Brooklyn Bridge

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Spandex and Cash to Flood Brooklyn Bridge Park

An avid cyclist plans to bring his passion for bike racing to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Joshua Rechnitz announced Thursday that his nonprofit, the New York City Fieldhouse, will build a $40 million multi-purpose recreation center on the inland edge of the park bordering the BQE. Now occupied by a de...
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Canstruction Lands in NYC With 26 Sculptures Made From Canne

If you’re in New York City over the next ten days, you should head to the World Financial Center to see the 26 amazing sculptures crafted entirely from canned goods for the 19th annual Canstruction. The incredible structures, which range from an actual suspension model of the Brooklyn Bridg...
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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.

Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in an 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 iconic part of the New York skyline. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.

Total length: 5,989 feet (1825 m)
Width: 85 feet (26 m)
Longest span: 1,595 feet 6 inches (486.3 m)

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