Today I witnessed the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge. I saw thousands of people flock to the bridge to walk the bridge for the first time. The Brooklyn Bridge was initially designed by John Augustus Roebling, but he died soon after of an infection that was caused by a foot injury. His son Washington Roebling continued his work but was later struck down by caissons disease. His wife Emily Roebling taught herself higher mathematics and she assisted him to carry out John Roebling's work. Today, over 1,800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed The Brooklyn Bridge. Emily Roebling was the first person to cross this bridge and was recognised for her work. The giant bridge took over 13 years to build and 27 people died whilst building the bridge. The Brooklyn Bridge is now the only passage between Brooklyn and Manhattan.
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