Brooklyn Bridge Opens
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Architecture
- Subcategories: Engineering, Engineers, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: American History 1878-1900
- Geographical Location: New York City
- Date: May 24, 1883
Article abstract: An engineering marvel sets new standards for aesthetic design of utilitarian structures.
Summary of Event
On May 24, 1883, Chester Alan Arthur, twenty-first president of the United States, and Stephen Grover Cleveland, then governor of New York, together with the mayors of New York and Brooklyn, met with thousands of citizens in attendance to open the majestic Brooklyn Bridge, which was described as the eighth wonder of the world. A marvel of engineering, this suspension bridge seemed to many contemporaries to be a symbol of the...
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