Brooklyn Bridge
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 | Brooklyn Bridge |
| Designer | John Augustus Roebling |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Date | 1869 to 1883 |
| Building Type | suspension bridge |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban |
| Architectural Style | Gothic piers, functionalist cables and bridge deck |
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| Notes | completed by son, Washington Augustus Roebling. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Brooklyn_Bridge.html |
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| Brooklyn Bridge | |
| Designer | Roebling, Washington A. |
| Location | New York, New York, USA |
| Date | 1883 |
| Building Type | Transportation |
| Construction System | Concrete, Limestone, Granite, Iron, Steel |
| Architectural Style | Wire cable suspension bridge |
| Street Address | Across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan Walk Score |
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| National Register of Historic Places | |
| Name | Brooklyn Bridge |
| ID Number | 66000523 |
| NRHP Status | Listed In The National Register |
| Certification Date | 10/15/1966 |
| Level of Significance | National |
| NRHP Documents | Text (pdf) ; Photos (pdf) |
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"...it is Roebling's 1840 patent for the in-situ spinning of wire rope that has to be recognized as one of the decisive breakthroughs in modern suspension bridge technology. This patent brought John Roebling a commission to build a cable-suspended, wooden aqueduct over the Allegheny River in 1845. Roebling built a number of such aqueducts before receiving two major bridge commissions in his mid-career: his 821-foot-span Niagara rail bridge of 1841-55 and his 1,000-foot span Cincinnati Bridge of 1856-67; both of which were prototypes for the 1,600 foot Brooklyn Bridge, whose construction ran through two generations of Roeblings between 1869 and its completion in 1883. The twin masonry support towers of this vast span necessitated the building of foundations 78 feet below the water level..." — Kenneth Frampton and Yukio Futagawa. Modern Architecture 1851-1945. p31.
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Brooklyn Bridge
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[edit] References
National Register of Historic Places
[edit] External Links
- http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=376&resourceType=Structure
- http://www.nr.nps.gov/writeups/66000523.nl.pdf
- http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(NUMBER+@band(NY1234))
- Hundreds of photos at the Brooklyn Bridge projected in google maps
- NY Times, Historian Opposes Tower Near Brooklyn Bridge
- Daily News, NY Local Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation
- Paper model of Brooklyn Bridge
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