Vintage Photography
March 17, 2010

Old Postcard - The West Jersey Bridge

http://www.jamesmaherphotography.com/images/0000/0749/west_jersey_bridge.jpg

Does this bridge look familiar?  The West Jersey Bridge, or 'the bridge that never was', was the original design for what is now the George Washington Bridge.

The bridge was proposed in 1923 by engineer Gustav Lindenthal as a double decker suspension bridge, with 20 traffic lanes and walkways on the upper level and 12 lanes on the lower level.

But ultimately the bridge was scaled down considerably because of the Great Depression, and the steel towers were left bare, instead of being encased in concrete as the photo above shows.  It seems like this was a very good decision.

http://www.jamesmaherphotography.com/images/0000/0751/george_washington_bridge.jpg

 


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2 Comments for "Old Postcard - The West Jersey Bridge"
Los Angeles Suburbia says:
March 18, 2010 12:10
How serene and lovely, a wonderful capture.
Steve says:
March 18, 2010 16:53
I like the concrete version, reminds me of the Brooklyn bridge.