Port and Terminal Facilities at Ports on the Delaware River, 1941 |
Common terms and phrases
12 feet available to vessels Berthing space available bridge Bulkhead wharf bunkering Camden Capacity per square Chester Christiana River City service Concrete retaining walls Delaware River Depth of water Electric current available end Feet Feet end Lower side Face or end Feet Feet Feet ferry ferry slips gantry crane Hydrants Lighted or unlighted Location on water Lower side Upper Mechanical handling facilities number on map Open pier Open wharf operated Paulsboro Pennsylvania R. R. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Plant trackage connects Port Richmond pounds R. R. and Reading Railroad Railway connections Reading Co Reference number Schuylkill River sheds on pier side Upper side solid fill south wharves square feet square foot steam locomotive crane Sun Oil Co Sun Shipbuilding surface track Timber bulkhead timber deck tons total length track on open Transit sheds Type of construction Upper side Face warehouse water front Water supply available Width of apron York Shipbuilding Corporation
Popular passages
Page 8 - ... for the draw to be opened shall be three blasts of a whistle or horn blown on the craft.
Page 8 - That the draw need not be opened for the passage of a tug or other craft equipped with a movable stack or mast which can readily be lowered so as to permit its passage under the closed draw, unless such craft has in tow a vessel which is unable to pass under the closed draw or by reason of stress of weather it is unsafe to lower such stack or mast.
Page 8 - ... the bridges. If the district engineer decides that such action should be taken, he shall notify the vessel owner and the bridge owner of his decision, specifying a reasonable time for making the alterations; and after the expiration of the time specified, the draw need not be opened for the passage of such vessel unless it has in tow a vessel unable to pass under the closed draw, or by reason of stress of weather it is unsafe to lower such stack or mast.
Page 243 - Delaware River at the head of navigation, about 33 miles above Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and about 135 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the State of New Jersey and is an important manufacturing center, noted for its production of iron and steel products, sanitary ware, pottery, rubber goods, textiles, and other manufactures. The 25-foot river channel extends to the upper end of the Trenton Marine Terminal on the lower end of the city water front, from which point a 12-foot...
Page 8 - ... and open the draw to its full extent for the passage of the vessel or other craft: Provided, That the draw of a railroad bridge need not be opened when there is a train in the bridge block approaching the bridge with the intention of crossing, nor within 5 minutes of the known time of passage of a scheduled passenger, mail, or express train; but in no event, except in case of breakdown of the operating machinery, shall the opening of the draw be delayed more than 5 minutes in the case of a highway...
Page 8 - Opening the draw.—Upon hearing or perceiving the prescribed signal, the bridge tender shall immediately clear the draw span and open the draw to its full extent for the passage of the vessel or other craft: Provided. That the draw of a railroad bridge need not be opened when there is a train in the bridge block approaching the bridge with the intention of crossing, nor within...