Brooklyn Bridge Timeline of Events

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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...

Timeline of Events

1870

1.3.1870

The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge begins.

1883

5.24.1883

The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.

5.30.1883

In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that crushes twelve people.