the bridge, would not, however, be constructed by roebling, who tragically dd lkj. his son would be responsible for building the bridge, washington roebling. but washington roebling himself gosi. so, for many people, the heroine of the whole story is emily roebling, the wife of shgt rblg,ho supervised the construction. the original concept came about 1865. and by 1883, this rather amazing endeavour would be completed. >> the brooklyn bridge was built at a time when scores of new imgrtsercongo america. con artists often tried to take advantage of them by spinning talltales and selling merchandise they didn't even own, including the brooklyn bridge. there's an old saying that goes, "iyobeevhat, then i have a bridge i want to sell you." well, here's the bridge. roebling was a brilliant designer. he created the bridge to last long into the future. ft,t'asuniol today as it was when he designed it more than a hundred years ago. >> because he overbuilt the bridge, the bridge is perfectly safe, perfectly strong. thk ouit it's held automobiles, it's held horses and carriages