John Roebling : The Brooklyn Bridge

On December 31, 1890 a transition in history occured. New York City would start a new era in the history of the United States starting with the opening of Ellis Island as an immigration depo. This attracted many immigrants to the United Stated because of more job opportunities and as means to start a new life. As more immigrants came to America, it began to be known as the "land of opportunities". Immigrants coming in filled work spaces in industries with the hopes of someday becoming successful. These immigrants helped prove to other future immigrants that if you moved to America then you could start a better life for yourself and your families. On the other hand with positives come negatives and there were many involving

Albany's welcome center began its life as a bridge house. Nelson Tift, the founder of Albany, commissioned construction of the house along with a new bridge. The new bridge, built in 1858, was to serve as a gateway to the city along with providing extra revenue from tolls collected at the house. At Tift's request, an African-American slave and architect oversaw completion of the project. His name was Horace King.

The borough of Brooklyn is known for its excellent resteraunts, iconic bars and spacious parks. There is something else that Brooklyn is also know for, although it never gets much attention. It is something that changed the world we live in today, and many fail to mention that Brooklyn is where its birthplace was.

The New York City Subway System has an extremely rich and detailed history that dates to the late nineteenth century. Before the system that the public currently takes advantage of when they visit New York City, there were an extensive amount of public transportation options that were available to the general public. For example, horse and carriages, omnibuses, and trolley systems were all used as a means of transportation throughout the nineteenth century. Once the idea for a subway system to be built was introduced, most people did not believe that it was possible. However, they were soon proven wrong after Alfred E. Beach secretly built the first subway system that was used in New York City. Once people saw that subterranean travel was a viable means of transportation, it did not take long until the subway system that is used today to come along. The New York City subway system revolutionized the way the general public traveled throughout the city, and inspired other growing cities to build subterranean travel systems of their own.

The intellectual elements of 1815-1848 really revolutionized transportation and communication. The creation of roads really helped to dramatically cut travel time. These roads brought together the major urban areas that are located along the eastern seaboard (Keene, 263). What came next was even more measureable than the network of roads. The invention of the steamboat proved to be an economic blessing to river cities such as New Orleans (Keene, 264). It greatly changed the idea of upriver travel. The steamboat reduced the journey from New Orleans to Louisville to about a week. Canals also proved to make transporting goods even cheaper and faster. The largest undertaking to build a canal was proposed by the governor of New York. This canal

During the early 1800’s America needed a type of transportation that was faster, cheaper, and more reliable. So when in 1811 the British made the first successful railroad it did not take long for Americans to start building the first common railroad the Baltimore and Ohio in 1828. After the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was built America felt railroad fever and hundreds of railroads were built. The Railroad changed the American economy and culture in just a few years.

The state of New York as a whole is truly an incredibly beautiful state. It started to be inhabited by the British (now Americans) around 1664 and started to gain prominence in the 18th century according to wikipedia.The reason why New York started to gain prominence in the 18th century is because of the vital role in the American Revolution, The Battle of Saratoga was the major turning point in the American Revolution for America. Almost all of the American people’s hope came from the French which was there newly formed allie and struck up a new type of hope for the people of the 13 colonies. The New York Constitution was adopted in 1777 and was brought upon by the US constitution. New York was the United States capital at various times between 1785 through 1790 because it was

New York City is the largest and one of the oldest cities in the United States, having been 'rediscovered' by Henry Hudson in 1609 while working for the Dutch East Indies Company. New Amsterdam, as it was then known, was settled in 1614 by Dutch fur traders and became the most important port in America. (Reed, 2011) The two rivers flowing on each side of Manhattan grant easy access to the ocean, and Henry Hudson remarked that the harbor was the best natural harbor he had ever seen in the world. For hundreds of years the city has been at the epicenter of world trade, and immigration to the new world. Millions of immigrants have filled the streets of New York, from Europe, Africa, South America, Asia, and elsewhere.

80 years later, an Englishman by the name of Henry Hudson sailed up the Hudson River. And by 1624 the city of “New Amsterdam” was founded on the tip of Manhattan. New Amsterdam started out as a small, humble trading post with a maximum of 1,500 residents trading skins and fish like most other colonies and trading posts. After some conflict between the British and Dutch, New Amsterdam became known as New York. Several other settlements were established around the area such as Staten Island, Brooklyn, the Queens, and the Bronx. All named after their founders (Tim Lambert). These five settlements, later the five boroughs of New York, hosted their own unique cultures and features at one point or another. Most of them having high percentages of Italians and Irish in Brooklyn and the Queens, Jews and Hispanic in the Bronx and Manhattan, and African Americans in Harlem. The large population of Jewish people brought bagels and delis. The large population of blacks in Harlem bore an era of music and art and culture through the Harlem Renaissance. Italians had heavy influences spread out over many neighborhoods throughout Brooklyn and Queens with many Catholic churches. New Amsterdam was founded as a Dutch trading post, and morphed into New York: the ethnic melting pot. And this melting pot birthed its own culture through

Railroads changed the way people traveled and allowed people that worked in the cities to live further away from the city. As an example, San Francisco was the first city that used cable cars to allow citizens an easy was to travel around the city. Another popular means of transportation were the trolleys. Eventually subways became more popular than cable cars and trolleys because they allowed a way to travel around the city without interfering with regular traffic and pedestrians. All of these means of transportation gave people the opportunity to live outside the city where it was less crowded, but they could work in the

However, there is a great deal of history involved in this bridge that most people do not realize include those who have lived in this city their whole lives. This iconic bridge has been open for over 125 years providing “a safe and scenic passage to millions of commuters and tourists” over the East River in New York City (History.com). Building this bridge took a great amount of effort and money. The construction of this magnificent landmark “took about 14 years, involved 600 workers (at least two dozen of whom lost their lives during the process), and cost $15 million dollars” at the time (History.com). When completed the Brooklyn Bridge became known as not only the “longest suspension bridge in the world spanning 1,600 feet from tower to tower,” but also “tallest structure in the Western hemisphere” (History.com).

However, the bridge was not mended to hold such large traffic, yet the architecture design of John A. Roebling is enough to serve its job. The Structure Brooklyn Bridge is 6016 feet long and 85 feet wide. It is 1595 feet above the East River. It has two high stone towers and each tower is equipped with Neo-Classical archways.

Stretching across the San Francisco Bay stands the world famous Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge is located in one of nature’s most beautiful settings, spanning the mile-wide bay from Fort Point in San Francisco to the Marin County Shore. Joseph Strauss, specializing in bridge building, was the leader of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. The start of construction began on January 5, 1993 and, after four years, was completed on April 27, 1997. The bridge was needed to be built because of the growing population after the California Gold Rush. The bridge was a difficult task for engineers and is now an inspiration. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the largest suspension bridges and is well known around the world. The Golden Gate

In the past construction also took less time. One reason for this is that safety regulations were not nearly as strict then as they are now. It was understood 80 years ago that any major construction project would come with the loss of life. According to Lisa Vorderbrueggen from Contra Costa Times, for every $1 million to be spent on a project regarding high steel work, there would be one death. In total the bridge cost was $77 million (equivalent to about $1.3 billion in current dollars) and resulted in 24 deaths (Vorderbrueggen).

The bridge we have created is ethical in the sense that it has a dependable purpose relative to its location, and its uses. By implementing a floating bridge, in a non-linear terrain in the city of Champong Chnnang it allows for effective, and efficient commute between two villages. This idea allows for the saving of time and money, by not implementing a less efficient method of transportation and trade between the two villages. THIS ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH, LET EDWARD ADD SHIT TO THIS TOO.