Longest Bridge in the United States | Brooklyn Bridge

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New York's Brooklyn bridge isn't only known as the longest  bridge in the United States, but it also considered as additionally the world's better bridge. The breadth of the arch is affected as 6016 feet. The Brooklyn bridge extends over the East Rive and connects the Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs.

History

John Augustus Roebling from Ohio was the artist of this bridge. He was the one who advised the arch abutting Cincinnati and Covington. The arch was congenital in 1883 and took about 14 years to become accessible for the public. It took so continued because the Augustus fell ill and anesthetized abroad and the activity had to be postponed.

After the afterlife of Augustus, his son, Washington Roebling took allegation of the activity but unfortunately; he additionally fell ill and died. Later, his wife, Emily Warren Roebling took over the project. The arch was opened may 1883 for accepted public. Emily was the aboriginal to cantankerous the bridge. Later on the aboriginal day, 1,800 cartage and 150,300 bodies beyond the bridge. After a aboriginal anniversary of opening, a rumor that the arch was activity to collapse acquired the stampede, about twelve bodies ashamed and dead due to stampede.


In early years, the means of conveyance were based on trolleys, streetcars and horses, but late automobiles and cyclists become active. However, the bridge was not mended to hold such large traffic, yet the architecture design of John A. Roebling is enough to serve its job.

The Structure

Brooklyn Bridge is 6016 feet long and 85 feet wide. It is 1595 feet above the East River. It has two high stone towers and each tower is equipped with Neo-Classical archways. Four steel cables hold the weight of the bridge; each cable is 3578.50 feet long. The Brooklyn Bridge is two times longer than the second longest suspension bridge of the world.

The Bridge in Popular Culture

Brooklyn Bridge is a sign of cultural heritage in the United States. You might have seen it in several movies like "Deep Impact" and "Gang of New York" and also in "The Fantastic Four". Many documentaries have featured this bridge like Ken Burns documentary is based on this bridge. It is also a kind of inspiration for major artists like Hart Crane, George O'Keefe, Walt Whitman and Frank Lloyd Wright. It is also a discussion topic in David Cullough non-fiction book. Recently, several festivals were held to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge. The festival was held on May 22, 2008 and the major event was Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Empire-Fulto Ferry State Park.

Visiting the Brooklyn Bridge
This bridge has six traffic lanes and it takes 20 minutes to cross the bridge. It is a great fun to visit this bridge; especially at night it will give a magnificent view as the lighting done on this bridge since 1980 is superb. You can see many famous buildings in Manhattan while traveling across the bridge. The building includes: Empire State Building and Woolworth Building. There are many parks and restaurants nearby the bridge where you can sit and enjoy the view. Credit