(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBN Opened) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1883))))) (, ,) (S (NP (DT the) (NNP Brooklyn) (NNP Bridge)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN longspan) (NN bridge)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB carry) (NP (NN motor) (NN traffic))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB quickly)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN model)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ great) (NN suspension) (NNS bridges)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (VBG following) (NN century)))))))) (. .)))
Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first longspan bridge to carry motor traffic, and it quickly became the model for the great suspension bridges of the following century.
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
open
Opened
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1883
1883
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Bridge
Bridge
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
longspan
longspan
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
carry
carry
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
motor
motor
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
traffic
traffic
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
quickly
quickly
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
model
model
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
suspension
suspension
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
bridge
bridges
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBG Spanning) (NP (NP (NNP New) (NNP York) (POS 's)) (NNP East) (NNP River)))) (, ,) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD provided) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN traffic) (NN artery)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (NNP Manhattan) (NNP Island)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Brooklyn)))))) (. .)))
Spanning New York's East River, it provided the first traffic artery between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
span
Spanning
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
East
East
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
River
River
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
provide
provided
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
traffic
traffic
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
artery
artery
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Manhattan
Manhattan
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Island
Island
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Before) (NP (DT that))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (JJ only) (NN transportation)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (NNS ferries)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ slow))) (CC and) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ dangerous)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN winter))))))))))) (. .)))
Before that, the only transportation was by ferries, which were slow and could be dangerous in winter.
case
before
Before
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
only
only
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
transportation
transportation
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
by
by
ADP
IN
root
Number=Plur
ferry
ferries
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
slow
slow
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
conj
Degree=Pos
dangerous
dangerous
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
winter
winter
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN construction)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bridge)) (PP (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NNP EastRiver)))))) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN discussed) (PP (IN since) (NP (DT the) (JJ early) (JJ 19th) (NN century))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN outbreak)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNP Civil) (NNP War))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1861)))) (VP (VBD deflected) (NP (NP (DT all) (NN consideration)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN project)))))) (. .)))
The construction of a bridge over the EastRiver had been discussed since the early 19th century, but the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 deflected all consideration of the project.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
construction
construction
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
EastRiver
EastRiver
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
discuss
discussed
VERB
VBN
case
since
since
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
early
early
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
19th
19th
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
century
century
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
outbreak
outbreak
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Civil
Civil
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
War
War
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1861
1861
NUM
CD
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
deflect
deflected
VERB
VBD
det
all
all
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
consideration
consideration
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
project
project
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN war)) (VP (VBD ended) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1865)))))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN bridge)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (DT an) (JJ important) (NN issue)) (ADVP (RB once) (JJR more))) (. .)))
When the war ended in 1865, the bridge became an important issue once more.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
war
war
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
end
ended
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1865
1865
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
important
important
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
issue
issue
NOUN
NN
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (CD 1867))) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NML (NNP New) (NNP York)) (NNP State)) (VP (VBD passed) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN act)) (VP (VBG setting) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (DT the) (NML (NNP New) (NNP York)) (NNP Bridge) (NNP Company)))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN purpose)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG constructing) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bridge)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (NNP Manhattan) (NNP Island)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Brooklyn))))))))))) (. .)))
In 1867, the New York State passed an act setting up the New York Bridge Company for the purpose of constructing a bridge between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1867
1867
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
act
act
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
set
setting
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Bridge
Bridge
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Company
Company
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
purpose
purpose
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
construct
constructing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Manhattan
Manhattan
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Island
Island
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP John) (NNP Augustus) (NNP Roebling)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN chosen) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB design) (NP (DT the) (NN bridge))))))) (. .)))
John Augustus Roebling was chosen to design the bridge.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Augustus
Augustus
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Roebling
Roebling
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
choose
chosen
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
design
design
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (VP (VBN Born) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Germany))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1806))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VP (VBD held) (NP (JJ aggressive) (NNS views)) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN student)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN listed) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (JJ German) (NN police))) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ dangerous) (NN figure)))))) (. .)))
Born in Germany in 1806, he held aggressive views as a student and was listed by the German police as a dangerous figure.
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
bear
Born
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Germany
Germany
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1806
1806
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hold
held
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
aggressive
aggressive
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
view
views
NOUN
NNS
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
student
student
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
list
listed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
German
German
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
police
police
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
dangerous
dangerous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
figure
figure
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD emigrated) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP America))) (PP (IN in) (NP (CD 1830))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB escape) (NP (JJ political) (NN discrimination)))))) (. .)))
He emigrated to America in 1830 to escape political discrimination.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
emigrate
emigrated
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
America
America
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1830
1830
NUM
CD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
escape
escape
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
discrimination
discrimination
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Roebling)) (VP (VBD proposed) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bridge)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN span)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (CD 1,500) (NNS feet)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 465) (NNS m)) (-RRB- -RRB-))))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NP (CD two) (NNS towers)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NNP East) (NNP River)))) (VP (VBG serving) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT the) (JJ main) (NNS piers)))))))) (. .)))
Roebling proposed a bridge with a span of 1,500 feet (465 m), with two towers in the East River serving as the main piers.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Roebling
Roebling
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
propose
proposed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
span
span
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1500
1,500
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
foot
feet
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
465
465
NUM
CD
appos
Number=Plur
m
m
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
tower
towers
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
East
East
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
River
River
PROPN
NNP
acl
VerbForm=Ger
serve
serving
VERB
VBG
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
main
main
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
pier
piers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN bridge)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB actually)) (VP (VBN built)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RBR longer)) (, --) (NP (NP (NP (CD 1,597) (NNS feet)) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 486) (NNS m)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS longest) (NN suspension) (NN bridge)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT that) (NN time)))))) (. .)))
The bridge that was actually built is longer--1,597 feet (486 m), the longest suspension bridge at that time.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
actually
actually
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
build
built
VERB
VBN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Cmp
long
longer
ADV
RBR
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1597
1,597
NUM
CD
parataxis
Number=Plur
foot
feet
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
486
486
NUM
CD
appos
Number=Plur
m
m
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
long
longest
ADJ
JJS
compound
Number=Sing
suspension
suspension
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
bridge
bridge
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
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Opened in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first longspan bridge to carry motor traffic, and it quickly became the model for the great suspension bridges of the following century. Spanning New York's East River, it provided the first traffic artery between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn. Before that, the only transportation was by ferries, which were slow and could be dangerous in winter.  The construction of a bridge over the EastRiver had been discussed since the early 19th century, but the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 deflected all consideration of the project. When the war ended in 1865, the bridge became an important issue once more. In 1867, the New York State passed an act setting up the New York Bridge Company for the purpose of constructing a bridge between Manhattan Island and Brooklyn.  John Augustus Roebling was chosen to design the bridge. Born in Germany in 1806, he held aggressive views as a student and was listed by the German police as a dangerous figure. He emigrated to America in 1830 to escape political discrimination.  Roebling proposed a bridge with a span of 1,500 feet (465 m), with two towers in the East River serving as the main piers. The bridge that was actually built is longer--1,597 feet (486 m), the longest suspension bridge at that time.