yn Bridge is still standing when many of the bridges built around the same time have vanished into history and have been replaced. This is also in spite of the nefarious substitution of inferior quality wire in the cabling supplied by a contractor - by the time it was discovered it was too late to replace the cabling that had already been constructed. Roebling determined that the poorer wire would leave the bridge four rather than six times as strong as necessary, so it was eventually allowed to stand.various times, the bridge has carried horses and trolley traffic; at present, it has six lanes for motor vehicles, and a separate level for pedestrians and bicycles. The two inside lanes of the lower level once carried elevated trains of the BMT from Brooklyn points to a terminal at Park Row. Streetcars ran on what are now the two center lanes (shared with other traffic) until the BMT stopped using the bridge in 1944, when they moved to the protected center tracks. In 1954, the streetcars also stopped running, and the bridge was rebuilt to carry six lanes of automobile traffic.BMT bridge tracks were planned to connect to what is now the Nassau Street Line subway at Chambers Street to form part of the never-finished Centre Street Loop. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1977 and on March 24, 1983 the bridge was designated a National Historic Engineering Landmark.
Structure of the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge is built above the East River. It is located 1595 feet above the East River. There are two high stone towers. Each of the high stone towers is equipped with Neo Classical archways. Brooklyn Bridge has a length of 6016 feet and a width of 85 feet. It also has four steel cables. The steel cable has a length of 3578.50 feet long. It was opened in 1883. The length of the Brooklyn Bridge is twice times more than the second longest suspension bridge in the world.
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The Bridge and American Culture
Bridge is a popular culture icon in the United States. It has been featured in several movies such as Deep Impact and Gangs of New York. More recently, it is featured in movie called The Fantastic Four. The bridge is also a discussion subject in the Ken Burns documentary. The Ken Burns documentary is broadcast on PBS television. David Cullough talks about the Brooklyn Bridge in his best selling nonfiction book. The bridge offers inspiration for major artists such as Walt Whitmand, Frank Llyod Wright, Hart Crane and Georgia O Keefe.festivals were held to commemorate the 125th anniversary since the opening of the bridge. The festivities were held on the 22nd May 2008. The first event in the 125th anniversary festival is the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Empire-Fulto Ferry State Park. During the festivals, many information tents and lectures were organized. The festival also features a miniature golf course that exhibit the architectural icon in Brooklyn. Before the festival took place New York had setup a video link with London. The video link allows the people in New York to watch the people marching at the Tower Bridge in London. The anniversary celebration causes the new pedestrian to be connected to DUMBO.together more than sixty images of the bridge that, over the years, have graced postcards, magazine covers, and book ...
