After 14 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge in New York was opened
to traffic. The ceremony is depicted above. The bridge, originally referred to
as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, is one of the oldest suspension bridges
in the United States. It connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan
and Brooklyn by spanning the East River with 1,595.5 feet.

Brooklyn Bridge under construction

The bridge shortly after construction

Pedestrian’s crossing the Brooklyn Bridge in 1898.

The Brooklyn Bridge today