08-02-2013, 09:45 PM | #1 |
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brooklyn bridge
Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and as the East River Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge, a name from an earlier January 25, 1867, letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an icon of New York City, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.
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08-02-2013, 09:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: brooklyn bridge
Carries:- Motor vehicles (cars only) Elevated trains (until 1944) Streetcars (until 1950) Pedestrians and bicycles Crosses:- East River Locale:- New York City (Manhattan–Brooklyn) Maintained by:- New York City Department of Transportation Designer:- John Augustus Roebling Design:- Suspension/Cable-stay Hybrid Total length:- 5,989 feet (1825 m) Width:- 85 feet (26 m) Longest span:- 1,595 feet 6 inches (486.3 m) Clearance below:- 135 feet (41 m) at mid-span Opened:- May 24, 1883; 129 years ago Toll:- Free both ways Daily traffic:- 123,781 (2008)
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