Braiding the suspension cables. 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.

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Brooklyn Bridge Construction, 1876

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