US-976777 USA from Craig A.Windt

~ Michigan, USA ~ (US-976777)
                                                                               Received February 2011

Thanks for Craig A.Windt!!!

Day view of the Brooklyn Bridge & background with the past World Trade Centre... a bit feeling sad to view this scene... by the way, I like this card especially the Zodiac Rabbit stamp... What a great day to received this...

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.

Originally referred to as the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, it was dubbed the Brooklyn Bridge in a January 25, 1867 letter to the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and formally so named by the city government in 1915. Since its opening, it has become an iconic part of the New York skyline. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1972.

Carries	Motor vehicles (cars only) Elevated trains (until 1944) Streetcars (until 1950) Pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses	East River
Locale	New York City (Manhattan–Brooklyn)
Maintained by	New York City Department of Transportation
Designer	John Augustus Roebling
Design	Suspension/Cable-stay Hybrid
Total length	5,989 feet (1825 m)
Width	85 feet (26 m)
Longest span	1,595 feet 6 inches (486.3 m)
Clearance below	135 feet (41 m) at mid-span
Opened	May 24, 1883
Toll	Free both ways