Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-07
new BRIDGES ON
n. Y. 8 /. B. ROAD
ARE SUGGESTED
State Railroad Commission Rec
ommends "I-Beam' Spans
at Six Points.
Especial to the Newark Star.

bridges are recommended by the State
Railroad Commission to safeguard
crossings on the New York. and Long
Branch railroad. 1t is suggested that
approved modern structures calculated
to safely accommodate the heavy
traffic which passes over the road be
installed. The bridges in question are
located at North Asbury. 1nterlaker,
Allenhurst. Elberon and the Takanas-
sec road and Eastburn avenue, Long
Branch.
The specific recommendation made
by the commission is that the masonry
and walls of the several bridges be
overlaulcd and repaired and that the
beams be replaced by steel beams or
riyeted Orders of adequate strength.
The commission recommended that the
work be completed before May l and
that the plans for the new structures
be submitted to the board for approval.
Pending the completion of this work
the commission has ordered that no
trains be operated over and of the pres
ent bridges at a greater rate of speed
than ten miles an hour and that no
locomotive concentrating over 40, 900
pounds on any single axle be vi across
that until the ,e,r,s 10 tinished q thor.
ouob ;nsnactior ~ a. oanaittor asoaah
of the hridsas ~ ,,aao ~ 80 a,oa
week and . u,ritta, rs,ort oTtha $500
s,,h,rittad - ~ 800
engineer Made inspection.
The inspections for the commission
We're made by Charles A. Mead, chief
engineer of the board, the Recommended
tions and orders being based upon his
reports. h railroad company took
exception TO some of the statements
contained In Mr.. Mead's report and filed
an answer defending the condition of
the bridges. In this answer the COM
pany said in part:
The bridge near North Asbury Park,
over Deal Lake was reconstructed In
Tue spIl,is Vi isV', Inc ola oents were
the hrId.a ra;sas 60 .n,e faat :, ~
dor -, nh,aia roora i,oaauaeas "a
which ,,os do,a 81 tha r...,,aa 80 49,.
MAYER .na pnara os rrxoaa - ~ IA,
Of Asb,r,, parIr for +ba n,rnn.e 49,
nla,s,ra hoats ,ass,nr
through that channeI
All timber used In tba yorl Of ,a-
CONSTRUCTION was neu, and sor,d a..
the -,,trinyers u,binb M Maad
terms ..Altc, hon !, sinoa aloe .ir,..
tho bridge has hean ,,aed u,ith the
heaviest locomotives nass,np over a
without the slightest Indicate, 81
weakness, and there is no eason n,
SUSPECT that its strenyt {. Not an,rI,,
sufIcient to carry the load ren,,,ed
The bridge at ken uos re,,,,,,,l
in the spring of 1909 and 10 sunyortad
by pile bents. the masonry si,nniv re-
tanning the bank. All narts ~ the
structure are in pood rendition ora
show. no evidence of being overstrained
The masonry of the bridge al Allen
hurst is we'll built and in nerfect RON
ditjon. New crossties are needed. They
have been ordered. and will he nut On
this spring.
:" ,s''o" TIN"
Inc uhderpass at Elberon was made
wnen the New YORK and Long Branch
raiiroao was constructed. The N
were Oh yeiiow pine thirteen by thir-
teen inches. we dlo not regard them as
OF sumcient hence we re-
moved them ana substituted II beams.
ms WORK was lone three years ago.
Inc otner bridges mentioned are In
condltlon, none OF them nowin
any lndication OF
MIRA Mead asks you TO make an orqer
requiring US TO place temporary sup
ports 10 tnese structures upon PUBIC
streets and In waterways over which
nave not the SllRnteSI cOnIrOl, anu