A very belated post about the 125th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge. From Time Magazine:"It was so singular a marvel, so ambitious a feat, that its opening drew the president and a crowd of thousands. A leading national magazine said it stood poised to become 'our most durable monument.'
Some 125 years later, the Brooklyn Bridge remains a powerful symbol of engineering might and imagination, and a revered fixture in the landscape of the nation's largest city. And it can still draw a crowd. Thousands of people are expected at the bridge's 125th birthday blowout Thursday, with fireworks, a Navy flyover, a colorful new lighting scheme and the debut of a tribute song scheduled to honor the storied span."
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Photo by Spencer Platt
2 comments:
Dang... 125 years. New York sure is amazing. Good luck on the rest of your project too.
Yep, one of the oldest bridges.
The first time I walked over the bridge it was a bit scary truthfully because the walkway is wooden and you can see the river through the spaces. Though, it was engineered to stand the test of time.
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