BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 140 years of age today… happy birthday ?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Iconic looking bridge..........................
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[COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)][***[SIZE=4]The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883, predating the adoption of the automobile by several decades. As such, it was originally envisioned as a bridge to transport horse-drawn carriages, trains and trolleys. The latter of which was carried over the bridge until 1950. [/SIZE]***]('https://www.frrandp.com/2021/08/brooklyn-bridge-trolleys.html#:~:text=The%20Brooklyn%20Bridge%20opened%20in,over%20the%20bridge%20until%201950.')
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[COLOR=rgb(209, 72, 65)][***[SIZE=4]The Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883, predating the adoption of the automobile by several decades. As such, it was originally envisioned as a bridge to transport horse-drawn carriages, trains and trolleys. The latter of which was carried over the bridge until 1950. [/SIZE]***]('https://www.frrandp.com/2021/08/brooklyn-bridge-trolleys.html#:~:text=The%20Brooklyn%20Bridge%20opened%20in,over%20the%20bridge%20until%201950.')
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AdmiralOriginal Crew20,900 postsSince 2018
i like the part bout the CAISSONS, ( french ) big box… the setting of the Brooklyn caisson went to 13 meters good for bedrock… the manhattan side was more challenging, without hitting bedrock the chief decided 24 meters would be ok i even though it settled on sand… freaking engineering marvel, gotta compare it the shuttle… 27 died…
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
It was a great privilege growing up near it and using it for much of my young life.
CommodoreOriginal Crew16,165 postsSince 2018
the wire cable company, intentionally sold inferior wire for the main cable, causing death during installation…Roebling decided to go ahead with the bad wire already in place, but added more to the main... cellie…
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