Manhattan To Brooklyn Bridge

The foundation of the Brooklyn anchorage was so satisfactory that only a few piles were driven. The anchorages, as the name implies, are to anchor the ends of the cables. The cables are divided into strands, and each strand is fastened by means of a strand shoe to a pair of eye-bars. The eye-bars are 9 inches by 1 7/16 inches carbon steel, in four

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