Alberto Class 4-305 Ms. Belfer June 2006 1870: Brooklyn Bridge Alberto Class 4-305 Ms. Belfer June 2006

When:1870 Who: Brooklyn Bridge Where: New York City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brooklyn_Bridge.jpg

What is the Brooklyn Bridge? The Brooklyn Bridge is a bridge that connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. Building the bridge began on January 3,1870. The Brooklyn Bridge was open to the public on May 24,1883. The Brooklyn Bridge cost 15.1 million dollars to be build. Using the bridge is a good way to get around New York City. John A. Roebling designed the Brooklyn Bridge.

How did the Brooklyn bridge affect New York? The Brooklyn Bridge affects N.Y because it connects Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Brooklyn bridge has an area that all types of commuters can use. Commuters can take the train, drive, walk or bike across the bridge. That makes life easier.

Photos and Websites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Brooklyn_Bridge.jpg

Websites for Research www.tekmom.com http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/coney/ http://www.iloveny.com/kids/history_post_1900.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City http://www.newyorkhistory.org/ http://home.eznet.net/~dminor/nylinks.html http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/index.html http://www.alexanderhamiltonexhibition.org/ http://www.pocanticohills.org/washington/washington.htm http://Nylearns.org/bbelfer