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Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m)[1] over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs ofManhattan and Brooklyn. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
History
Construction began in January 3, 1870. The Brooklyn Bridgewas completed thirteen years later and was opened for use on May 24, 1883. On that first day, a total of 1,800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed. The bridge's main span over the East River is 1,595feet 6 inches (486.3 m). The bridge cost $15.5 million to build and approximately 27 people died during its construction. A week after the opening, on May 30, a rumor that the Bridge was going tobreak down caused a stampede which crushed and killed twelve people.[6]
At the time it opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world — 50% longer than any previously built — and it has becomea treasured landmark. Additionally, for several years the towers were the tallest structures in the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1980s, it has been floodlit at night to highlight its architecturalfeatures. The towers are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement. Their architectural style is Gothic.
The bridge was designed by German-born John Augustus Roebling in Trenton, New Jersey.During surveying for the East River Bridge project, Roebling's foot was badly injured by a ferry, pinning it against a pylon; within a few weeks, he died of tetanus. His son, Washington, succeededhim, but in 1872 was stricken with caisson disease ,due to working in compressed air in caissons.Washington's wife, Emily Warren Roebling, became his aide, learning engineering and communicating hiswishes to the on-site assistants. When the bridge opened, she was the first person to cross it. Washington Roebling rarely visited the site again.
At the time the bridge was built, the aerodynamics of...
The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m)[1] over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs ofManhattan and Brooklyn. On completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
History
Construction began in January 3, 1870. The Brooklyn Bridgewas completed thirteen years later and was opened for use on May 24, 1883. On that first day, a total of 1,800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed. The bridge's main span over the East River is 1,595feet 6 inches (486.3 m). The bridge cost $15.5 million to build and approximately 27 people died during its construction. A week after the opening, on May 30, a rumor that the Bridge was going tobreak down caused a stampede which crushed and killed twelve people.[6]
At the time it opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world — 50% longer than any previously built — and it has becomea treasured landmark. Additionally, for several years the towers were the tallest structures in the Western Hemisphere. Since the 1980s, it has been floodlit at night to highlight its architecturalfeatures. The towers are built of limestone, granite, and Rosendale cement. Their architectural style is Gothic.
The bridge was designed by German-born John Augustus Roebling in Trenton, New Jersey.During surveying for the East River Bridge project, Roebling's foot was badly injured by a ferry, pinning it against a pylon; within a few weeks, he died of tetanus. His son, Washington, succeededhim, but in 1872 was stricken with caisson disease ,due to working in compressed air in caissons.Washington's wife, Emily Warren Roebling, became his aide, learning engineering and communicating hiswishes to the on-site assistants. When the bridge opened, she was the first person to cross it. Washington Roebling rarely visited the site again.
At the time the bridge was built, the aerodynamics of...
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