From the opening day in December 31, 1909 to now, the awesome bridge that connects Brooklyn to New York City is 99 years old. 100 years is just around the corner. The bridge houses much of the truck traffics, but also a very convenient connection to Manhattan from end to end. This awesome bridge also carries the NYC subway in the middle lane. In the recent year, a walking/biking path has been created on the side of the bridge. If you are afraid of heights, then it's probably not for you and if not, it's worth the walk.
I grew up watching this bridge go through "face-lift" from my apartment building in lower Manhattan. As a kid, I don't think too much of it because the paint was peeling, it's got graffiti all over the places and the homeless lived on the edge of the bridge. Let's say the bridge was not a bit impressive to look at. That was 20 years ago, today, money was put to clean up, repainted lane improvements. It is not quite the same bridge that I saw when I was a kid. It's very nice, the essence of the bridge is still there. I have nothing against the homeless, but they didn't quite go well with the bridge look.
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