Emily Warren Roebling was the wife of Washington Roebling, the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge. When Washington became disabled due to decompression sickness during construction, Emily took ...

The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, was a monumental engineering feat, and was the first step in uniting New York City with the then-independent City of Brooklyn.

Nestled in the heart of Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park has become a destination green space for New Yorkers and tourists, with ...

Opened Tuesday in Brooklyn Bridge Park, the new pavilion and entryway features improved accessibility, lush landscaping, and ...

Connecting Brooklyn with Staten Island ... Three men died. The bridge’s construction was vividly chronicled by Gay Talese, then a cub re=orter for the New York Times, whose book, The Bridge ...

marked by enormous construction problems, equally ingenious solutions and heroic human achievement. In unexpected and wonderful ways, the Brooklyn Bridge captured the imagination of all Americans ...

Six construction workers died ... dating as far back as 1883 in the case of the Brooklyn Bridge. New bridges have to undergo assessments. Federal Highway Administration officials have required ...

The Raritan River Bridge will be built to better withstand extreme weather and minimize vessel collisions, the Sweden-based builder claimed.

Eight construction workers plummeted into the freezing cold waters — six were killed. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Staten Island, was on the list of 68 bridges.

Emily Warren Roebling was the wife of Washington Roebling, the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge. When Washington became disabled due to decompression sickness during construction, Emily took ...