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The wire for the Brooklyn Bridge was primarily made in Germany. John A. Roebling, the bridge's chief engineer, sourced high-quality wire from German manufacturers, which was essential for the bridge's suspension cables. This wire was then shipped to the United States for the bridge's construction in the late 19th century.
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What is the way the Brooklyn bridge made?
The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge made from wire cable.
What covers the Brooklyn Bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge is made of wire cable.
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.
What structure was the Brooklyn bridge made out of?
the Brooklyn bridge was made of a suspension Bridge.
When was the Brooklyn bridge made?
The Brooklyn bridge was made around 1869 to 1883.
Is it true that the Bessemer process played a large role in the building of the Brooklyn bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge is made of steel. The Bessemer process made steel affordable.
Why is Brooklyn bridge important?
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.
Why is Brooklyn bridge so famous?
Longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
Is the Brooklyn bridge made of bricks?
No, the Brooklyn Bridge is not made of bricks. It is primarily constructed from granite, limestone, and steel. The bridge features large masonry towers made of granite and a steel cable suspension system, which allows it to span the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Is Brooklyn Bridge a cantilever bridge?
The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge.
Is the Brooklyn bridge a arch bridge?
The brooklyn bridge is not a arch bridge
Materials to make the Brooklyn bridge?
it was made out of iron and steel
