Evening star., 1914-07-07
Bridge Greatly Needed.

partment on the subject ELECTED a reply
that a new bridge is needed greatly to
meet the wants Of the government, as
well as of the residents of the vicinity.
1t was recommended by Secretary Gar
rison that an appropriation be made for a
suitable bridge to be located on.a site to
be selected by the army engineers after
a thorough study of the question, includ-
ing available sites.
Neither Secretary Garrison nor Mr..
Adamson would make public the cor
respondence on the subject. but it is
known, in addition to what already has
been stated. that objection was raised by
the army engineers to the site Of the
present Aqueduct bridge because of the
difficulties of access on the Washington
side Of the river, and the suggestion was
made that a bridge starting from the foot
Of G or H street might effect a vast i'm
between this city and Virginia in the
vicinity Of Rosslyn and Fort Myer
In support of the suggestion for a
bridge at G or H street. near the
mouth of Rock creek. it was pointed
out that such bridge would avoid
the hard haul through Georgetown and
materially shorten the distance to the
business districts of this city. 1t also
was pointed out, it is understood
that there were several good outlets
from either G or H street, by way Of
New Hampshire and Virginia avenues
and by many connecting streets, in
cluding Pennsylvania avenue
Tentatively Favor Il Street.
Because G street is occupied by the
Capital fraction Company and H street
Is free from car traf1ic in that section.
| 1t is understood the army engineers.
as between the two, tentatively ia
vofed the use of H street as an ap-
proach to the bridge. Both streets
distance Of about enc block. are now
practically closed to general traf1ic AL
though G street offers an open out
let to the river. the upper end of II
street tte is partly partly occupied by the plant
pany. including a large tank. That
corporation is further interested in the
bridge proposition for the reason that
II owns Anaiostan Island and con-
OF Its system Whether it favors or
opposes the proposition is not known
at the department. Under the plan
susgestsa sue the Virginia approach to
andria turnpike at a point Just south
OF and within the limits Of Rosslyn.
The onicial objections to the washing
ton approach to the present Aqueduct
pridse tle. were stated recently by the Dis
Glct commissioners in their letter to
congress In regard to the Carlin bill.
| The conditions at the north approach
TO the bridge at 36th and NJ Streets" said
the Commissioners. ARE decidedly objec-
tionable. and because Of the congestion
existing at this point there it not sum
cient accommodation for hehicular and
pedestrian trafflc. or for the terminals Of
the two street railways at ;i6th and M
| streets. --,---~ ..-.~-.
1T is not practicable to increase the
accommodations at this point owing to
Typographical conditions. There can
never be but one outlet from this end
Of the bridge toward the city-namely,
the existing one along NJ street-as the
grades are such that no street can be
opened to thes north"
| At the War Department it was stated
positively that the department is not
committed to. any site for a substitute
bridge for the Aqueduct bridge. and that
| the II street project Is only one OF sey-
eral that had ben suggested as worthy
Of consideration. 1t was admitted the de-
partment has suggested that the ques-
be left open to further study by the en-
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