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Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. It is 5,989 feet (1,825 meters) long.[7] The bridge goes over the East River. It connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It is one of the leading landmarks of New York City.

Characteristics
DesignSuspension/Cable-stay Hybrid
Statistics
Daily traffic105,679 (2016)[1]
Brooklyn Bridge
NYC Landmark #0098
Built:1869-1883
Architectural style:neo-Gothic
NRHP Reference#:66000523
NYCL #:0098
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:October 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHL:January 29, 1964[3]
Designated NYCL:August 24, 1967
Location
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The bridge was built from 1869 to 1883. It was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It was designed by John Roebling. The construction was directed by his son Washington Roebling and Washington's wife, Emily.[8] When it was finished, it was the second tallest structure in North America, behind only Trinity church.

The bridge is an official landmark. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1964.[3][9][10] It became a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.[11]

Brooklyn Bridge Media

  • An approach ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from Brooklyn, with Manhattan Bridge (partially hidden by buildings) seen in the background

  • Brooklyn Banks skate park, seen in 2009

  • View of diagonal stays and vertical suspender cables; the main cables are at top

  • Characteristic pointed arches of the bridge's Gothic Revival suspension towers

  • Early Brooklyn Bridge tower plan, 1867

  • Artists' conception, by Currier and Ives, of the bridge while construction was underway, 1872

  • Woodcut/drawing illustrating caisson used by W. A. Roebling in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

  • View of Manhattan in 1876, showing the Brooklyn Bridge under construction

  • George Bradford Brainerd, From Bridge Tower, c. 1872, Brooklyn Museum

  • Newspaper headline announcing the Brooklyn Bridge's opening

  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc.: "New Brooklyn to New York Via Brooklyn Bridge", 1899

References

  1. ↑ New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes (2016)New York City Department of Transportation. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places (2007-01-23)National Park Service.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brooklyn Bridge (September 11, 2007)National Park Service.
  4. ↑ NYC DOT Bridges & Tunnels Annual Condition Report 2015New York City Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ NOAA National Ocean Service Coast Survey Navigational Chart #12335: Hudson and East Rivers, Governors Island to 67th Street (October 1, 2019)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ Feuerstein, Gary. Brooklyn Bridge Facts, History and Information (May 29, 1998)Endex Engineering, Inc.. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ NYCDOT Bridges InformationNew York City Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  8. ↑ mann, Elizabeth, 2000 "the Brooklyn Bridge," Scholastic Literary Place, pp. 566-589.
  9. ↑ Armstrong, James B.. The Brooklyn Bridge. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination (February 24, 1975)National Park Service.
  10. ↑ The Brooklyn Bridge—Accompanying three photos, from 1975.. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination (February 24, 1975)National Park Service.
  11. ↑ Brooklyn BridgeASCE Metropolitan Section. Retrieved June 30, 2010.

Notes

  1. ↑ Sources disagree on whether the length of the Brooklyn Bridge is 6,016 feet (1,834 m) or 5,989 feet (1,825 m).

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