Albany Bridge.
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To The Editor Of he Tribune:


Il is proposed to have the draw OF this Bridge 200
feet wide, 10 tuIn or pivot in the centre, similar
to the turning platforms torocomotIye engines used
by railroad companies. The draw is estimated 10
weigh 30 tons For the satisfaction Of Members OF


the Legislature, several experiments have been made
at Greenbush, where platform has been turned
the distance required TO open draw in u 10 Is Sc
conds the weight OF which, including the engine
and tender, 10 tons. One Of 80 or even 81 tons
could be moved with equal facility. This would
present two openings of about l00ieet each, where
as the channel above Albany and below Troy is, in
one place, only &C feet, aa will be seen by the an
nexed letter Of w. H. Wright TO Hon D. D. Bar
nard, enclosing map Of the survey OF the River by
Lieut.. Leadbetter, in 1928. B.
SURVEY OF THE CHANNEL BETWEEN ALBANY


AND TROY.


Hon. d. d. BAENAnp: WAsnrxGrox. Feb &c, 1876


Col Albert has directed me 10 procure lie Information
the you have the honor Of enclosing here
with copy part Of The map of the Hudson River be-
tween Albany and Troy made hy Lieut. LeaGbetteT Of the
Corps Of Enslnecrs In 1873 embracing about - miles III
and including the principal distractions 70 The nav
igation between those cities.


l. II vii! be found by the map that depth Of feet
be msinained from the northern extremity Of the basin
pier. Albany, point IN the river miles above the
end Of said pier at that the depth of fec; disappears en-
tirey, CHanncI lcel
compressed TO width of la feet; ;c river from bank 70
bank is $50 feet wide.


2 Above Mud island, and below Patroon's upper Island,
one third OF nile above the point named III the last para
graph the channel disappears, and the width Of
feet channel 65 feet the from bank 10 bank being Il.
this place 1880 feet wide.


g. G60 above the last named point The widt! Oi
feet channel Is l2S feet.


$50 again above the last named point, the width
Of the feet channel is l55 feet.


s. 1890 feet above the last named point Is about p miles
above the pier Albany and opposite The head Of Patroon
slaDd the feet channel di appears for the ih time, and
the channel fee. is $50 feet wide from thence Troy
the channel increases in DEPTH The width Of the river 81
this point (So. y IS 200 feet,


D. The deineated upon the map with figures in
red denote the depth Of water Tor example, every point In
marked denotes depth oneiOot, denotes two
feet &cby this the shape contour and the bot
tom Of the river is represented With great mnutencss


Copy. Respectfully yours w. II WRIGHT.


The length OF ,hs narrow channel from No. to No i
$50 feet There is ore place referred in this letter,
whore the claIne caniot be over - feet.