WORLD'S LARGEST BRIDGE.
The Pennsylvania railroad to-day (states a Now York message of December 21 to a London contemporary) filed plans for building the largest bridge in the world. It will connect the mainland of New York with Long Island, and, with its approaches, will bo three miles long. The greatest span, over Hell Gate Channel, will be 1000 ft long. The bridge will be 140 ft over the water, permitting the passage of the tallest vessels. The entire structure, except the piers for the arch, will be of steel, having an estimated weight of 80,000 tons. It will have four tracks, two for passenger trains and two for freight, and is designed for live loads on each of the tracks of two 190-ton locomotives, followed by a uniform load of 50001b per lineal foot. The estimated cost is between £3,000,000 and £4,000,000.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13983, 12 February 1909, Page 7
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143WORLD'S LARGEST BRIDGE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13983, 12 February 1909, Page 7
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