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Prints, Drawings and Photographs. Brooklyn Museum/Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection, 1996.164.1-973. (1996.164.1-973_glass_SL1.jpg) Thank you, BillRhodesPhoto! This image has been geotagged by BillRhodesPhoto so Brooklyn could be part of the Historypin launch on July 11, 2011. Want to help? See if you can place any of these images on ...
The span was originally called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge or the East River Bridge but was officially renamed the Brooklyn Bridge in 1915. Proposals for a bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn were first made in the early 19th century, which eventually led to the construction of the current span, designed by John A. Roebling .
Inset of the title and the Brooklyn bridge. The Taylor Map is an engraved map of New York City, produced by Will L. Taylor for Galt & Hoy in 1879. [1] The map depicts the entire length of the island of Manhattan, although not to scale, and is surrounded by period advertisements and portraits of various businesses in New York and New Jersey.
Printable version; Page information; ... Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan as seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park. Date: 20 December 2015 ... View this and other nearby images ...
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5 lanes of roadway (2 Manhattan-bound, 3 Brooklyn-bound) Oldest suspension bridge in NYC. Also oldest suspension/cable-stayed hybrid bridge. Manhattan Bridge: 1909: 6,854 2,089: 7 lanes of roadway and trains: Double-decker bridge with 5 westbound lanes and 2 eastbound lanes. 3 of the westbound lanes and the subway are below the other 4 lanes.
suspension bridge, cable-stayed bridge and multi-level bridge: Architect: John Augustus Roebling: Designed by: John Augustus Roebling: Date of official opening: 24 May 1883: Made from material: steel and stone: Length: 5989 foot: Width: 25.9 metre: Height: 84 metre: Significant event: construction (1869 and 1883) Located in the administrative ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Brooklyn Bridge: Brooklyn Bridge. January 29, 1964 ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.