The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the well known landmarks in the United States and is considered as a very important architectural structure. The Brooklyn Bridge contributes a lot to the economics of the country, and also created a system of transportation between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Located between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, the bridge was completed on May 24, 1883, 2:00 PM. On the time of completion the bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. [Encarta, 2003]
The main contribution of the Brooklyn Bridge is believed to be the fact that it provided easy and fast modes of transport for the range of businesses that operated in the coastal stretches of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Before the bridge was commissioned, businesses had to use the ferry to transport their goods which were cumbersome and with the commissioning of the bridge, faster road access was a blessing to the businesses, which needed to haul their goods over a longer distance [Encarta, 2003]
In addition to providing access to a large number of business goods also the bridge was important in the sense that it became a very important conduit for urban mass transit right from the early nineteenth century when horse carts were introduced i

In addition to the importance that the bridge provided for the businesses in and around the New York and Manhattan area, it also enhanced the land costs of the area. The real estate boom that followed after the bridge was built was in itself a phenomenon. People who normally avoided the area before the bridge came into existence were queuing up for their own space in this newly developed metropolis. Today Brooklyn is the most populous borough in New York city and boasts of many administrative as well as state owned buildings that add to the economic value of the place [Wikipedia, 2003]. Today, the economic value that the region commands has made it one of the most sought after business destinations and houses some of the great names in international business. The average income rate of the people living in this area is also quite high, which suggests the economic importance of this place. However, it must be noted that without the Brooklyn bridge, the spurt of growth in business and economic value that the place is experiencing at the moment would not have been possible to this extent [US Dept of Commerce, 2003]

The influence of the Brooklyn Bridge has been tremendous in the development of modern America. More than being a piece of architectural excellence that encouraged similar structures, world wide, the Brooklyn bridge was able to create a sea change in the way that the twin cities of New York and Manhattan developed in the course of time. It may be safely said that had not the bridge been constructed the face of these two cities would not have been what it is today.

The bridge also served to transport a lot of immigrant workers to new York and Manhattan and is often referred to as the "immigrant bridge'. The bridge was instrumental in creating the rich cultural diversity of the cities of New York because it was the route taken by many to reach New York in search of jobs and better prospects. The early workers who reached Brooklyn and Manhattan contributed very much to the economic aspects o