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Brooklyn Bridge
General Information
Other name(s): | Great East River Bridge |
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Beginning of works: | 1869 |
Completion: | 24 May 1883 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Suspension bridge with cable-stays |
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Function / usage: |
upper deck: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) lower deck: Tramway, light or metro rail bridge lower deck: Road bridge |
Material: |
Steel bridge |
Location
Location: |
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA |
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Crosses: |
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Next to: |
Manhattan Bridge (1912)
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Coordinates: | 40° 42' 20.00" N 73° 59' 47.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 1 825 m | |
number of lanes | 1950: 2 × 3 |
Materials
cables |
steel
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deck |
steel
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towers |
masonry
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Chronology
1950 | All rail traffic on the bridge is discontinued. |
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1950 - 1952 |
Strengthening of the bridge without altering its overall appearance based on a design by David B. Steinman. |
Notes
John A. Roebling submitted designs for the Brooklyn Bridge, but died shortly before construction began while surveying the site. His foot was injured and he died of lockjaw (tetanus). His son Washington Roebling continued work on the design. He himself suffered an attack of the bends and was confined to an apartment overlooking the construction site. Emily Roebling, his wife, relayed his instructions to the workers and was practically chief engineer until the bridge was completed.
The Brooklyn bridge has an elevated pedestrian walkway.
Participants
Initial construction (1869-1883)
Design
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John A. Roebling's Sons Company
- John A. Roebling (designer)
Construction
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John A. Roebling's Sons Company
- Washington Roebling (chief engineer)
- Emily Warrren Roebling (assistant to chief engineer)
- Wilhelm Hildenbrand
Reconfiguration (1948)
Design
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Robinson & Steinman
- David B. Steinman (designer)
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Brooklyn Bridge
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A Span for All Seasons: Brooklyn Bridge
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archINFORM: Brooklyn Bridge
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BBC News: Alerts halt Brooklyn Bridge birthday bash (24.05.2002)
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BBC News: Brooklyn Bridge 'for sale' (27.2.2002)
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Bernd Nebel: Brücken Weltweit: Die Brooklyn Bridge
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BridgeArt: Бруклинский мост (Brooklyn Bridge)
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Brooklyn Bridge Web Cam
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Dan Heller Photography: Brooklyn Bridge
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Dave Frieder: Brooklyn Bridge
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Digital Bridges: Pneumatic tower foundations of the East River suspension bridge
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Digital Bridges: Report of the Chief Engineer of East River bridge
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Digital Bridges: The New York and Brooklyn Bridge
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Great Buildings Online: Brooklyn Bridge
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HAER: Brooklyn Bridge, Spanning East River between Brooklyn & Manhattan, New York City, New York County, NY
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James Maher Photography: Brooklyn Bridge
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LCPC Image Gallery: Brooklyn Bridge
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NYC Roads: Brooklyn Bridge
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PBS: Building Big - Brooklyn Bridge
Relevant Publications
- 100 Jahre Blooklyn-Brücke in New York. In: Stahlbau, v. 52, n. 12 (December 1983), pp. 370-375. (1983):
- The Accident to the Brooklyn Bridge. In: Scientific American, v. 79, n. 7 (13 August 1898), pp. 106.
- Appraising the Brooklyn Bridge. In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 79, n. 2 (February 2009), pp. 38-49. (2009):
- L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 134. (1997):
- L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 94-96. (1997):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000011 - Date created
28/10/1998 - Last Update
17/06/2016