Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is best experienced on foot. Completed in 1883 and connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn, thousands of visitors walk, bike, and drive across it every day. The granite pillars that soar above the East River are as impressive as the magnificent views that the bridge offers. It's also easy to include an excursion across the bridge with other must-see sights in Lower Manhattan and...

It might not be the longest anymore, but it will always be the first. And although its outline might pale in comparison to some of its modern counterparts, the Brooklyn Bridge was an architectural achievement of its time. It opened in 1883 as the first steel suspension bridge in the world. More than a century later, more than 140,000 vehicles use the bridge to cross between Manhattan and...

The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883 as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time. It is a National Historic Landmark as well as a New York City Landmark.

The Brooklyn Bridge is a bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It has a main span of, and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed.Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and as the East River Bridge, it was dubbed...