New Bridge Expected by Autumn

The Cambridge Bridge Commission, composed of the mayors of Cambridge and Boston, and Mr. E. D. Leavitt of Cambridge, has authorized the drafting of plans for the construction of a bridge to replace the present one on Boylston street, near Soldiers Field, which connects Cambridge with Brighton. The new bridge will be a temporary structure, however, below the site of the permanent bridge, which will probably be built shortly. The object of the new bridge is to afford a traffic way during the building of the permanent bridge in the place of the present inadequate structure.

The temporary bridge will be made of wood, at an estimated cost of about $30,000. It will be sixty feet wide, and will have a wooden leaf draw similar to the one in the present bridge. It is expected that the new bridge will be completed before the beginning of the fall College term.