This iconic bridge spans the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Built in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States and is a National Historic Landmark. The bridge is a popular tourist destination, offering
Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, United States. Located at the westernmost end of Long Island and formerly an independent city, Brooklyn shares a land border with the borough and county of Queens. It has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan, across the East River, including the architecturally significant Brooklyn Bridge, and is connected to Staten Island by the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge.