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The disease was first named "cassion disease," by Dr. Andrew Smith, who was the on-site doctor while the Brooklyn Bridge was being built. He called it "cassion disease" because the workers developed it after working in the underwater cassions of the bridge.
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Why did they use caissons to build the Brooklyn bridge?
They needed to construct the legs of the bridge.
What two technical advancements made the building of the Brooklyn bridge possible?
The Brooklyn Bridge was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire and the first to use pneumatic caissons.
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.
Does the Brooklyn Bridge open in the middle?
No. The Brooklyn Bridge is a non-opening bridge.
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.
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.
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 .
On what date was the Brooklyn Bridge completed?
The Brooklyn bridge was Finished in 1883. =]
Were does the Brooklyn bridge take you?
The Brooklyn Bridge takes you from New York City to Brooklyn. B-)
