The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-19
MONT HAVE TO
CHANGE TROLLEYS
At HACKENSACk.
Temporary Bridge Will Prevent
Long Waits on the Turn
pike Line.
CARS EXPECTED TO RUN
OVER IT IN TEN DAYS
Will Be Used Until $35O,OOO
Structure Is Completed.
Means Direct Runs.

The temporary bridge over the
Hackensack river, which connects the
Kearny turnpike with Jersey City. and
which is to be used while the new
sS5o,0O0 bridge over the river is in the
course of construction, is nearing COM
~pletion. When the structure is finished
the turnpike trolley cars will be able
to make direct runs to Jersey City
from Newark and Harrison and vice
versa.
Fol about a year past residents of
Newark and West Hudson, who have
had occasion to go to Jersey City,
were compelled to change cars at the
old H~ackensack bridge as the draw of
the structure was declared unsafe. In
Indictment weather this changing of
cars was very unpleasant, because of
the fact that it was a walk of over
one hundred yards from one car to
the other. At times passengers were
minutes for their car.
The f. M. Stillman Company, of Jer-
sey City, which has the contract to
build the new bridge and is erecting
The temporary affair, has gangs of men
working day and night to hurry it to
completion. Rails have already been
placed on the span and trolley wires
will be strung in the course of a few
lays.
Publicity Manager JOIN l.. O'Toole,
Of the Public Service Corporation, said
today that the cars would be using the
temporary bridge by next Wednesday.
A Narrow Affair.
The temporary bridge is about ten
feet wide the draw being on the
kearny side. 1t will be possible for
only one wagon or a trolley car to go
over at one time. The freeholders of
Hudson county are having a shanty
built on either. side of the bridge. and
d man will be stationed there day and
night to regulate traffic.
On Seach end of the structure is a
side approach where one wagon may
wait until the other crosses. The troll
ley tracks AVE been brought in from
a spur situated about one hundred
yards west of the old bridge on the
Kearny side. and the same distance
cast on the Jersey City side. The
temporary affair is shaped somewhat
like a semi-circle.
No provision has been made for a
footpath, so that pedestrians will have
to dodge wagons and trolley cars in
crossing. The Pennsylvania railroad,
which WINS the property on the west
side of the river. has given permission
10 allow its property to be used as an
approach
Means Much TO Public.
The direct running of the cars to
Jersey City means much to the trans
Tassaic t~ownspeople, as the Roadway
Of the Turnpike trolley line will be
eight minutes and not fifteen aud
twenty as it has been for the iast
wear At the present time there are
Only a few runs from the Harrison
ear barns, but it is expected that after
February u there will be over thirty.
the same as formerly.
the Stillman Company has ordered
ffteer hundred tons of steel from this
Trenton plant Of the American Bridge
Company for use in the new bridge
which is to he constructed There are
10 be three spans and a draw in me
bridge, and the structure will be one
Of the finest in the State. The work
is to be rushed as rapidly as possible.