1. The bridge was completed 14 years after it began.
2. P. T. Barnum led 21 elephants over the Brooklyn Bridge to prove that it was stable.
3. A total of 150,300 people crossed the bridge on opening day. Each person was charged one cent to cross.
4. The Brooklyn Bridge was the longest in the world for 20 years.
5. Emily Warren Roebling, chief engineer of the project, was given the first ride over the completed bridge, with a rooster, a symbol of victory, in her lap.
6. Its popularity grew through several movies like Annie Hall (1977), As Good as it Gets (1977), Sophie’s Choice (1982), Moonstruck (1987), Brooklyn (2015).
7. Plenty of people associate the Big Apple with romance, and the Brooklyn Bridge is a rather dreamy destination for couples. As of March 2014, city officials cleared away nearly 5,600 locks (representing love) in less than a year.
