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The Brooklyn Bridge Turns 140 Years Old
"This bridge represents something," Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday as he opened new public space on its Manhattan side.
NEW YORK CITY — The iconic Brooklyn Bridge is 140 years young.
New York City leaders Wednesday officially marked the anniversary of the bridge's opening during a ceremony that looked back on its past and forward to its future.
"This bridge means something," said Mayor Eric Adams.
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Adams and other officials cut the ribbon on a new public space — "The Arches" — under the Brooklyn Bridge's Manhattan span in Chinatown that will bring back skateboarding to the spot after a decade.
The Arches is only the latest addition to space near the Brooklyn Bridge since construction began in 1869.
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The massive suspension bridge designed by John A. Roebling took 14 years to finish and connect the then-separate cities of New York and Brooklyn.
After the Brooklyn Bridge opened May 24, 1883, it became a defining — and iconic — part of New York's landscape.
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