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Before the Brooklyn Bridge was built, there was no way to cross the East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan, or Manhattan to Brooklyn, except by boat. Traveling between them was extremely inconvenient.
The Brooklyn Bridge changed all that. It made commuting much easier; it was now possible for people to live in Brooklyn, but work in Manhattan. It is not a coincidence that the five boroughs -- which at the time were separate cities -- incorporated into one city in 1898, only 5 years after the bridge opened. The Brooklyn Bridge helped bind the boroughs together into one city.
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Why is the Brooklyn bridge known well?
The Brooklyn Bridge is an important bridge in an important city; it is perfectly logical for it to become well known.
Who is the Brooklyn Bridge important to?
The Brooklyn Bridge is important to New Yorkers. It was the reason that the five boroughs united into one city.
What is an important land mark in Brooklyn?
The bridge
Is the Brooklyn bridge a arch bridge?
The brooklyn bridge is not a arch bridge
Is Brooklyn Bridge a cantilever bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge.
Important events in New York?
Brooklyn bridge built in 1883
Does the Brooklyn Bridge open in the middle?
No. The Brooklyn Bridge is a non-opening bridge.
Does the Brooklyn bridge have lights on it?
Yes. the Brooklyn Bridge has lights on it.
Is the Brooklyn Bridge in Arizona?
No the Brooklyn Bridge is in New York.
What is the bridge next to the Brooklyn Bridge?
The Manhattan Bridge. Three bridges connect Brooklyn to Lower Manhattan. In order from south to north, they are the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge.
Is there anything interesting about the Brooklyn bridge?
Brooklyn Bridge was the longest bridge in the world when it was opened.
Where is the Brooklyn Bridge?
The East River .
