The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-21
NEW YORK PLANS
ANOTHER BRIDGE
Greatest Ever Conceived
Is Being Considered
to Span Hudson

WASHINGTON 80 Tho proposed
North river bridge. spanning the
, Hudson from tha center or New
york city 60 Wcchnwkou. y. I.vIll
ho with It's connections and torm.
[ lnalo. the most stupcuious en-
IEineerlrg work yet undertaken. sur.
passing IN ihAt respcct and also In
/ ilual cost tho Panama canal" ac-
curdlng TO Representative Ernest
Ackerman ~ Now Jersey Tho plans
can for 4 single span uf 1900 feet
without a single pier ga tho river.
hung on four immense cables aua-
pended from terminal towers 6S5
fcct high, or 13O fcet higher thnn
the famed Washington monument
in thia city.
The bridge will contain $50. 600
tons ~ steel, which In twice az much
as IN all the five wcll-known Eaat
river bridges combined, and which
far exceeds tho tonnage of steel In
all the existing bridges spanning the
ohio, Missouri and Mississippi rivers
combined.
Surpass Quebec bridge.
The Hudson river bridge would
contain moro than ten times the
tonnage oc the stupcndouA Quebec
bridge in Canada. which la the
longest span In North America, and
which took ~ years 10 build. It
would contain 30 times us much
steel as there II In tho great Brook
lyn bridge, hailed for many years
as the greatest work or man. and
would require 10 timea tho tonnage
Of steel In tho Scotch bridge over
tho Firth Of Forth, the largest steel
bridge In tho world
a. IL
facts concerning tho proposed con-
structlon. tho authority for which is
included IN bill now pending be-
fore congress, arc contained In Ack-
orman's remarks printed IN the Con-
grcssional Record ns n part Of tho
record OF debate on the bill in the
house Of representatives. Tho bill
was before tho house on ADJOURN
ment. september 20.
In return for tho immense coat.
tho great amount OF labor and en-
gineerlnR involved, and the lb years
estimated ns tho minimum time re-
qulred TO build the gigantic bridge,
Congressman Ackorman presented
many advantages 20 be derived.
Automobiles and motor trucks
would he able 20 cross from New
York TO New Jersey In n few minuteH
instead of being held up for hours
AZ In now the case.
Would Mean Big Saving.
A saving IN tho cost OF delivery
and n certainty OF supplies. fuel
food and other necessities to the
metropolis would result.
Reduction In shipping costs TO and
from tho port OF New York. and
consequent benefit TO tho nations
commerce. would follow.
Through raii connections from the
north, and south. cas-, and west
would be possible. as railroad tracks
would occupy one level OF the struc-
ture. thus giving greater speed and
convenience OF Travel with elimina-
tion OF come unnecessary costs.
Besides allowing for greater busi-
ness expansion and homo building
In New Jersey and along the Hud-
aon, tho bridge would offer In time
OF war an important element OF
safety and efficiency.
The history OF the efforts 20 con-
struct tho bridge goes as far back
as 1890. when an act Incorporating
a company to build tho bridge was
approved.
The bridge Is not to cost ths fed.
erel government n cent. II Ia to be
'ItNNtu ny tHo SaInb enbin'tiH WHO
built tho He'll Gate Arch bridge,
New York and New Jersey. The
only federal participation Ia In au-
thortzing It's erection over tide water.
which In under government control
Delayed Since 1890.
Litigation. injunction and other
factors have prevented actual con-
struction since 1890. Work was
started on the Now Jersey founda-
tlons in 1893, but persons living In !
tho vicinity stopped work with an |
injunction. complaining OF the noises |
OF drills and blasting, The money |
panic OF that year also had a hand |
In stopping the work, and before |
railroad finances had settled down |
10 years had elapsed, Later the |
World war caused another delay; |
but now. II was said. everything is |
ready TO go ahead.
In tho meantime. tho plans for |
tho bridge have been greatly |
changed, Traffic has increased by |
leaps and bounds. The present plans |
than the original, A new location al
so had to be found because tho cen-
ter OF the city had moved farther |
north, and instead OF being located |
AZ Twenty Third street. az first plan
ned. the New York terminal viii be |
about Fifty Seventh street,
For tho present structure there |
will he IS deep foundations OF so |
feet diameter from ic0 30 goo feet |
below tho surface 10 rock, whlcn |
alone will require several weeks |
work. Many other problems must be
met. The bridge win haHg $50 feet
a bove waterlevel Ia tho centor, 90
allow tho passage OF vessels. The
solid rock formations az the terminal
points viii give sufficient depth for
The strongest foundations Tho Now
Y ork terminal Is IN almost direct
line with the Queensborough bridge
arrOsH the East river 20 Long Island
which viii make a direct line Of tray-
II from New Jersey 20 Brooklyn.
The Cable Towers
Tho cable towers, each covering
IN area az the base 200 by 400 feet
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