Today, Friday, May 24, 2024 commemorates 141 years of the Brooklyn Bridge since its opening to connect Brooklyn and Manhattan on Thursday, May 24, 1883. This article briefly covers this anniversary with a short photographic essay.
141 Years of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Brooklyn Bridge is an iconic part of the city of New York with its neo-Gothic towers and characteristic pointed arches.
Brooklyn was still an independent city in 1869. John A. Roebling designed the bridge. His son Washington Roebling was the chief engineer of the bridge. Construction of the bridge started in 1870.
One should not take the existence of this grand historic bridge for granite.
Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge is an activity one must do when the weather is nice.
Driving across the bridge is another option to cross the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
The Manhattan Bridge and other bridges were built later to alleviate the increasing amount of traffic that crossed the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Brooklyn Bridge always looks majestic — no matter from which angle it is viewed at any time of the day.
Its cable system appears rather mighty and complex when viewed close up. A hybrid cable-stayed design and suspension bridge design incorporates both vertical and diagonal suspender cables.
Final Boarding Call
I am proud to have been born and raised in Brooklyn.
Happy Birthday number 141, Brooklyn Bridge!
What more can I say?
All photographs ©20o7, ©2011, ©2015, and ©2022 by Brian Cohen.
