the fourth
bridge from the east and there is that is
compelled to stand pounding and strainins
but this is of the strongest structures of the
kind Madison avenue is to have new bridge
70 The Bronx. The old structure will make way
for it. and when the neu completed ii will
he one the handsomest the river This will
be used largely for vehicular traffic and may sup
plant the Willis avenue structure for automobils
use for those wishing to visit the New England
States.
Then come the Lenox avenue, Macomb's Dam
and the Eighth avenue bridges. the Putnam Diyi-
sion trains using the latter. This crosses at about
15eth There is then quite stretch of clear
way, on the west hank of the river being High
Bridge Park This in its present spring sreenery,
still soft in shade, leads to High Bridge the pict-
1Iresous structure long a mecca for excurs sonists
from the southern faraway reaches OF Manhattan.
This carries the old Croon aqueduct, Is 1.to feet
long has thirteen arches. resting upon massive
granite piers. The highest arch is 1l6 feet above
water. This is purely a vehicular and passenger
bridge.
The University Heights Bridge at Kingsbridge.
is4th street. The Bronx to 2G7th street Manhattan,
has all the ges of being modern structure.
with all the improvements in design making for
beauty and strength Between the two is the
Washington Bridge, Tenth and 1Sst
street It's height gives it striking appear
ance as the High Bridge, and it is longer and was
more of a task for the builders. 1t has a length
of 100 feet Is 80 feet wide and the central arch
has span of so feet is 135 feet above high
The Fordham Heights Bridge will be just north
Of the University Heights Bridge. and then come
the three structures over the ship canal and
Spuyten Duyvil The busiest OF these is the Broad
way, carrying the subway to Kingsbridge.
But much interest is centred in the Hudson
Memorial Bridge. which is to extend from Bolton
Road, in Manhattan. to Spuyten Duyvil. Bolton
Road is practically continuation of Riverside
Drive and will thus connect the mainland with
that great river bank This bridge lis TO
cost about $4,000. Preparations for the tercen-
tenary are well under way and the date for the
celebration September 25 1909. continue for eight
days. will display along the Hudson that, II
has been promised. will excel the Mardi Gras at
New Orleans This memorial bridge will be the
most ornate connecting link with The Bronx
In the Department OF Bridges it was said ysster
day that work on the new Madison struct-
moved east blocks The old bridge which
at the Broadway crossing was moved 10 the Unit
versity Heights site.
The cost of these numerous structures. indepen-