The Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge: Introduction (4:50); Hiring Engineers (3:33); Becoming Chief Engineer (3:12); First Task (5:29); Fire in the Caisson (4:22); Nine Weeks Later (3:52); Caisson's Disease (6:52); Retiring to the Country (3:48); Both Towers Completed (3:23); Wire Snaps (2:29); Job Under Peril (6:25); Credits: The Brooklyn Bridge (0:44);

Part One: Building the Bridge (4:07) --

1869-1883 (4:10) --

Early Bridges (2:10) --

Brooklyn (2:37) --

Caissons 1869-1872 (3:50) --

Friday December 2, 1870 (4:59) --

East River Bridge Brooklyn Tower 1870-1876 (4:10) --

Politics (2:27) --

Cable Making 1876-1878 (4:09) --

Roadway 1878-1883 (4:23) --

Part Two: The Brooklyn Bridge (3:55) --

Joy of Walking the Bridge (3:58) --

Inspiration (4:19) --

Bridge Art (2:43) --

Gothic Archway (5:04) --

Credits: Ken Burns: The Brooklyn Bridge (1:30)