New York Harbor is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. In 1824 the first American drydock was completed on the East River. Because of its l
New York Harbor is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. In 1824 the first American drydock was completed on the East River. Because of its location and depth, the Port grew rapidly with the introduction of steamships; and then with the completion in 1825 of the Erie Canal New York became the most important transshipping port between the American interior and Europe as well as coastwise destinations. By about 1840, more passengers and a greater tonnage of cargo came through the port of New York than all other major harbors in the country combined and by 1900 it was one of the great international ports. The Brooklyn Bridge 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. With a main span of 1, feet, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Since its opening, it has become an icon of New York City, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972. Chromolithograph print by Andrew Melrose published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1887.
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