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A tugboat containing spectators for the jump sailed to within a hundred yards of the bridge, with a rescue swimmer hired by Odlum on board. [10] Odlum jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge at 5:35 p.m. [2] A strong wind was blowing when Odlum jumped and seemed to turn him slightly in the air. As a result, he struck the water at an angle, hitting the ...
The bridge is named for 16th century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who explored this stretch of the Mississippi River and died south of Memphis. [8] Hernando de Soto Bridge illuminated at night in 2015. At night, the bridge was illuminated by 200 sodium vapor lights along its "M" structure. The bridge was first illuminated on September 5 ...
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, New York City (Queens and Brooklyn) Hell Gate Bridge, New York City (Queens and the Bronx) Henry Hudson Bridge, New York City (Manhattan and the Bronx) High Bridge, New York City; Hudson River Way, Albany; Irondequoit Bay Bridge, Irondequoit to Webster; Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, New York City (Queens)
Long-hidden space under Brooklyn Bridge reopens after 15 years — and public is in awe: ‘Huge for the community’ Desheania Andrews, Steve Janoski November 18, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, a crowd of roughly 300 protesters walked up the Front Street ramp and onto the Hernando de Soto bridge. The protest was organized by Memphis Voices for Palestine and ...
John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. [1] He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.
A humpback made a shocking splash beneath the Brooklyn Bridge Monday — marking the species’ first visit to the East River in two years. “It’s much, much more common to see them in the ...
William C. Kingsley is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.His monument was cut from granite stone that was once a part of the Brooklyn Bridge and was placed there by the bridge's Board of Trustees to honor his role in making the dream of a bridge between the great Cities of New York and Brooklyn a reality.