It's been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World," and on Friday the Brooklyn Bridge turns 136 years old. The Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883. German engineer John A. Roebling was hired to ...
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Public transportation across the Brooklyn Bridge was one of the major reasons for the bridge’s existence, carrying commuters across the river from Brooklyn to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican navy tall ship’s fatal collision with the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday highlighted a hazard that has worried seafarers for nearly 150 years. Even before construction on the ...