NEW YORK CITY - Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges - 1921 - BIRDSEYE

Description: NEW YORK CITY - Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges - 1921 - BIRDSEYE - Municipal Bldg.: The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed. It was originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge and as the East River Bridge, but it was later dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge. The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension. The main span is 1,470 ft. (448 m) long, with the suspension cables being 3,224 ft. (983 m) long. The bridge's total length is 6,855 ft. (2,089 m). This is one of four toll-free bridges spanning the East River; the other three are the Queensboro, Williamsburg, and Brooklyn Bridges. The bridge opened to traffic on December 31, 1909. It was designed by Leon Moisseiff, and is noted for its innovative design. As the first suspension bridge to employ Josef Melan's deflection theory for the stiffening of its deck, it is considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges and this design served as the model for many of the long-span suspension bridges built in the first half of the twentieth century. The Manhattan Bridge was also the first suspension bridge to utilize a Warren truss in its design. This White Border Era postcard, mailed in 1921, is in good condition, but there is some edge wear and a small crease to the cards lower right-hand corner. Copyright, Irving Underhill.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

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