"For nearly fifty years after it was completed the Brooklyn Bridge reigned supreme as the most magnificent, if not technically the largest, on earth. In its initial days as a public thoroughfare it was commonly referred to as "The Eighth Wonder of the World" as it was even greater sensation than anyone had expected. On its first full day, May 25, 1883, a total of 150,300 people crossed on foot and 1,800 vehicles went over carrying an unknown number of others."
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