. Electric railway journal . pole of standardtype. Dog guards are usually made 2 ft. long. Permanent Loading Platformsin Washington Wooden Structures, Which Have Proved the Usefulnessof Loading Platforms in Congested District, BeingReplaced by Permanent Type—ConstructionConforms to Street Paving THE highway authorities in the District of Columbiahave begun conversion of the wooden loading plat-forms used for the past two years to a permanentconcrete form. The loading platforms in Washington,which were installed in 1918, following the recommenda-tions of John A. Beeler, have given excellent sat
. Electric railway journal . pole of standardtype. Dog guards are usually made 2 ft. long. Permanent Loading Platformsin Washington Wooden Structures, Which Have Proved the Usefulnessof Loading Platforms in Congested District, BeingReplaced by Permanent Type—ConstructionConforms to Street Paving THE highway authorities in the District of Columbiahave begun conversion of the wooden loading plat-forms used for the past two years to a permanentconcrete form. The loading platforms in Washington,which were installed in 1918, following the recommenda-tions of John A. Beeler, have given excellent satisfactionfrom a traffic standpoint. A description of these plat-forms, with illustrations, was given in the ElectricRailway Journal, May 4, 1918, pages 848 and the same time an analysis of the skip-stop or re-arranged stops in the downtown districts was July 13, 1918, page 64, was given an account of theresults obtained in the way of speeding up trafficfollowing the installation of these loading COMPLETEli LOADING ILATFORM ON i-OUKTEENTI£STREET, SHOWING LIGHTING STANDARDSSIMILAR TO STREET LIGHTING UNITS The principle of the loading platform has now becomeso firmly established as a part of Washington practicethat the highway authorities have decided to eliminatethe wooden platforms and install a more artistic andpermanent form. The first pair of platforms convertedare about 6 ft. x 96 ft. over all. They are built with a6 in. x 20 in. granite curb set in the asphalt pavementin the form shown in the diagram. Within the curb acinder fill is rolled directly on top of the old asphalt andthis is topped with about 2V to 3 in. of surface asphalt-ing similar to the standard paving material used in theDistrict of Columbia. The lighting of each platform is by two pedestallamps surmounted by standard series lighting unit and
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