The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States. source
The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States.
Completed in 1883, The Brooklyn Bridge connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. source
Completed in 1883, The Brooklyn Bridge connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River.
The Brooklyn Bridge has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. source
The Brooklyn Bridge has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m) and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed.
The Brooklyn Bridge was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and the East River Bridge. source
The Brooklyn Bridge was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and the East River Bridge.
Since opening, the Brooklyn Bridge has become an icon of New York City and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. source
Since opening, the Brooklyn Bridge has become an icon of New York City and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
The Brooklyn Bridge has become a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972. source
The Brooklyn Bridge has become a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.
Although the Brooklyn Bridge is technically a suspension bridge, it uses a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge design. source
Although the Brooklyn Bridge is technically a suspension bridge, it uses a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge design.
The Brooklyn bridge was built with numerous passageways and compartments in its anchorages. source
The Brooklyn bridge was built with numerous passageways and compartments in its anchorages.
Construction of the Brooklyn bridge began in 1869. source
Construction of the Brooklyn bridge began in 1869.
The Brooklyn bridge was designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling. source
The Brooklyn bridge was designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling.
While conducting surveys for the Brooklyn bridge project, Roebling sustained a crush injury to his foot when a ferry pinned it against a piling. source
While conducting surveys for the Brooklyn bridge project, Roebling sustained a crush injury to his foot when a ferry pinned it against a piling.
The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge is detailed in the 1972 book The Great Bridge by David McCullough and Brooklyn Bridge (1981). source
The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge is detailed in the 1972 book The Great Bridge by David McCullough and Brooklyn Bridge (1981).
In 1919, Giorgio Pessi piloted what was then one of the world's largest airplanes, the Caproni Ca.5, under the Brooklyn bridge. source
In 1919, Giorgio Pessi piloted what was then one of the world's largest airplanes, the Caproni Ca.5, under the Brooklyn bridge.
The Brooklyn bridge originally carried horse-drawn and rail traffic, with a separate elevated walkway along the centerline for pedestrians and bicycles source
The Brooklyn bridge originally carried horse-drawn and rail traffic, with a separate elevated walkway along the centerline for pedestrians and bicycles
The Brooklyn Bridge has a wide pedestrian walkway open to walkers and cyclists in the center of the bridge above the automobile lanes. source
The Brooklyn Bridge has a wide pedestrian walkway open to walkers and cyclists in the center of the bridge above the automobile lanes.
