Brooklyn Bridge, Spanning East River, Aerial

Brooklyn Bridge, Spanning East River between Park Row, Manhattan and Sands Street, Brooklyn, New York, New York, NY. Photographed by Jack Boucher on 4x5 film for HAER. Related Names: John Roebling, Washington A. RoeblingBuilding/structure dates: 1869 initial constructionBuilding/structure dates: 1953 subsequent workNational Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000523Significance: At the time of its opening on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the longest spanning bridge in the world. It represents the culmination of nearly a lifetime's experience designing and building suspension structures and incorporates the pinnacle of development of design features conceived by John A. Roebling during this period. The Roebling system of suspension bridge construction became the standard for suspension bridges throughout the world. These features included the anchoring system composed of a cast-iron plate buried under masonry to which anchorage chain eyebar links were attached and rose in