A suspension bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River. Designed by John Augustus Roebling, who died before construction began, it was completed in 1883 under the supervision of his son Washington Roebling and was then the longest suspension bridge in the world, the first to use steel wire for its cables. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Heritage DesignationNationally Designated Heritage Site 1 Completion Year SignificanceAt completion the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first to use steel wire cables. 1 Connections
Invented By
Source Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge
Operated By
Source Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge
Pioneered By
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Same As
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1. Wikipedia: Brooklyn Bridge
Wikipedia- Overview
Lead section
The span was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge or the East River Bridge but was officially renamed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915.
Introduction, permitted traffic
Only passenger vehicles and pedestrian and bicycle traffic are permitted.
Description section, structure type
The Brooklyn Bridge, an early example of a steel-wire suspension bridge, uses a hybrid design combining elements of cable-stayed and suspension bridges, with both vertical and diagonal suspender cables.
Introduction, landmark designation
The Brooklyn Bridge is designated a National Historic Landmark, a New York City landmark, and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
- Part Of: Road Transport
- Invented By: John Augustus Roebling
Pioneered By: John Augustus Roebling, Article lead
designed by John A. Roebling
In Group: Suspension Bridges, Lead sentence
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Operated By: New York City Department of Transportation, Infobox: maint
New York City Department of Transportation
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