"steelwire" - 1 õppematerjal

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge · Carries: motor vehicles (cars only), elevated trains (until 1944), streetcars (until 1950), pedestrians and bicycles · Crosses: East River · Designer: John Augustus Roebling · Opened: May 24, 1883 · Total length: 1825 m · Architectural style: Gothic · Connects Manhattan and Brooklyn · Longest suspension bridge in the world until 1903 · The first steelwire suspension bridge · On the first day, 1800 vehicles and 150 300 people crossed Brooklyn Bridge · Emily Warren Roebling was the first to cross the bridge · The towers are built of limestone, granite and Rosendale cement  Notable events · First jumper: Robert E. Odlum on May 19, 1885 · First bungee jump: Thierry Devaux on June 1993 (illegally) · On March 1, 1994, Brooklyn Bridge shooting · The 2003 plot · In 2006, a Cold War