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Brooklyn Bridge

A New York City Icon

Season 1 Episode 1 | 2m 08s

Spanning the East River, The Brooklyn Bridge connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Since its opening over 130 years ago, it has become an icon of New York City.

Funding Provided by: General Motors; The Corporation for Public Broadcasting; New York Council for the Humanities; NEH; Citibank, N.A.; Abraham & Strauss; American Society of Civil Engineers; NY Telephone; Consolidated Edison; NY State Council for the Arts; Brooklyn Union Gas; Kings County Democratic Committee; Constans-Culver Foundation; New York Dock Railway; and W.R. Grace & Co.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge
Construction of the bridge consists of two granite towers and a series of steel cables.
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Brooklyn Bridge
A Source of Inspiration
The Brooklyn Bridge has developed into an object of cultural significance.
Clip: S1 E1 | 5:09
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Brooklyn Bridge
Paul Goldberg Discusses the Brooklyn Bridge
The bridge is the archetypal monument.
Clip: S1 E1 | 0:48
Watch • 0:59
Brooklyn Bridge
A Community Of Builders
David McCullough talks about the Brooklyn Bridge.
Clip: S1 E1 | 0:59
Watch • 58:58
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
Trace the bridge's transformation from a feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol.
Episode: S1 E1 | 58:58
Watch • 58:58
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
Trace the bridge's transformation from a feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol.
Episode: S1 E1 | 58:58