New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-05
OLD BRIDGE END TO CO
Brooklyn 81" Trains Will Be d.
verted to Subway Terminal.
ARTISTIC PORTAL PLANNED
Ugly Shed Across Park Row To
Be Replaced by Handsome
Foot Bridge.

The Bridge Department which obtained
10000 1T the last meeting of the BOARD
81 Estimate. 20 be used on the preliminary
work of the Improvement Of the Manhat-
tan end of the Brooklyn Bridge. gave an
outline Yesterday Of what it expects TO
accomplish with the money. In many de-
tails the plan is changed from the original
proposals and the result will be, IL is ex-
uccted. an ornament to the view from
city Hall Park.
The engineers Of the Bridge Department
say they will start work on the grading
and track work necessary to run the
Brooklyn Il" trains which come across
the bridge down into a subway station OF
the Centre street loop. under the new
Municipal Building
1t was thought at FIRST that the grade
would he too steep 10 accomplish this but
the latest plans. which contemplate begin
ming the grade at Franklin Square. will
carry the - trains below the surface Of
the GROUND Just east of Park Row. The
tracks VIII cross under that street and
connect with the so-called bridge loop of
tho subway, which will carry passengers
on up 10 the Manhattan and williamsburg
bridges
Further than that, the construction will
10 so planned that a junction with the
tri- borough subway under Broadway, In
the neighborhood of Chambers street will
he a POSSIBLE addition. If that should be
decided upon later.
While some of the IL" trains will thus
he switched directly into the Centre street
subway loop. others Will continue, as now
to A terminus at the Manhattan end of
the bridge. and for these trains the &C
commodations will he fitted up on the third
floor Of the new structure. on the second
floor will he the trolley loops. which are
now placed on the street level, and for
these surface cars the tracks and loading
platforms will be so arranged that no pas
seuger will need to- or I'm fact he able TO,
cross the tracks.
Separate stairways for incoming and out
going passengers will lead from the second
floor TO the main cOncOurse on the street
floor. and an artistic bridge will lead
across Park Row from the second floor
for those whose destination lies west from
tho bridge terminal.
The present double-decked bridge which
crosses over Park Row will be removed
and the new one which takes its place WIZ
have no place. as does the present struo-
ture for train terminals and loading plat
forms The new bridge will be used and
will have space only for passengers 10
walk across.
So far as the structure itself Is CON
cerned il will end at the Park Row ouiio-
ing front line on the east side OF tha'
street. and the entire train shed for such
Il" trains as run TO terminus tneIe'
and for the trolley cars. will be 10 the
east of that. The building Will be three
stories in height and its front elevation
will he artistically constructed after 'he
manner Of a colonnade.
The 10000 which has been voted 10 'ne
Bridge Department will be used eh''e'S
upon the work of grading the UA'ns
10 the level of the Centre street loop SUI,
way. and the Improvement as "Hoie VIII
cost the city about $4,000.