Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge
East River Bridge redirects here. For a list of East River Bridges, see
List of fixed crossings of the East River
. The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest
suspension bridges
in the
United States
, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the
East River
connecting the
New York City
borough
s of
Manhattan
and
Brooklyn
. On completion, it was the
largest suspension bridge in the world
and the first steel-wire suspension bridge. Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in an 1867 letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York
skyline
. In 1964 it was designated a
National Historic Landmark
.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Noun
1. a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
(hypernym) suspension bridge
(part-holonym) New York, New York City, Greater New York
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