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Brooklyn Bridge
Abstract
The project of the Brooklyn Bridge was started in 1883, when a
German immigrate architecture took the approve from New York
governor to build a bridge that would link between the East River
both sides, and in result it would help in many transportations for
people and goods. The project consumed many materials as well as
souls, because Roebling, the engineer, along with his wife, and his
elder son, were all died after handling the project. The Brooklyn
Bridge had many names, the first of them was New York Bridge,
the second was the East River Bridge, but the last confirmed name
that took place in 1915 was the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn
Bridge is considered to be the first longest bridge all over the world
as it length estimated with 1,595.5 ft, and as well the fist standing
bridge with the use of metal wires. Many workers had died during
the processes of construction as they estimated to be more than 600
individual. In its very fist opening, the first one who took the
advantage of walking on it, was Emily Roebling, the wife of late
Roebling's son. The opening witnessed more than 15,000 person
walked on the Brooklyn Bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge gained its
popularity by considering it one of the most influence national
projects in the United States.
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Table of Contents
Content
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Introduction
Historical Overview
Construction Steps
10
Conclusion
15
References
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Table of Figures
Figure
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10
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1. Introduction
The bridge of Brooklyn which located in the city of New
York is considered to be one of the oldest construction projects of
bridges all over the United States of America. The construction
works started in the year of 1883 in the purpose of connecting
between the two areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn over the East
River. The main length of spanning was estimated with 1,595.5
feet (486.3). Such length made Brooklyn Bridge to be considered
to be the longest bridge all the world. Its opening took place in the
year 1903, and with the amount of its steel wiring construction, it
was considered to be the first bridge to be hold with wiring spins of
metal.
2. Historical Overview
The first name of the bridge was the New York bridge, due
to its massive construction that made the city special because of.
Another named called on it as East River bridge because it was
built on the river the crosses between the east and west of New
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York. The official name of the bridge was settle down to be The
Brooklyn Bridge by the city government in 1915. The Brooklyn
Bridge became the most significant view in the city of New York
such its first opening, and the construction itself gained different
awards, such as the National Historic Landmark in the year 1964,
and the National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in the year
1972 (Chan, 2007).
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The Brooklyn Bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883.
The opening ceremony was attended by several thousand people
and many ships were present in the East Bay for the occasion.
President Chester A. Arthur and New York Mayor Franklin Edson
crossed the bridge to celebratory cannon fire and were greeted by
Brooklyn Mayor Seth Low when they reached the Brooklyn-side
tower. Arthur shook hands with Washington Roebling at the latter's
home, after the ceremony. Roebling was unable to attend the
ceremony but held a celebratory banquet at his house on the day of
the bridge opening. Further festivity included the performance of a
band, gunfire from ships, and a fireworks display (Chan, 2007).
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Figure 5.
5 Location in New York
On May 30, 1883, six days after the opening, a rumor that
the Bridge was going to collapse caused a stampede, which was
responsible for at least twelve people being
being crushed and killed. On
May 17, 1884, P. T. Barnum helped to squelch doubts about the
bridge's stabilitywhile
stability
publicizing his famous
amous circuswhen
circus
one
of his most famous attractions, Jumbo, led a parade of 21 elephants
over the Brooklyn Bridge (Feuerstein, 1998).
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of the bridges built around the same time have vanished into
history and been replaced (Prince, 2005).
3. Construction Steps
After the collapse in 2007 of the I-35W highway bridge in
the city of Minneapolis, increased public attention has been
brought to bear on the condition of bridges across the US, and it
has been reported that the Brooklyn Bridge approach ramps
received a rating of "poor" at its last inspection. According to a
NYC Department of Transportation spokesman, "The poor rating it
received does not mean it is unsafe. Poor means there are some
components that have to be rehabilitated." A $508 million project
to replace the approaches began in 2010 and is scheduled to run
until 2014. As part of this project, two approach ramps will be
widened from one lane to two, and clearance over the Brooklyn
(James and Sydney,1975).
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prohibited from using this bridge. The two inside traffic lanes once
carried elevated trains of the BMT from Brooklyn points to a
terminal at Park Row via Sands Street. Streetcars ran on what are
now the two center lanes until the elevated lines stopped using the
bridge in 1944, when they moved to the protected center tracks. In
1950 the streetcars also stopped running, and the bridge was rebuilt
to carry six lanes of automobile traffic (James and Sydney,1975).
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4. Conclusion
The Brooklyn Bridge was the most significant modern
construction in the 20th century. It took the period of less than 20
years to be accomplished. The first idea was assigned to the well
known engineer of building bridges who was working before for
the Prussian government as a builder for both bridges and roads.
Roebling was the first one who mentioned the idea of building a
bridge that connect the both sides of the East River, although luck
was not with him in the day he decided to take a ferry in order to
start his surveys measurements, because the ferry got crushed into
the ice and he got badly injured and afterword died. Both of
Roebling's wife, and son took charges after him, as his wife as her
late husband got sick and died before to have the chance to witness
her husband's mater piece. The son took in charge after his late
parents and started the construction, and when he got sick, his own
wife consumed the supervision by his guidance. The family of
Roebling during their mission building the Brooklyn Bridge had
proven on maximum standards of obligation, responsibility and
honest.
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in the lives of people who inhabit New York city, as it saves more
than approximately ten hours to go around the whole different two
banks of the East River, as well as saving time, and money, it is
used to be only for walk bridge in a sermonic campaign of the
government of New York city.
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5. References
Chan, Sewell (2007). "Brooklyn Bridge Is One of 3 With Poor
Rating". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
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