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 * The Brooklyn Bridge is considered one, if not the greatest, engineering achievement of the 19th Century**


 * Building the Brooklyn Bridge: The History is a Remarkable Tale of Persistence **
 * The bridge opened on May 24, 1883 on the birthday of Queen Victoria
 * 5,988 feet in length
 * 85 feet in width
 * 276.5 feet in height
 * Emily Warren Roebling, wife of the chief engineer Washington Roebling, was the first person to cross the bridge when it opened.
 * Her role in relaying information from her incapacitated husband was instrumental in completing the project.
 * The bridge was the first use of electric lights over a river


 * 10 Things You May Not Know About the Brooklyn Bridge**


 * Top 10 Secrets of the Brooklyn Bridge**



[[image:Female_Rose.png]]Emily Warren Roebling
The Engineer Behind the Brooklyn Bridge

Biography from the American Society of Civil Engineers

Building the Bridge
Construction of Brooklyn Bridge

New York Entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, Harper's Weekly (November 24, 1883)

Twenty-One Elephants and St8l Standing. April Jones Prince, HMH Books for Young Readers, 2005



[[image:Screen Shot 2017-02-24 at 12.30.24 PM.png]]Teaching Resources

 * The Brooklyn Bridge Opened on this Day in 1883**


 * Lesson Plan from Ken Burns' American Stories**


 * Build Your Own Popsicle Stick Bridge**