The North River Bridge (That Wasn't)

Title: The North River Bridge (That Wasn't)
Description: This article from Frank Leslie's Weekly of January 23, 1892, entitled The North River Bridge, describes never executed plans for a bridge spanning the Hudson about a mile above the West Shore Ferry Houses to 71st Street in Manhattan. While it sounds like this version of the Bridge That Never Was would have been in West New York or Guttenberg, it is a sure bet that had it been built, Weehawken today would be a very different place. The caption for the large picture in this article reads: THE PROPOSED NORTH RIVER BRIDGE, EXTENDING FROM A POINT NEAR WEEHAWKEN, IN NEW JERSEY, TO SEVENTY-FIRST STREET IN NEW YORK CITY. - DRAWN BY HUGHSON HAWLEY, FROM THE ACCEPTED DESIGNS. 1 - THE BRIDGE 2 - A PIER 3 - THE PROPOSED UNION STATION AT BROADWAY AND THIRTY-EIGHT STREET, NEW YORK.
Subject: WHC482
Date: 1892
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC482
Coverage: Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
Tag: Transportation; Waterfront
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