Construction started in 1901 and, by the time it was opened to traffic in 1909, the Queensboro was the longest cantilever bridge in the country, according to the New York City Department of Transportation. The bridge today doesn't look quite like it did at first.
The meaning and origin of the expression: Walk the plank. Walk the plank. Meaning. A form of execution in which victims were forced to walk, often blindfold and with hands tied, off a plank of wood and into the sea. Origin.
walking the plank. 1  When a man awakes to find a piss rifle has arived and he must urinate. As the penis is angry beyond all recognition,he must stand 4 or 5ft back,comence,and gradualy walk inwords as the flow recieds.He must walk in a very straight line to avoid splashing.