Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1927, Page 3

ek R s T D O 3 G T e A o e BRIDBE IS [:'_[]SEI]; VIEWS OF CHAIN BRIDGE ORDERED CLOSED COLLAPSE FEARED Chain ~ Span’s Abutment Found to Have 8-Foot Hole Near Base. EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. O, | JONES TIES RECORD WITH 68 IN OPENING THE ttlefold hecame runner-up for the moment when he score of 71, 2 under par. fle coupled w 37 out with 24 in, ti home-coming journey sensational golf all the way. sHis card: | turned in 54454443437 424354444-34—T1 Robert Harris, the famous Scot- | tish amateur, and A. J. Miles, the " Merton Park professional, set a fast e as the first pair around the se, lach returned a T4, lervy Alliss, the Ilnglish profes- | sional, turned in a 73 for the first “ round, while Reymond de Mont- | morency, the veteran amateur, had The hisforic Chain Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic at midnight Jast night by order of the District | Commissioners because of fear of the | fmminent collapse of its deteriorated | abutment on the Virginia side, Closing of the span had been con- templated for several weeks, but the | WEDNESDAY. | ARCADE MARKET FIRE ROUND OF BRITISH OPEN | | Sparks developing | discovery vesterday of a cavity, 8 feet long. and extending back into the abutment no less than # feet, convinced the Commissioners tnat the masonry might topple into the Potomac without warning at any time and led them to take immediate actlon to forestall a tragedy. Backfill Rolls Out. The order directing the closing of the bridge was adopted at a meeting of the Board. of Commissi ers held in the office of Commiss Proctor L. Dougherty shortly before 4:30 o'clock. The meeting called. hurriedly following the receipt of a report from H. R. Hows engineer of bridges, on the results of his latest investigations around the ebutment. The _report included a description of the hitherto undiscovered _cavity. and a lesser crevice at the base of the abutment where two stone blocks had slid from their places and the whole masonry was amparently kept from collapse by a third stone block having become wedged over the aperture, leaving a three-cornered hole through which smaller stones from the backfill had rolled., 2 These evidences of ‘a more serious situation were discovered at low tide, | the water having been lower than at Any time for several years. Howser happened to be near the spot at the time making general observations. After a brief discussion of Howser's report, the Commissioners adopted a motion offered by Engineer Commis- ploner William B. Ladue, as' follows: “I move that the Chain Bridge be ©losed to all traffic except pedestrian pending further investigation and study of the question of possible re- pairs, this order to be effective at 12 o'clock midnight, July 12, 1927.” Collapse at Any Time Possible. ‘The serious condition of the south abutment was first called to the atten- tion of the Commissioners some weeks ago in a report from the bridge de- partment which bore the signatures of David E. McComb, engineer of bridges and his assistant, Howser. The en- gineers declared at that time that the abutment would likely collapse with- out warning at any time and recom- mended the closing of the span. The Commissioners, however, did not believe that such drasic action ‘was necessary at the time, and adopted certain emergency restrictions govern- ing the weight of traffic to be allowed to cross the span. A watchman also was stationed at the abutment to keep a constant vigil, and policemen at both ends of the bridge forced all vehicles to come to a complete stop before pro- ceeding across the span. But while the bridge was kept open under these emergency restrictions, District officials were constantly un- der a nervous tension. €apt. H. C. ‘Whitehurst, Assistant Engineer Com- missioner, admitted that his nights were restless and when the decision 10 close the bridge was reached. there was relief on his face. Is Important Link. The officials fully appreciated the seriousness of the condition, but they also realized the need of keeping the stant | | 1 1 period the repairs are underway. The water will not be turned on to the Arlfngton County system until Octob- er, however, but District officials are doubtful as whether the work could be | completed by that time even if it is started in the near future. Lee Highway Congested. The closing of the bridge also has | forced virtually all of the traffic which_used it heretofore, over the Key Bridge and along the already congested Lee Highway, which is narrow and decidedly curved as far as Cherrydale, Va. This highway is now the only roule to the terri- | tory in Virginia in the vicinity o!i the bridge, and. persons living in that section are required to follow it as far as Halls Hills and turn right into the Glebe road, which winds its way down to the Chain Bridge, where it joins with the Lees- burg road. Residents of Fairfax and vicinity, some of whom used the Chain Bridge route, have their choice of two other roads. One is the Lee Highway, which passes through Falls Church, and the other is the Columbia_Pike, which is reached beyond the High- way Bridge. The latter connects with the_ Alexandria-Fairfax Pike, near Annandale. Commissioner Ladue and_ Assistant Engineer Commissioner W hitehurst made a personal inspection of the deteriorated abutment at low tide today in order to view the newly dis- covered fissures which led to the im- mediate closing of the ‘bridge. The officials motored over the row lone route to the bridge via Lee Highway and Glebe road to ascertain traffic bridge, which is an important link in the highway, open to traffic as long as possible. Investigations will be made now to determine whether the abutment can be repaired temporarily so that the bridge may be reopened until funds are obtained for its reconstruction. It is estimated that it will cost between $25,000 and $30,000 to make the abut- ment safe, if that is possible, but the officials are questioning the wisdom of such an expenditure in_ view of the proposed replacement of the bridge. Moreover, the officials fear that should repairs be undertaken, it might be necessary to deprive Arlington Coun- ty, Va., of its water supply from the new Dalecarlia_Reservoir for four or five months. The bridge carries the county’s supply mains from the reser- voir, and the reconstruction of the abutment, it was said, probably would gpree_their_disconnection during _the | ¥ Y SPECIAL NOTICE. PR{ORN ¥- KEENAX, OF BRENTVOOD. ate Medical ‘Refere Pension_Office; having severed his connection With the ernment. will now give his time to practice of homeopathie medicine, Special attention surgical ailments of childhood and incurable diseases. ~Office hours. 1 WILL, NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY bills' contracted by any ono ot ther than my- F. W. 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