gregorygalloway:The Williamsburg Bridge opened to traffic on 19 Dec. 1903 (trains would begin to run
gregorygalloway:The Williamsburg Bridge opened to traffic on 19 Dec. 1903 (trains would begin to run on the bridge in 1908).At 1,600 feet (4 feet longer than the Brooklyn Bridge), the Williamsburg Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world until the Bear Mountain Bridge opened in 1924. Stuff My Wife Likes -- source link