Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
HEAVY TRAFFIC OVER BRIDGE
YIELDS LARGE EXTRA REVENUE
Camden-Philadelphia Structure, Operated
at $1,000 a Day Expense, Estimates
$1,746, eO2 Profit in It's First Year.

erage daily flow of buses across the
structure now is between 5000 and
5000 Last December is was $500.
Mr. Costello estimates that no less
than two score different operators
transport buses across the bridge.
Last December. New jersey transit
checkers counted ] .092 900 passengers
crossing the bridge in busses.
Despite their numbers, the buses do
not constitute a menace to traffic as
yet. Two lanes Of the eight into
which the bridge roadway Is divided
are allotted to buses. The heavy
vehicles are limited in speed TO save
wear and tear of the span. The .
Philadelphia Rapid Transit system
now is negotiating with the bridge
officials for the laying of railway
tracks. and II this is done it doubtless
will cut heavily into the bun traffic.
New Boulevard Proposed.
Philadelphia automobile clubs and
business men have Joined I'm A united
demand upon the Philadelphia City
Council for adequate bridge APP
proaches. They have asked the city
to allot its bridge revenue receipts 70
that purpose. The money thus far
derived from the bridge, however. is
inadequate to pay for the needed APP
through a new boulevard from Market
street to Spring Garden street, in the
vicinity of the span terminus, making
connecting approaches 10 the bridge.
The City Council. however. with the
SesquiCentennial debts on its shout
ders and other improvement projects,
cannot see its way clear at present to
the additional expenditure.
The bridge is so situated with re-
y yfes
that no adequate approa ches can be
constructed except at large cost, Bust
ness men point out that delay will add
to the expense. City officials, how
ever. believe that the linking of the
| bridge trolley system with the bridge
trolley lanes may cut down the traf-
fc on the approaches somewhat by
reducing the number of BUSES.
The construction Of a through boule-
ward along the city line, which will
enable many motorists bound for
points west of Philadelphia to avoid
| the central section, also is expected
| to ease the traffic situation somewhat,
| Philadelphia, however. is far more in
| teYested in identification at present
| A new driveway along the Schuyl-
| kill River. new bridges, new museums.
a new railroad terminal in West Phil
| adelphia. with handsome boulevard
| leading to it from the central section,
| either are under way or planned for
early construction. The new boule-
| ward to the railroad terminal. under
| which some day will run suburban
| subway trains, may provide wide
| approach to the bridge from West
| Philadelphia. but it's efficacy will be
| limited for the time being by the lack
| of a boulevard for half the distance.
| Indeed the boulevard may add to
Philadelphia traffic troubles.
| In New Jersey plans are being made
| to celebrate the first anniversary OF
| the bridge with the opening of the
northern section of Crescent Boule-
ward and the connecting bridge en-
trance road. The boulevard will con-
meet the Burlington pike on the north,
which leads to Trenton and north Jer-
sey TO the White Horse Pike. leading
to the shore resorts. The entrance
road connects the boulevard with the
bridge plaza.
This boulevard has been constructed
with an eye to future traffic considera-
tions 1t is carried under three rail-
road intersections by underpasses. It
intersects every main road leading
from Camden, and motorists from
New York or New Jersey communi-
ties may drive to the south Jersey
shore or Delaware Bay resorts with
out contending with the traffic OF
Camden streets. Similarly. the en-
trance road will afford bridge traffic
route devoid of bad traffic intersec-
tons A main street was raised above
the road by meahs of viaduct, and a
bridge, now nearing completion, car
ries the road over Cooper River.
Section to Open Next Year.
The southern link of Crescent Bou-
| levard extends the highway from
| White Horse Pike to South Broadway,
which leads from Camden to the Della
ware Bay communities. This section
will be opened next year. One bad
| spot remains on South Broadway
where it spans Big Timber Creek, but
| the highway engineers are preparing
| to remedy that sitaution. At Zig Tim.
Der Creek, 1.-The neck of the bottle" of
south Jersey traffic. three roads con.
verge on either side of the stream.
| The existing bridge cares one line OF
traffic In each direction. and motorists
sometimes spend half an hour in
| crossing the bridge.