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The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable ... damage. [6] [62] Most of the ... are visible on the left side of this photo in 1938. Patronage across the Brooklyn Bridge ...
Williamsburg Bridge subway collision: rail 1 [177] 1964 Harlem riot of 1964: mass unrest 1 [178] 1956 Sylvania Electric Products explosion: explosion 1 [179] 1949 Holland Tunnel fire: fire 1 [180] 1942 SS Normandie: maritime 1 [181] 1915 1915 New York City Subway fire: rail 1 [182] 1770 Battle of Golden Hill: warfare 0–1 [183] 2009 US Airways ...
As a symbol of their unending love, couples on New York's Brooklyn Bridge are fastening locks and throwing away the keys. But not everyone is lovin' the gesture. "Couples will come and they'll ...
Richelieu arrives in New York with her damaged turret. The uppermost fire control director on the fore tower had to be dismantled for her to pass under the Brooklyn Bridge to the New York Navy Yard. The ship's armament required extensive repairs and modifications to bring Richelieu up to modern standards. First, three of the eight main battery ...
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.
A long-closed plot of land under the Brooklyn Bridge has reopened to the public after 15 years — restoring another slice of greenspace for one of the city’s most crowded neighborhoods.
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 ...
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 ...