BRIDGE OR TUNNEL?
NEW YORK ARGUMENT ENDED LINKING BATTERY PARK AND BROOKLYN Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright WASHINGTON, July 18. A long-drawn argument whether New York should have a bridge or a tunnel linking the Battery and BrookIvn was ended by the Secretary for War, Mr Henry Woodring, who forbade a proposed 80,000,000d0l bridge on the ground that it would constitute a hazard and block access to the sea if destroyed in wartime. Mr Woodring also commented that the two existing bridges spanning East River are potential hazards and should be replaced with tunnels when they wear out. One New York faction bitterly opposed a bridge, on the ground that it would mar the famous lower Manhattan skyline and injure Battery Park’s beauty. The other faction, including the mayor, Mr la Guardia, contended that a tunnel would be too costly.
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Evening Star, Issue 23322, 19 July 1939, Page 9
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138BRIDGE OR TUNNEL? Evening Star, Issue 23322, 19 July 1939, Page 9
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