ID: 700008652 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008652	Record Type: Built Work
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Brooklyn Bridge (suspension bridge; John A. Roebling's Sons Company (American construction firm ...; 1869-1883; New York (New York, United States, North and Central America...)

Note: Roebling's 1840 patent for the in-situ spinning of wire rope brought him several commissions for major bridges in his mid-career: the 821-foot-span Niagara rail bridge of 1841-55 and his 1,000-foot span Cincinnati Bridge of 1856-67; both of which were prototypes for the 1,600 foot Brooklyn Bridge. Construction began in 1869, but Roebling died from an accident, and the construction was completed by his son Washington Augustus Roebling and later still by his wife Emily Warren Roebling in 1883. The twin masonry support towers of this vast span necessitated the building of foundations 78 feet below the water level.

Titles:

Brooklyn Bridge (preferred,C,U,English-P,,N)

Great East River Bridge (C,U,English,U,U)

New York and Brooklyn Bridge (C,U,undetermined,,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

suspension bridge [300007868] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by construction>)

cable-stayed bridge [300007842]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by construction>)

road bridge [300007891]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by function>, viaducts)

footbridge [300007883]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by function>)

bridge (built work) [300007836]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>)

Classifications:

engineering (preferred)

architecture

Creation Date: 1869-1883

Creator Display:

John A. Roebling's Sons Company (American construction firm and manufacturers, 1848-1952), designed by John August Roebling (American engineer, 1806-1869), completed by Roebling, Washington Augustus (American engineer, 1837-1926) and Emily Warren Roebling (American civil engineer, 1843-1903). [preferred,VP]

Roebling, Washington Augustus (1837-1926), American, engineer ; Roebling, John Augustus (1806-1869), American, engineer; Roebling, Emily (1843-1903), American, engineer; Steinman, D. B. (1886-1960), American, renov? [,BWR]

architect Roebling, Washington Augustus (American engineer, 1837-1926) Extent: execution [500078624]

civil engineer Roebling, Emily Warren (American civil engineer, 1843-1903) Extent: execution [500245616]

construction firm John A. Roebling's Sons Company (American construction firm and manufacturers, 1848-1952) Extent: execution [500356957]

designer Roebling, John Augustus (American engineer, 1806-1869) Extent: design [500012228]

Steinman, David Barnard (American architect 1887-1960) [500049035]

Locations:

Current: New York [7007567] New York state (state), United States (nation), North and Central America (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: +40.7,-74; New York, New York, United States

Display Materials: masonry, steel

	masonry (building materials) [300015332]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, building materials, <masonry and masonry units>)

	steel (alloy) [300133751]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

Dimensions: total length: 1825 meters

Cultures:

American (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

Specific Subjects:

	suspension bridge [300007868]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, transportation structures, <transportation structures by form>, bridges (built works), <bridges by construction>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Brooklyn Bridge	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Brooklyn Bridge," accessed 22 May 2015
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3777891
Great East River Bridge	........ [VP]
	........ Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Brooklyn Bridge," accessed 22 May 2015
New York and Brooklyn Bridge	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)

Subject: ....... [VP,BWR]

....................... Janberg, Stucturae [online] (1998-) "Brooklyn Bridge," accessed 22 May 2015

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3777891

....................... BWR-04 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3777891

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 61951

....................... Harvard Library BWR contribution (2010-) U31621

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Frampton and Futagawa. Modern Architecture, 1851-1945 (1983) 31
	..... BWR database (2010-)