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The lengthy ramp of the Brooklyn Bridge ascends, the oldest bridge over the East River. The plans for the first steel hanging bridge in the world, which rests on two mighty piers about 40m/130ft over the water, were drawn up by the engineer Johann August Röbling, originally from Mühlhausen in Thuringia Röbling, Johann August. He died two years later from injuries incurred during a work accident. His son Washington Roebling continued the work. In 1872 he suffered from the bends after he left a caisson too soon, before the pressure had been equalized. His wife Emily took over the construction project; the partially lamed Roebling directed the work from home and watched through his telescope from the window of his house in Brooklyn. The bridge was inaugurated in May 1883 after 16 years of construction. It is 1,052m/1,150yd long without the ramps (the entire span is 2–3km/1.2–1.8mi). The walkway, reserved for pedestrians, runs 5.5m/18ft above the six-lane street, from which walkers, joggers and cyclists have an impressive view of Manhattan with its skyscrapers and of the South Street Seaport as well as the Upper Bay with the Statue of Liberty in the distance, especially in the evening; at night the bridge is seen as an impressive string of lights between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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bigdbc
@mileycyrus Go to the promenade on the Brooklyn side of the bridge. Moonstruck w/ Cher was shot there & some of my wedding pictures too lol!
2009-09-17
bigdbc
@mileycyrus Also, if you cross into Brooklyn from NYC, tell the driver to go over the Brooklyn Bridge just for the experience.
2009-09-17
EdSpadoni
Classic Cindy, very nice RT @cindytong #NYC Brooklyn Bridge in B&W #flickr #photo http://flic.kr/p/6Z55od
2009-09-17
wegotrecords
Brooklyn Bridge - Buddah-139 - You'll never walk alone/Minstral sunday - Vinyl 45 Record from http://ping.fm/Egg2E -
2009-09-17
511nyNQRW
Westbnd N btw Dekalb Ave Sta (Brooklyn) and Canal St Sta (Manhattan) reRted over the Manhattan Bridge from 12:00AM until 5:00AM
2009-09-17
DarvinDarling
should not work for a limo service if you don't know where the brooklyn bridge is.. :( #losing
2009-09-17
KNolan4
bummed that i missed @johncmayer on the brooklyn bridge today. but from his latest tweet it appears as though he found time to use my toilet
2009-09-17
Lee3120
RT @tehranweekly: RT @Sonja_Jo: RT @mousavifacebook: March the green scroll across the Brooklyn Bridge #iranelection http://bit.ly/z4R6Z
2009-09-17
ericpullett
@MistahJay are u referrin to Queens..... If so u were crazy and I'm shocked u didn't jump off Brooklyn Bridge!!!
2009-09-17
DrewLifeTV
Just in lower manhatten went under brooklyn bridge reminds me of when I use to visit sum1 at pace :/
2009-09-17
kubasbodegatees
PREACH!! @_ambassador Listening to empire state of mind while crossing the Brooklyn bridge on a clear night feels so surreal. I'm in love.
2009-09-17
ImSoQueenS
#howdareu come in my room smellin like the brooklyn bridge @hatersblocknayb lol
2009-09-17
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