Source: The Great
East River Bridge: 1883-1983
Source: (tb inserted)
Photograph by David P.
Billington
Photograph by David P.
Billington
Photograph by David P.
Billington
Photograph by J. Wayman
Williams
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| Designer: |
John
A. Roebling (construction completed under his son, Washington Roebling
and his daughter-in-law Emily Roebling) |
| Location: |
Over the East River; Manhattan to Brooklyn, New York City, NY |
| Built: |
Completed in 1883 |
| Type: |
Suspension Bridge with cable-stays |
| Dimensions: |
Main Span: 1595 feet |
| Material: |
Steel (towers: masonry) |
Relevant Web Sites:
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References:
Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University
Press, Princeton (NJ), 1983, pp. 72-82.
New York Academy of Sciences Bridge to the Future: A Centennial
Celebration of the Brooklyn Brige, New York (NY), 1984.
Steinman, David B. The Builders of the Bridge: The Story of
John Roebling and His Son, Harcourt, Brace and Co, New York (NY), 1945.
Trachtenberg, Alan Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol Oxford
University Press, New York (NY), 1965.
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