Walk across the world's first steel-wire suspension bridge, from City Hall Park to Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood. 600,000 people crossed it on opening day in 1883 — Emily Warren Roebling led the way after supervising construction when her husband was paralyzed.

Stationen dieser Tour (7)

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   Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan Entrance Start at City Hall Park. The bridge opened May 24, 1883 — 600,000 people crossed it the first day.
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   First Stone Tower (Manhattan) The granite towers are 276 feet tall. Workers dug 78 feet below the riverbed in pressurized caissons — many got "the bends."
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   Mid-Span Plaque Center of the bridge. Emily Warren Roebling supervised construction after her husband was paralyzed. She was the first to cross the completed bridge.
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   Brooklyn Tower Second tower. Look down at the East River — the cables hold 14,680 miles of wire. Enough to wrap around the earth's equator.
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   Washington Street View The iconic view: Manhattan Bridge framed between two brick warehouses. Most photographed spot in DUMBO.
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   Jane's Carousel A 1922 carousel restored by artist Jane Walentas over 22 years. Now housed in a glass pavilion by Jean Nouvel.
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   Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 End point. Six piers transformed from shipping terminals to 85 acres of waterfront park. Manhattan skyline across the water.

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