当布鲁克林桥开放通行时，你必须要付三分钱才能通行。在这座桥正式开放时，每一个人都想亲自来看看，整座桥的建造花了14年之久。
 

「美国人生活史，1936-1940」 (American Life Histories, 1936-1940) 的记者陶乐斯．卫斯特 (Dorothy West) 在1938年9月6日于纽约访问大卫．劳伦斯 (David A. Lawrance) 。

虽然现在看起来，这个通行费并不贵，但是当时这笔通行费却足够让纽约市负担建桥的费用。现在走在桥上已经不用收费了。但是令人遗憾的是，罗布林无法亲眼看到他最伟大的成就的完成。他因为建桥时的一个意外，而感染破伤风去世。但是从布鲁克林桥完工之后的每一天，当人们走在桥上时，都会感念罗布林的功劳。


When the Brooklyn Bridge was opened you had to pay three cents to cross it until it was paid for. When they opened the bridge everybody went to see it...It took them 14 years to build the Brooklyn bridge.

David A. Lawrence, New York, New York, interviewed by Dorothy West on September 6, 1938.
American Life Histories, 1936-1940

It doesn't sound like a lot of money today, but back then, the three cent toll helped the city pay for the construction. Now you can cross the Brooklyn Bridge for free. Sadly, John A. Roebling did not live to see the completion of his greatest achievement. He died from tetanus contracted in an accident during construction of the bridge. But every day since it was completed, people have used and appreciated the bridge Roebling designed.

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