What once was the longest suspension bridge in the world has now spanned six decades of New York City history. Thursday marks 60 years since drivers first paid a 50-cent toll to drive over the ...

Opened in 1936, the bridge features a unique combination of suspension and cantilever sections. Its distinctive towers and design make it a recognizable landmark in New York City where you can see ...

Work will be speedily commenced under the terms of a contract just concluded for the suspension of a bridge ... about forty-three miles from the City of New York. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...

One of many signature landmarks of New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge is also one of the oldest suspension bridges in the country and a National Historic Landmark. Its six lanes (and one ...

From his New York office, he traded telegrams with ... a practical application of Moisseiff's deflection theory of suspension bridges. They made their bridge design flexible enough to withstand ...

the suspension bridge, which towers 604 feet over the surface of the Hudson River below, now carries more than 100 million vehicles to and from New York City each year. The Port Authority’s ...

then the longest suspension bridge in the world. Presiding were New York mayor Robert Wagner, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and transportation-and-parks czar Robert Moses. Also in the crowd was a ...

The ‘world’s biggest elephant’ helped to raise awareness about the famous bridge’s safety, while also promoting P.T. Barnum’s circus. Following 13 years of construction, New York’s ...