Every one loves the Brooklyn Bridge By:Bryanna Bermani,Sarah SAbourin

The Brooklyn Bridge is located In New York and it spans over the East River.

The Bridge took about just over thirteen years and opened on May twenty fourth 1883.

The architects that designed the Bridge was John Roebling, and Washington Roebling.

This is a photo of John Roebling

The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable stayed Bridge. A cable stayed Bridge is a Bridge in which it is supported by cables which are connected to multiple towers.

Some interesting facts about the Brooklyn Bridge is that during construction twenty to thirty people died. Also the first to cross the Brooklyn Bridge was a rooster. When the Bridge was built it was the longest suspension Bridge in the world until 1903.

When it opend they had a massive celebration and the Bridge toll was higher then it was now.

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Citations:http://www.brooklyn.com/faqanswer.php?6,http://www.history.com/topics/brooklyn-bridge,http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/civil/bridge7.html,https://www.asliceofbrooklyn.com/6-odd-and-interesting-facts-about-the-brooklyn-bridge-part-1/,http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-brooklyn-bridge

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