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The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn – Vintage Wall Art

The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn — historic image
The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn. Historic image from the Steamboats collection.

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Few images capture their era like this historic image of The Great East River Suspension Bridge, Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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The Great East River Suspension Bridge, later known as the Brooklyn Bridge, was the first fixed crossing between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and its granite towers and steel cables rose over one of the busiest waterways in the country. Designed by John A. Roebling, the bridge was finished in 1883 under the direction of his son, Washington Roebling, after the elder Roebling died from an injury sustained during the survey work. At the time, its main span was the longest of any suspension bridge in the world. The river beneath it was crowded with ferries, tugs, and steamboats, so the deck was set high enough for tall-masted ships to pass underneath.

Original scan10,521 × 7,401 px · prints to 35 × 25 in at 300 dpi
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