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The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
Jul 15, 2019 · Horrific workplace accidents during the 14‑year construction of the Brooklyn Bridge claimed a string of lives and left its designer dead and his son crippled.
Jul 25, 2024 · Brooklyn Bridge, suspension bridge spanning the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan in New York City. The bridge was the first to use steel for cable wire, and during its construction explosives were used inside a pneumatic caisson for the first time.
Mar 22, 2010 · The Brooklyn Bridge, which connects the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, was constructed between 1869‑1883 and spans 1,595 feet.
Sep 16, 2019 · Updated on September 16, 2019. Of all the engineering advances in the 1800s, the Brooklyn Bridge stands out as perhaps the most famous and most remarkable. It took more than a decade to build, cost the life of its designer, and was constantly criticized by skeptics who predicted the entire structure was going to collapse into New York's East River.
Feb 26, 2024 · Building the Brooklyn Bridge. Constructing a suspension bridge over the 6,000-foot span of the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan involved considerable risk.
Dig into the history of the construction of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge and how John Roebling designed a hybrid suspension system to build it.
Jun 30, 2023 · The Brooklyn Bridge is considered to be an engineering marvel. Here's how it pioneered new construction practices that are still used 140 years later.
Apr 16, 2023 · A Toxic Corner of Brooklyn: Dozens of new buildings are going up along the famously polluted Gowanus Canal. The discovery of an underground chemical plume hasn’t slowed the development.
May 26, 2024 · Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began on January 2, 1870. The scale and complexity of the project was unlike anything ever attempted before. The two 15-story, 277-foot high towers were to be built on giant underwater caissons made of southern yellow pine.
