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Manhattan Elevated Railway Improvements
The work under the Manhattan Elevated Railway Improvements was authorized in 1913, and involved in general the addition of a single continuous express track, with express stations, to the Second, Third, and Ninth Avenue elevated railway lines in the City of New York, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The work included the building of 23 miles of single-track elevated structure, the erection of about 50 000 tons of steel, the building of 638 foundation s, and the construction or reconstruction of 40 stations, most of the work being in city streets often congest ed with traffic. The traffic on the elevated railway lines was maintained according to the regular schedule throughout the period of reconstruction.
Manhattan Elevated Railway Improvements
The work under the Manhattan Elevated Railway Improvements was authorized in 1913, and involved in general the addition of a single continuous express track, with express stations, to the Second, Third, and Ninth Avenue elevated railway lines in the City of New York, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company. The work included the building of 23 miles of single-track elevated structure, the erection of about 50 000 tons of steel, the building of 638 foundation s, and the construction or reconstruction of 40 stations, most of the work being in city streets often congest ed with traffic. The traffic on the elevated railway lines was maintained according to the regular schedule throughout the period of reconstruction.
Manhattan Elevated Railway Improvements
Gardiner, F. W. (author) / Johannesson, S. (author)
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; 82 ; 551-744
2021-01-01
1941918-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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