Show history of brooklyn bridge brooklyn bri brilke lue the first bridge to span the be hast river lm la over a mile lullo in leneth and cost to daid more than estimates the automobile blue hook it has hen numbered among the seven wonders of the world designed by john A tills this la in was started january Jn nuary 1870 and opened to traffic way slay 1883 during tile the work john lio ebling met tits hl death ills fiig ton lion william A took up tho the task of completion ile he was subsequently seriously erl outly by fire while in one ona of the caissons chaissons cais sons nud aud became an invalid in with his wish lie he wc was in a gibino on the heights of brooklyn front from which with the did ot of a telescope ard and tho assistance of lila ilia wife ho he directed tho the work from ills his window until tile lust last rivet clet was na driven |