Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. It is 5,989 feet (1,825 meters) long.^[7] The bridge goes over the East River. It connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It is one of the leading landmarks of New York City.

Brooklyn Bridge
View from Manhattan
Coordinates	40.7057°N 73.9964°W / 40.7057; -73.9964
Carries	6 lanes of roadway (cars only) Elevated trains (until 1944) Streetcars (until 1950) Pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	East River
Locale	New York City (Civic Center, Manhattan – Dumbo/Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn)
Maintained by	New York City Department of Transportation
ID number	22400119[1]
Characteristics
Design	Suspension/Cable-stay Hybrid
Total length	6,016 ft (1,833.7 m; 1.1 mi)[a]
Width	85 ft (25.9 m)
Height	272 ft (82.9 m) (towers)
Longest span	1,595.5 ft (486.3 m)
Clearance below	127 ft (38.7 m) above mean high water[2]
History
Designer	John Augustus Roebling
Constructed by	New York Bridge Company
Opened	May 24, 1883; 142 years ago (1883-05-24)[3]
Statistics
Daily traffic	105,679 (2016)[4]
Toll	Free both ways
Brooklyn Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
NYC Landmark No. 0098
Built	1869-1883
Architectural style	neo-Gothic
NRHP reference No.	66000523
NYCL No.	0098
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966[5]
Designated NHL	January 29, 1964[6]
Designated NYCL	August 24, 1967
Location

The bridge was built from 1869 to 1883. It was the first fixed crossing of the East River. It was designed by John Roebling. The construction was directed by his son Washington Roebling and Washington's wife, Emily.^[8] When it was finished, it was the second tallest structure in North America, behind only Trinity church.

The bridge is an official landmark. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1964.^[6][9][10] It became a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.^[11]