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The History of The Brooklyn Bridge
The History of The Brooklyn Bridge
The History of The Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in
1883, this bridge connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City across
the East River. At the time of its completion, this suspension bridge became the longest in the
world with a length of 3,460 feet (now 5,989 feet / 1825 m). This bridge is also the first project
to use explosives and an underwater suspension system called Caisson. This project was stopped
when the chief engineer died before starting the project and had to be taken over by his son. At
present the Brooklyn Bridge is crossed by around 144,000 vehicles at any time, and is the second
busiest bridge in New York City.