A major tourist attraction since its opening, the Brooklyn Bridge has become an icon of New York City. [50], The Brooklyn side's caisson, which was built first, originally had a height of 9.5 feet (2.9 m) and a ceiling composed of five layers of timber, each layer 1 foot (0.30 m) tall. [41] The Manhattan vault was called the "Blue Grotto" because of a shrine to the Virgin Mary next to an opening at the entrance. [77][78] However, due to the unexpectedly high concentration of large boulders atop the riverbed, the Brooklyn caisson took several months to sink to the desired depth. [8], By 1890, due to the popularity of the Brooklyn Bridge, there were proposals to construct other bridges across the East River between Manhattan and Long Island. [212][209], While the rebuilding of the span was ongoing, a fallout shelter was constructed beneath the Manhattan approach in anticipation of the Cold War. [270] However, the exit from the bridge to northbound Park Row was closed after the September 11 attacks because of increased security concerns: that section of Park Row ran under One Police Plaza, the NYPD headquarters. [221] The towers were cleaned in 1958[222] and the Brooklyn anchorage was repaired the next year. [162] On that first day, a total of 1,800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed the span. [125][126] There were thirty-two drums at the anchorage yard, eight for each of the four main cables. Brooklyn (/ ˈ b r ʊ k l ɪ n /) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York.It is the most populous county in the state, the second-most densely populated county in the United States, and New York City's most populous borough, with an estimated 2,648,403 residents in 2020. [27] The path is generally 10 to 17 feet (3.0 to 5.2 m) wide,[29][27] though this is constrained by obstacles such as protruding cables, benches, and stairways, which create "pinch points" at certain locations. [46] The granite blocks were quarried and shaped on Vinalhaven Island, Maine, under a contract with the Bodwell Granite Company, and delivered from Maine to New York by schooner. Originally known as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and then later as the East River Bridge, the iconic bridge wasn’t formally dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge until about 30 years after it was completed in the early 1880s. [105] The Brooklyn anchorage broke ground in January 1873[106][31] and was subsequently substantially completed in August 1875. While conducting some of the last measuring across the East River ferry crushed his foot against the piling. [218][219] Subsequently, Boerum Place from Fulton Street south to Atlantic Avenue was also widened. The bridge is an official landmark. [227] At the same time, plans were announced for direct ramps to the FDR Drive elevated highway to alleviate congestion at the approach. Decides '94 Attack On Hasidim Was Lone Act", "In Signs Leading to Brooklyn Bridge, a Tribute to Ari Halberstam", "Stick of Dynamite Is Discovered Under a Brooklyn Bridge Ramp", "Manhattan Artist Seized In Case ofBridge 'Bomb, "Trucker Sentenced to 20 Years in Plot Against Brooklyn Bridge", "Art Corporation of America Incorporated BRIDGING 1977", "Manhattan Artist Seized In Case of Bridge 'Bomb, "700 Arrested After Protest On Brooklyn Bridge", "Occupy Wall Street – the story of the Brooklyn Bridge 'trap, "What Happened to Those 732 Occupiers Arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge? [54][37] There were also proposals for tunnels under the East River, but these were considered prohibitively expensive. Two bridge commissioners, one each from Brooklyn and Manhattan, petitioned New York state lawmakers to allot another $8 million for construction. [297] Several engineers expressed concern about how this would affect the bridge, although others noted that the bridge did withstand the event and that the redundancies in its design—the inclusion of the three support systems (suspension system, diagonal stay system, and stiffening truss)—make it "probably the best secured bridge against such movements going out of control". Anfahrt zur Brooklyn Bridge . [317] John Halpern documented the incident in the film Bridging, 1977. [23][24], An elevated pedestrian and cycling promenade runs in between the two roadways and 18 feet (5.5 m) above them. Beschreibung. The bridge goes over the East River. The anchor plates measure 16 by 17.5 inches (410 by 440 mm), with a thickness of 2.5 inches (64 mm) and weigh 46,000 pounds (21,000 kg) each. [101] The saddle plates atop both towers were also raised in July 1876. [189] Although a second deck for the Brooklyn Bridge was proposed, it was thought to be infeasible because doing so would overload the bridge's structural capacity. Die Brooklyn Bridge ist wichtiger Schauplatz in vielen Filmen wie z.B. [254] The work necessitated detours for four years. The Brooklyn Bridge is not only one of the engineering marvels of the 19th century and a must-see/must-photograph spot when visiting New York – it’s also up next in our series on fun landmark facts to impress, delight, and win trivia night with. bridge: Bridge {f} [charakteristischer überleitender Formteil in Jazz, Pop und Rock] bridge: Brücke {f} naut. Here, the promenade rises to just above the level of the crossbeams, connecting to a balcony that slightly overhangs the two roadways. [40][90] After the Manhattan caisson reached a depth of 78.5 feet (23.9 m) with an air pressure of 35 pounds per square inch (240 kPa),[83] Washington deemed the sandy subsoil overlying the bedrock 30 feet (9.1 m) beneath to be sufficiently firm, and subsequently infilled the caisson with concrete in July 1872. Cyclists Hope So", "The Brooklyn Bridge is crowded. Games. [8] When it was finished, it was the tallest structure in North America. The dramatic and enthralling story of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the world’s longest suspension bridge at the time, a tale of greed, corruption, and obstruction but also of optimism, heroism, and determination, told by master historian David McCullough. 2008 wurden unter der Brücke die "New York Waterfalls" des Künstlers Olafur Eliasson installiert. Fotografie-Muss, wenn man in New York weilt sie ist auch Teil unserer Reihe über lustige Sehenswürdigkeiten-Fakten , um andere zu beeindrucken, dich zu begeistern und um damit Gesprächsrunden am Abend zu unterhalten. The coils were delivered to a yard near the Brooklyn anchorage. [323][324] Initially, cannabis activism was suspected as a motive,[325][326][327] but on August 12, 2014, two Berlin artists claimed responsibility for hoisting the two white flags, having switched out the original flags with their replicas. [128][129], As the wires were being spun, work also commenced on the demolition of buildings on either side of the river for the Brooklyn Bridge's approaches; this work was mostly complete by September 1877. The thickness of the caisson's sides was 8 feet (2.4 m) at both the bottom and the top. [51][5], The caisson on the Manhattan side was slightly different because it had to be installed at a greater depth. [270], Formerly, rail traffic operated on the Brooklyn Bridge as well. [213] In addition, defensive barriers were added to the bridge as a safeguard against sabotage.