Preparations for Stadium Bridge

The engineers of the Park Commission and the architects are now preparing the working drawings and the specifications of the new, drawless Boylston street bridge. Meanwhile an act has been passed placing in the hands of the Park Commission the authority to build approaches not costing over $30,000 each, the cost of these approaches being borne by the cities of Boston and Cambridge, respectively. Although the consent of both cities is necessary, no difficulty is expected in obtaining it.

The brdge will be made of re-enforced concrete, filled with brick and stone so as to be in unison with the Weld boat house and the Newell Gate to Soldiers Field. It is designed with three arches, the centre one being sixteen feet above the water and the others twelve. A series of steps will be built so that the bridge may be approached from either bank. While the bridge is under construction, a temporary bridge is piles, which will soon be erected below the present bridge, will be used.