Mahattan Bridge 100 years old; had tolls
hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com
Foot and railcar sections would open later.
The bridge, like the Queensboro, Brooklyn, and presumably
Williamsburg, had tolls, although the NYT did not say what they were.
Anyone know what the tolls were and when they were removed?
The construction of the railways on the edges instead of in the center
contributes to high wear through stress-flexing.
Leon Moisoff (sp?) designed the bridge. He also designed the Tacoma
Br which collapsed. The Bronx-Whitestone had a similar design and was
strengthened after the collapse.
Jimmy
> The bridge, like the Queensboro, Brooklyn, and presumably
> Williamsburg, had tolls, although the NYT did not say what they were.
> Anyone know what the tolls were and when they were removed?
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_crazy_bridge_pricing_scheme_has_taken_its_toll_long_enough.html
says tolls were 10 cents for cars, or 3 cents for riders on horseback,
and were removed in 1911.
Jimmy
Peter T. Daniels
> hanco...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> > The bridge, like the Queensboro, Brooklyn, and presumably
> > Williamsburg, had tolls, although the NYT did not say what they were.
> > Anyone know what the tolls were and when they were removed?
>
> says tolls were 10 cents for cars, or 3 cents for riders on horseback,
> and were removed in 1911.
There were plenty of horse-drawn vehicles for decades after that, but
horseback riders? There can't have been many within the city for
decades before that.
Sancho Panza
"Peter T. Daniels" <gram...@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:8c1f416e-6ceb-4052...@e7g2000vbi.googlegroups.com...
Think back to the 20's, 30's, 40's etc. and the widespread establishment of
riding stables. Some even endured into the second half of the century.
Peter T. Daniels
> "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@verizon.net> wrote in messagenews:8c1f416e-6ceb-4052...@e7g2000vbi.googlegroups.com...
For recreational riding, on the bridle paths in Central Park. Maybe
there were also riding stables near Prospect Park. But riding a horse
across the Manhattan Bridge?
danny burstein
>For recreational riding, on the bridle paths in Central Park. Maybe
>there were also riding stables near Prospect Park. But riding a horse
>across the Manhattan Bridge?
Tell it to Sheriff Sam McCloud...
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Peter T. Daniels
> In <ab87762e-24b6-4a53-8bd7-4cdedf250...@g23g2000vbr.googlegroups.com> "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@verizon.net> writes:
>
> >For recreational riding, on the bridle paths in Central Park. Maybe
> >there were also riding stables near Prospect Park. But riding a horse
> >across the Manhattan Bridge?
>
> Tell it to Sheriff Sam McCloud...
I once saw them filming a scene from *McCloud*, with the horse, in
front of Lever House on Park Avenue. Never once watched the show.
Jimmy
> Jimmy <JimmyGeldb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> >http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_crazy_bridg...
> > says tolls were 10 cents for cars, or 3 cents for riders on horseback,
> > and were removed in 1911.
>
> There were plenty of horse-drawn vehicles for decades after that, but
> horseback riders? There can't have been many within the city for
> decades before that.
When do you think horseback riders disappeared? Maybe they were
around when the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883, and the city never
removed their toll from the books until all the tolls were removed in
1911.
Another data point: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506EFDB1539EF3ABC4F53DFB1668389639EDE
says that in 1922, they changed the rules to make the Brooklyn Bridge
roadways open only to horse-drawn vehicles, and the Manhattan Bridge
only for motor vehicles.
Jimmy
Peter T. Daniels
> "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Jimmy <JimmyGeldb...@mailinator.com> wrote:
> > >http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/07/10/2009-07-10_crazy_bridg...
> > > says tolls were 10 cents for cars, or 3 cents for riders on horseback,
> > > and were removed in 1911.
>
> > There were plenty of horse-drawn vehicles for decades after that, but
> > horseback riders? There can't have been many within the city for
> > decades before that.
>
> When do you think horseback riders disappeared? Maybe they were
> around when the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883, and the city never
> removed their toll from the books until all the tolls were removed in
> 1911.
Historical novels and Civil-War-era guidebooks don't mention
horsebackriding; I wouldn't expect to see them much after the 1830s.
> Another data point:http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506EFDB1539EF3ABC4F53...
> says that in 1922, they changed the rules to make the Brooklyn Bridge
> roadways open only to horse-drawn vehicles, and the Manhattan Bridge
> only for motor vehicles.
When was the BB cable car removed?
Joseph D. Korman
>
>
> When was the BB cable car removed?
>
the date appears to be around July 9, 1900 when the Brighton line began
through trips via the Fulton St el:
http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/earlyrapidtransitinbrooklyn.html
Search for the Brighton line about 1/3 of the way down.
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