The cost will vary from $5,000 to $10,000 or more depending on the location, the surgeon and the extent of the surgery. This range likely would not include anesthesia and operating room charges.
John Roebling was appointed Chief Engineer of the New York Bridge Company later in 1867. Wilhelm Hildenbrand was hired as a draftsman to prepare detailed drawings. He also provided illustrations to promote the âEast Riverâ, or âBrooklynâ bridge.
In the Brooklyn Bridge, Roebling met his match. Several months before the groundbreaking, he was surveying the Brooklyn side of the East River when a boat ran into the ferry slip where he was standing, crushing his right foot.