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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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The War Department rejected bridge plans from the Washington-Newport News Short Line for a railroad span across the Potomac River between Riverside, Md., and Metomkin Point, Va., citing issues with the pivot draw design. A bascule-type bridge with 300 feet vertical clearance will be permitted, and new plans are expected.
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War Department Objects to Span Planned for Lower Potomac
The War Department has rejected plans of the Washington-Newport News Short Line for a railroad bridge across the Potomac river between Riverside, Md., and Metomkin Point, Va.
The rejected plans called for a bridge with a pivot draw providing a 200 foot opening in the channel for passage of Potomac river steamers.
The company was informed that a bridge with a draw of the bascule type, providing a vertical clearance of 300 feet, will be permitted.
The company is expected to submit new plans.
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Potomac River Between Riverside, Md., And Metomkin Point, Va.
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plans rejected; company to submit new plans for bascule-type bridge with 300 feet vertical clearance.
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The War Department rejected plans for a railroad bridge with a pivot draw providing a 200 foot opening, requiring instead a bascule type draw with 300 feet vertical clearance for Potomac river steamers.