| Here is a photo taken by Noel Hiram Deeks. It was published originally in the December 1940 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 21. Photo Caption: "Manhattan is one of those places that 'just growed.' For years arrivals on the Pennsylvania had to cross town by taxi, on foot, or via subway to get to the New Haven trains. In 1914 construction was started to connect Sunnyside Yards, PRR coach yards on Long Island, with the main line of the New Haven in the Bronx. This involved the building of a four-track bridge costing 19 million dollars over the narrows at Hell Gate. The steel span of 977 ft. was the largest in the world when the bridge was opened to traffic in 1917. With approaches, the total length is 3-1/2 miles." Photo taken from the Queens side of the East River. |