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Structure-ID: s0000011
Created on: 28/10/98
Modified on: 31/12/04


Brooklyn Bridge

Great East River Bridge
Built: 1869 - 1883
Status: in use
Location: Between Manhattan, New York, New York, USA and Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Crosses: East River
Brooklyn Bridge
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge with cable-stays
gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Light rail (tramway) bridge / metro rail bridge
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
Road bridge
Next to: Manhattan Bridge (1912)

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
  Wilhelm Hildenbrand
Chief engineer Washington Augustus Roebling
Designer John Augustus Roebling
Assistant to chief engineer Emily Warrren Roebling
Reconfiguration
Designer David Bernard Steinman

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
deck  steel
towers  masonry
Dimensions
  main span 487 m
  number of lanes 1950: 2 x 3

Chronology
1950
All rail traffic on the bridge is discontinued.
1950- 1952
Strengthening of the bridge without altering its overall appearance based on a design by David B. Steinman.

Notes & Comments
John A. Roebling submitted designs for the Brooklyn Bridge, but died shortly before construction began while surveying the site. His foot was injured and he died of lockjaw (tetanus). His son Washington Roebling continued work on the design. He himself suffered an attack of the bends and was confined to an apartment overlooking the construction site. Emily Roebling, his wife, relayed his instructions to the workers and was practically chief engineer until the bridge was completed.
The Brooklyn bridge has an elevated pedestrian walkway.

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Relevant Literature
* Brooklyn Bridge, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", May 1983, n. 5 v. 53 .
* Barnes, Alfred C.   The New York and Brooklyn Bridge, J.H. Fisher, New York (USA) , 1883.
* Billington, David P.   The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA) , ISBN 069102393X, 1983; pp. 72-82.
* Blakstad, Lucy   Bridge, Birkhäuser, Basel (Switzerland) , ISBN 3764366435, 2002.
* Bory, Paul   Les grandes entreprises modernes, Alfred Mame et Fils, éditeurs, Tours (France) , 1890; pp. 331-345.
* Brooklyn Museum   The Great East River Bridge 1883-1983 (2nd edition), Harry Abrahams, New York (USA) , 1983.
* Brown, Jeff L.   Landmarks in American Civil Engineering History, in "Civil Engineering Magazine", November - December 2002, n. 11-12 v. 72 .
* Deswarte, Sylvie   L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 134.
* Dupré, Judith   Bridges, Black Dog & Leventhal, New York (USA) , ISBN 1884822754, 1997; pp. 54-55.
* Dupré, Judith   Brücken, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004095, 1998; pp. 54-55.
* Dupré, Judith   Les ponts, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829004109; pp. 54-55.
* Ewert, Sven   Hängebrücken - Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft, in "Stahlbau", May 2000, n. 5 v. 69 .
* Graf, Bernhard   Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 72-73.
* Graf, Bernhard   Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 72-73.
* Herzog, M.   100 Jahre Blooklyn-Brücke in New York, in "Stahlbau", December 1983, n. 12 v. 52 .
* Herzog, Max   Die Tragwirkung der Brooklyn-Brücke in New York, in "Stahlbau", December 1997, n. 12 v. 66 .
* Hildenbrand, Wilhelm   Cable making for suspension bridges, D. Van Nostrand, New York (USA) , 1877.
* Hoff, Robert   Meisterwerke der Ingenieurbaukunst, Bundesanzeiger Verlag, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3887848861, 1998; pp. 165-168.
* Jackson, Donald C.   Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA) , ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 130-132.
* John A. Roebling's Sons Company   Construction of Parallel Wire Cables for Suspension Bridges, John A. Roebling's Sons Company, Trenton (USA) , 1925.
* Mayrbaurl, Ronald M.   Cable anchorage repairs on New York City suspension bridges, presented at Extending the Lifespan of Structures, IABSE Symposium, San Francisco, August 1995.
* McCullough, David   The Great Bridge, Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, New York (USA) , ISBN 067145711X, 1982.
* New York Academy of Sciences   Bridge to the Future, New York (USA) , 1984.
* Petroski, Henry   To Engineer Is Human (1st edition), Vintage Books, New York (USA) , ISBN 0679734163, 1985; pp. 158-163.
* Picon, Antoine   L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France) , ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 94-96.
* Prade, Marcel   Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 115-117.
* Reier, Sharon   The Bridges of New York, Dover Publications Inc., Mineola (USA) , ISBN 048641230X, 2000; pp. 10-27.
* Roebling, John A.   New York Bridge Company, on the proposed East River bridge, Daily Eagle Print, New York (USA) , 1867.
* Roebling, Washington A.   Pneumatic tower foundations of the East River suspension bridge, Averell & Peckett, printers,, New York (USA) , 1873.
* Roebling, Washington A.   Report of the Chief Engineer of East River bridge, 1872.
* Russell, Lisa   Sensors working overtime, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 2nd Quarter 2009, n. 55 .
* Serzan, K.   Rehabilitation of the Brooklyn Bridge, in "Structural Engineering International", November 1995, n. 4 v. 5 .
* Steinman, David B.   The Builders of the Bridge (2nd edition), Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York (USA) , 1950.
* Trachtenberg, Alan   Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol, Oxford University Press, New York (USA) , 1965.
* Troitsky, M. S.   Cable-Stayed Bridges, Crosby Lockwood Staples, London (United Kingdom) , ISBN 0258970340, 1977.
* Werner, Heike   New York - 25 Bauwerke die man sehen muss, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3980947122; pp. 34-39.
* Werner, Heike   New York City für Architekten, Heike Werner Verlag, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3980947106, 2004; pp. 260-261.
* Wittfoht, Hans   Buiding bridges, Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany) , ISBN 3764001763, 1984.
* Ziga, Charles J.   New York Landmarks, Dove Tail Books, ISBN 0963667300, 1999; pp. 12-13.

 
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