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Events on Friday 31 December 1909 1
1909Manhattan Bridge opens in New York CityNew suspension bridge links Manhattan and BrooklynThe Manhattan Bridge across the East River opened to traffic on 31 December 1909, becoming the third fixed crossing between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Designed with innovative deflection theory suspension engineering, it added crucial subway, rail, and road capacity to the growing city. It remains one of New York's major East River crossings today.