View from Manhattan Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge was opened to traffic already in 1883 as the first bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Representing a combination of suspension and cable-stayed bridge, it is one of the oldest constructions of either type in the USA. Its central span of 486 m was much longer at that time than any other in the world. Until the mid of the 20th century, the Brooklyn Bridge carried not only cars, bicycles, and pedestrians, but also trains and street cars.

Keywords

(post)modernism, bridge, cable-stayed bridge, capitalism, cityscape, coastscape, suspension bridge, tall building, traffic

Created

Wednesday 1 August 2007 by Martin Mergili in North America and the Caribbean / United States | New York City (5650 visits)