内容提要：悬索桥布鲁克林大桥（Brooklyn Bridge）的建筑者及其建构历程。
The Brooklyn Bridge is in New York City. It crosses the East River. It's connects the two parts of the city called Manhattan曼哈顿 and Brooklyn布鲁克林. The bridge is 1,595 feet long. When it was built in the 1870s, it was the longest suspension悬挂 bridge in the world.
John Roebling designed the bridge. He was born on June 12, 1806, in Europe. He came to the United States when he was 25. He was a civil engineer.
Plans for the bridge began in 1866. Roebling invented the steel wire cables that would hold it up. Over 14,000 miles of wire were used in the cables.
In July 1869, Roebling was at the bridge site lining up the location of the first bridge tower. There was an accident and his foot was crushed压碎. On July 22, 1869, Roebling died from a bad infection感染. He was 63.
Roebling's son, Washington, took over the building of the bridge. It began in January 1870. Two years later， Washington became ill. He could no longer be at the bridge. But he continued to supervise监督 the work from his bedroom. He's wife Emily, took messages to and from the workers.
The Brooklyn Bridge opened on May 24, 1883. It had taken 14 years to complete it. There was a big celebration on opening day. Stores closed. Bells were rung. Thousands of people paid one cent to walk across the bridge. Fireworks were set off.
Brooklyn Bridge is still an important link between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Over 144,000 cars cross it each workday. And at least 2000 people used the footbridge every day.
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