On May 24, 1883 The Brooklyn bridge was open to traffic with a public celebration the bridge Lincoln Brooklyn to Manhattan shirt was originally called in New York and Brooklyn bridge or the great East River bridge it took over 14 years to plan and build the first bridge that would connect the cities of New York and Brooklyn bridge Thousands of people Attended the ceremony including president send Chester a Arthur in the New York governor Grove Cleveland the Brooklyn Bridge was the largest suspension bridge to be built at the time how does the narrators description of the day compared to this description what similarities or differences do you notice