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Between Lower Manhattan & Brooklyn Heights
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Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall (4,5,6) in Manhattan or High St. (C,D) in Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Bridge
Construction
The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge started in 1869 and took 14 years to
complete. The driving force behind the whole project, John Roebling died
during the construction, together with 20 of his workers. His son took over
but he suffered from the caisson-disease during the works on the pillars of the bridge
and was on his dead bed during the inauguration. That day, May 24 1883, about 150,000 people
crossed the bridge.
The Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge Pylon
The impressive bridge spans the East river from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan and stretches for about 1.5 km.
An elevated pedestrian path gives you the opportunity to have a great view of downtown Manhattan's skyline, with a particularly nice view of the magnificent Woolworth building.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn, founded by the Dutch in the 17th century was
an independent city until 1898, when Brooklyn decided
in a close vote to become a borough
of New York. At that time the Brooklyn bridge had connected
the two cities for 15 years.
View of the Brooklyn bridge seen from Manhattan
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