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 | |
|---|---|
| Design | Suspension/Cable-stay Hybrid |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 105,679 (2016)[1] |
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| 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 |
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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 tallest structure in North America.
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
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References
- ↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brooklyn Bridge". National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2002.
- ↑ "NYC DOT Bridges & Tunnels Annual Condition Report 2015" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "NOAA National Ocean Service Coast Survey Navigational Chart #12335: Hudson and East Rivers, Governors Island to 67th Street" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. October 1, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ↑ Feuerstein, Gary (May 29, 1998). "Brooklyn Bridge Facts, History and Information". Endex Engineering, Inc. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- ↑ "NYCDOT Bridges Information". New York City Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
- ↑ mann, Elizabeth, 2000 "the Brooklyn Bridge," Scholastic Literary Place, pp. 566-589.
- ↑ Armstrong, James B.; Bradford, S. Sydney (February 24, 1975). "The Brooklyn Bridge" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007.
- ↑ "The Brooklyn Bridge—Accompanying three photos, from 1975" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. February 24, 1975. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Bridge". ASCE Metropolitan Section. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Sources disagree on whether the length of the Brooklyn Bridge is 6,016 feet (1,834 m) or 5,989 feet (1,825 m).
Other websites
Media related to Brooklyn Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Brooklyn Bridge at New York City Department of Transportation
