When was the Brooklyn Bridge 100 years old?

The birthday cake weighed 212 tons and it yielded 4,000 slices, which wasn't anywhere near enough to feed the 650,000 folks jammed along the Brooklyn waterfront and 1.5 million more revelers perched on the opposite side of the East River happy human masses flanking the Brooklyn Bridge on May 24, 1983, to mark the ...



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The 140th anniversary of the day the Brooklyn Bridge opened to traffic is May 24, 2023. At the time of its completion, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River.

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Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension/cable-stay hybrid bridge in New York City that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn. It is one of the oldest suspension bridges in United States (completed in 1883) and a first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world.

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The Brooklyn Bridge took 14 years to build and opened in 1883; the Golden Gate was under construction for three and a third years and was completed in 1937.

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Dumbo, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is one of Brooklyn's most visited neighborhoods, attracting visitors with its cobblestone streets, dramatic architecture, great dining and dreamy views across the river.

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On May 30, 1883 — one week after it officially opened — 12 people were killed in a horrifying trample caused by the collapse of the Brooklyn Bridge. Except of course, the Bridge didn't actually collapse.

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