When the Brooklyn Bridge was built it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, at 1,595 feet. Fuggedaboutit! But in 1903, what neighboring bridge broke that record by 4.5 feet?

The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge took a toll on its workers. While there's no exact figure, it's thought that more than 20 people died building the steel-wire structure. Strange that 4 years later, they would go at it again and build an even longer bridge not even a few miles away. But that's the spirit of American construction!

Asked by Tom Cohen · Last updated 5 years ago · 1.9K views