Profiles the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and why you wouldn't have wanted to work on it!

Includes index and Glossary.

John Augustus Roebling -- Why does Brooklyn need a bridge? -- Why a suspension bridge? -- Digging underwater -- The perils of digging deeper -- Emily Roebling saves the day -- Tower construction -- Holding the bridge in place -- Holding up the bridge -- The wire rope scandal -- Suspending the roadway -- The grand opening!.