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3rd January 1870: Construction begins on the Brooklyn Bridge
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:49
Publish Date: 2018-01-02 21:05:21
Description: Although numerous suspension bridges had been built prior to the Brooklyn Bridge, nothing came close to the almost 1,600 foot span across the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan. German immigrant John Augustus Roebling was attracted to the challenge after he developed a system to stabilise large span bridges using a steel web truss down each side. He was appointed chief engineer but, six months before construction began, died of a tetanus infection after a boat crushed his toes while he was surveying the site. Roebling’s son Washington took over the project but he too suffered a terrible injury while ...
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