The Brooklyn Bridge is the New York City bridge completed in 1883 that became the first major steel-wire suspension bridge.
It connects Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River. John A. Roebling conceived the design, and after his death, his son Washington Roebling directed construction. Emily Warren Roebling also played a major role in communicating with engineers and overseeing the project while Washington was ill.
The bridge combines suspension cables with distinctive stone Gothic towers and carries road traffic and a raised pedestrian and cycling promenade. It was called the New York and Brooklyn Bridge at opening, and the name Brooklyn Bridge became official in 1915. Its pioneering use of steel wire helped establish a durable approach for later long-span suspension bridges.