Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: June 12: Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge
Read about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, the first steel-wire suspension bridge. This site, from American Memory, has a biography of John A. Roebling, the designer of the bridge, and many links to photographs of the construction...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: The Brooklyn Bridge
The history of the Brooklyn Bridge is an interesting story from our early days. Go to this site and learn who built it, how it was built, and many more facts. Some original pictures are included.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Progress: The Meaning of the Machine: Brooklyn Bridge
An essay and a poem about the Brooklyn Bridge that celebrate its power and majesty as emblems of industrial America during the late 1800's.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Brooklyn Bridge Classroom Activity
A classroom activity/lesson which commemorates the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883. Includes a bibliography, web links, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar from May 24, 2007.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Brooklyn Bridge
This article contains interesting facts about one of the most famous landmarks in the United States of America, the Brooklyn Bridge. Completed in 1883, it was the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world.
Other
After Image Gallery: The Brooklyn Bridge
At this site, the After Image Gallery of Dallas, Texas offers a variety of artistic photographs of the famous Brooklyn Bridge.
Other
Fiboro Bridges Brooklyn Bridge
This site explores the quality of the bike and pedestrian paths across the Brooklyn Bridge. Also gives articles updating recent improvements to the bridge approaches.
PBS
Pbs Building Big: The Brooklyn Bridge
A history of the construction and some general facts on the Brooklyn Bridge are found at this website. Not incredibly detailed, but a good reference for information.
PBS
Pbs: Building Big: Bridges
A collection of resources about bridges that includes basic facts about bridges, challenges faced by bridge builders, famous bridges from around the world, and a lab that helps you understand how different forces affect bridge...
Other
Brooklyn Expedition: Structures
If you've ever wondered how animals use their homes or what we are made of, this is the place to look. This site from the Brooklyn Children's Museum explores the shared characteristics among animal skeletons and homes, architecture, art...
Curated OER
Brooklyn Bridge, 1898
An essay and a poem about the Brooklyn Bridge that celebrate its power and majesty as emblems of industrial America during the late 1800's.
Maps of Mexico
Virtual Picture Travel Map of New York
Click on New York and take a virtual tour of Manhattan. Visit places of interest such as Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and the Central Park Zoo. Uses popups.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Picturing America: Stella: Brooklyn Bridge [Pdf]
Information about and analysis of a characteristic work by Joseph Stella.
Curated OER
Brooklyn Bridge
Eighteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the industrial, racial, and technological progress of the late-nineteenth century.
Other
Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1880 1889
The 1880's in America were chock full of new architecture, technologies, businesses, modern conveniences such as gas and electric, operas, fashions, and much more as featured in this resource.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 6: Architecture and Design
In this sixth unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about the history of architecture, including ancient Greek and Roman works. They will learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and about Islamic architecture. They will also look...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Pacaderms, Pennies, and Pasta
After learning of a historical event in which elephants were used to test out the Brooklyn Bridge, students construct their own bridge using very basic materials. Students weigh different items to determine the weight their bridge can...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Brooklyn and Queens, 1920
A road map of Brooklyn and Queens, New York, from the 1920 Automobile Club of Rochester, showing the Hudson River, East River, principal roads, railroads, Bridges, ferry routes, and major landmarks.
Read Works
Read Works: The Shortest Path
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the bridge built to connect Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Marin
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on John Marin in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Glamour of American Cities
You can't keep them down on the farm! Read about the glamour and allure of the city in the late 19th century where electricity and skyscrapers, along with other thechnological advances, enticed people into the city from the country.