|
|
| Re: GW Bridge buses in early years (323991) | |||
 |
|||
| Home > BusChat | |||
|
[ Read Responses | Post a New Response | Return to the Index ] |
|
||
|
Re: GW Bridge buses in early years |
|
|
Posted by Joe on Wed May 31 20:07:37 2017, in response to Re: GW Bridge buses in early years, posted by Bill Newkirk on Wed May 31 17:22:52 2017. Thanks, Bill, for embedding that photo looking west to the bridge.--- On the far right, one can see a hairpin turn, the route of cars coming north on Riverside Drive, then making a sharp right turn to gain the entrance near the police booth. Three years of oil drips show the route. A striped board keeps the cars from hugging the curb on the final u-turn. Oil drips also show two lanes from Fort Washington Avenue, but on the eastbound side, the stains quickly move off the plaza. Someplace I found a photo of this plaza facing east, and I'll paste a link when I find it again. --- Years ago, the words "Hairpin turn" were often used, and even before the GW opened, there were complaints about the hairpin from Riverside Drive shown above. --- In the late 1940's, we would board the 125th Street Ferry and hike the sidewalk to Palisades Amusement Park rather than pay bus fare. I recall the hairpin turn on that road, NJ 5 perhaps. |
|
|
|