00:00 The Brooklyn Bridge, opened in 1883 as an engineering marvel connecting Manhattan and growing Brooklyn, facilitated travel and commerce between the two cities.

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03:29 The conception of New York's Brooklyn Bridge by German immigrant architect John Augustus Roebling faced corruption and tragedy, with the design pioneering steel cables for a world first.

05:08 Workers constructing Brooklyn Bridge's caissons suffered from "the bends," a decompression sickness caused by rapid pressure changes.

06:53 Workers suffered "the bends" from decompression sickness while constructing caissons for the Brooklyn Bridge; Washington Roebling became paralyzed, and his wife Emily took over as lead engineer.

08:25 Elephants lead by P.T. Barnum crossed the Brooklyn Bridge during its first anniversary in 1884 to prove doubters wrong, amidst millions crossing daily and despite construction workers' decompression sickness for caisson building; it featured innovative steel cables bundled with thousands of individual wires, marking a marvel of engineering alongside contemporaneous projects.

10:13 Elephants led by P.T. Barnum crossed the Brooklyn Bridge to prove doubters wrong during its first anniversary in 1884, amidst concerns of decompression sickness and as a marvel combining steel cables with thousands of individual wires.