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The Henry Hudson Memorial Bridge. To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's first trip up the river that bears his name, a memorial bridge is to be erected at Spuyten Duyvil, New York, crossing the Harlem River. It will be of re-enforced concrete, 2870 feet long, 80 feet wide and 270 feet high above tide-water) with a central span of 725 feet. The upper story is to have a roadway 50 feet wide and two walks for pedestrians, having a width of 15 feet each; four rapid transit tracks will be laid on the lower story. The bridge will coast about $4,000,000 and require nearly four years to build. |
