Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Roebling, John Augustus, 1806-1869.; Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.); Suspension bridges -- New York (State) -- New York.
Other titles: June 12; Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge
Description: Discusses the design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. For nearly a decade after its completion, the bridge, with a main span of 1595 feet, was the longest suspension bridge in the world. On June 12, 1806, John A. Roebling, civil engineer and designer of the Brooklyn Bridge, was born in Muehlhausen, Prussia.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.