Tag: transfer bridge
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Hey, Big Fella
Stasinos Marine’s big tug Toula C was back on the shores of the Upper West Side again on Monday, helping the much smaller construction tug Big Fella maneuver barges at the 69th Street Transfer Bridge restoration work site. Big Fella, either named ironically or perhaps big compared with the other work boats it normally consorts…
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Coming and going
Activity continues in stops and starts at the 69th Street Transfer Bridge restoration project. On Monday, Jessica Francis, a small 25-foot tug came down from Verplanck to remove a small spud barge. Three days later, the much bigger Toula C arrived with the Hughes 280 barge loaded with a crane and other equipment. The construction…
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Peeling back layers
Work is well underway now on the restoration of the old New York Central 69th Street transfer bridge. Workers have built a scaffolding and removed the non-historic sheet metal exterior and netting leaving the original iron work exposed. Down below two weeks ago, a fisherman who had been trespassing on the spud barges tried in…
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Transfer bridge restoration underway
Work is finally getting underway on the project to restore the old New York Central transfer bridge at West 69th Street. A pair of barges were delivered Wednesday and workers were setting up on Thursday morning. For more on the project, see my article in West Side Rag from October 2024 (see article).
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Pier Review
Many of the piers which once poked out into the North River from the Manhattan shore have long ago disappeared and a number have also been converted to purely recreational uses with no maritime functionality at all. However, some continue to serve their original purpose, providing access to ships in the river for passengers or…
North River Notes 