An iconic 1595-foot suspension bridge, completed in 1883, Brooklyn Bridge links Brooklyn to Manhattan over the East River. Chunky cables, steel girders and views make a wonderful walk, especially towards Manhattan's skyline. Walk, cycle or rollerblade across its wooden platform.
Built over a period of 14 years, when the bridge was first completed it became the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first steel-wire suspension bridge anywhere in the world. Anchored by two neo-gothic towers, the bridge has been cited as a major creative influence on architects, artists and poets including Frank Lloyd Wright, Lewis Mumford and Georgia O'Keefe.
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