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The Brooklyn Bridge has been an indelible part of the New York City skyline for nearly 140 years. When it was completed in 1883, ... "Building the Brooklyn Bridge: 1869 – 1883." ...

The idea of uniting Brooklyn with NewYork by means of either bridge or tunnel was a favorite one with the Brooklyn folk for years before the scheme was launched which this week will open to the ...

In 1884, some people still doubted whether the one-mile-long Brooklyn Bridge — which includes a main suspension span of 1,595 feet, the world-record holder for twenty years — could truly be safe.

Brooklyn Bridge ship crash latest ... "Building the Brooklyn Bridge," gives readers an inside view of the 14-year construction process that has been largely out of sight, until now.

Today, Roebling remains the pathfinder of modern bridge building. His Brooklyn Bridge, at its opening, cost $15.1 million with Gothic arches that echoed the architecture of the past while its ...

Author Jeffrey Richman will join the Center for Brooklyn History to share images from his vast collection, many published for the first time in his new book, “Building the Brooklyn Bridge: 1869-1883.” ...

Comic book writer Peter J. Tomasi has the fervor of an evangelist in discussing the laborers and engineers responsible for the Brooklyn Bridge. Posted 6:43 p.m. Apr 15, 2018 — Updated 6:43 p.m ...