Brooklyn Bridge
bridge in New York City, crossing the East River
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Summary
Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of suspension bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,260 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[3], Brooklyn[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: cable-stayed bridge[6], multi-level bridge[7], steel bridge[8], road bridge[9], railway bridge[10], tourist attraction[11]
- Architect: John Augustus Roebling[12]
- Maintained by: New York City Department of Transportation[13]
- Named after: Brooklyn[14]
- Architectural style: Gothic Revival[15]
- Crosses: East River[16]
- Made from material: steel[17], stone[18]
- Location: New York City[19], Manhattan[20], Brooklyn[21]
- Commons category: Brooklyn Bridge[22]
- Structural engineer: John Augustus Roebling[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brooklyn Bridge[24]
- Streaming media URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGuCGd726RA[25]
- Heritage designation: New York City Landmark[26], National Historic Landmark[27], National Register of Historic Places listed place[28], Tentative World Heritage Site[29], New York State Register of Historic Places listed place[30], Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[31]
- Date of official opening: May 24, 1883[32]
- Native label: Brooklyn Bridge[33]
- Different from: Brooklyn Bridge[34]
- Length: 5989 feet[35]
- Height: 84 m[36]
- Width: 25.9 m[37]
- Carries thoroughfare: sidewalk[38], road[39]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[40], (iv)[41]
- Longest span: 487 m[42], 486.3 m[43]
- Clearance: 41 m[44]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Brooklyn Bridge include it – City Hall / Chambers Street[45], a metro station[46], in United States[47], founded in 1914[48].
Why It Matters
Brooklyn Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include it – City Hall / Chambers Street[45], a metro station[46], in United States[47], founded in 1914[48].