The Great East River Bridge
About the Bridge
This Point of View documentary narrative, journey back in time and space to New York, in 1869, to tell a fascinating story about how the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, was built. Come learn how the leadership and innovations of John Roebling, a Civil Engineer and Designer of bridges, his son Washington, and his wife Emily influenced, elevated and ultimately transformed their project into one of the 19th century’s most brilliant engineering feats.
Helping to shed light on this story are two subject matter experts, Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, NYU Professor of Engineering and Chairperson of IDC Innovation Hub, and Dr. Julus Chang, Senior Lecturer of Construction Engineering and Management at Columbia University.