December 30, 2002

Probably the last update of the year 2002, and it looks as if the old pier is coming along. They have put in the concrete wall running across the front of the pier, and there are a number of cross braces with inch and a half steel rods with turnbuckles tightening the rods across the whole pier. These look like earthquake bolts that one sees in many old buildings to support the structure. Of course, the new bases for the cranes are poured and reinforced with greenbar steel. It would appear to me that the old Riverton Steamship Landing is well preserved for a future generation.

Dec. 30 Update
Looking from the upriver front of dock back towards Bank Street. Note the reinforcement rod on right side of picture. This is still the upriver side of pier looking downriver over the stabilizing wall. Note the heave rod on the right side of picture. 
Looking from the upriver side of clubhouse across the river.  This is still the right side of clubhouse looking over the upriver crane base (and concrete fill left from years of trying to stabilize the pier)
Close up of the base support for the upriver crane support. This is the down river side of the pier looking at the edge of the pier (believe the shelter is in a temporary location) Note that you can see about 3 or 4 of the earthquake rods that now span the pier)
A close up of the down river crane base A close up of the outriver (J-Boat) crane base with another of the earthquake rods running East-West on the pier.
The Riverton Yacht Club and the Steamboat Landing Pier at the end of year 2002. The reconstruction project is yet complete, but given a month it should be finished. Hopefully it will stand for another 137 years to remind us of the days when a major link in transportation was ferry travel on the Delaware River.

 

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