Today in History: Roebling & the Brooklyn Bridge
Today in History–June 12–the Library of Congress features civil engineer John A. Roebling, born on this day in 1806. Roebling’s last and greatest achievement was completing the Brooklyn bridge in 1883. The bridge spans New York’s East River nearly 1,600 feet to connect Manhattan with Brooklyn. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more primary sources related to the Brooklyn Bridge, suspension bridges and other types of bridges.
Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn Bridge plan
- Brooklyn Bridge image set
- Brooklyn Bridge films
- Timeline & select newspaper articles: Brooklyn Bridge
- More Brooklyn Bridge historical newspaper coverage
- American life history discussing Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn Bridge sheet music
- Brooklyn Bridge Day legislation
More bridge resources
- Guided Primary Source Analysis: Indian Timothy Memorial Bridge
- Today in History: Williamsburg Bridge
- Today in History: Golden Gate Bridge
- George Washington Bridge (New York) image set
- Suspension bridges primary source set
- Suspension bridges image set
- Bridges primary source set
- Bridges image set
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