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
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