Who Secretly Built the Brooklyn Bridge?

Send us a textEvery skilled professional needs the right tools to succeed → Get the right tool for YOU at SUPPLY HOUSE — Use code SH5 for 5% off!The Woman Who Secretly Built the Brooklyn Bridge (While Hollywood Kept Blowing It Up)Hollywood loves destroying the Brooklyn Bridge in movies like I Am Legend, but they missed the REAL explosive story: Emily Warren Roebling, the woman who actually built it while pretending her sick husband was in charge for 10 years.🔥 What You'll Learn: • Why the Brooklyn Bridge is nearly indestructible (30,000 PSI strength!) • The deadly "Caisson Disease" that killed workers 80 feet underwater • How Emily secretly ran America's biggest construction project • Why she had to hide her role as chief engineer • The economic impact that transformed NYC foreverTimeline: 0:00 - Hollywood's Brooklyn Bridge obsession 2:15 - The bridge's incredible engineering specs 4:30 - Emily Warren's unlikely path to engineering 7:45 - The deadly caisson construction process 10:20 - Washington Roebling's tragic illness 12:30 - Emily takes secret control of the project 16:45 - Her historic first crossing with a victory rooster 18:30 - Emily's post-bridge achievementsThis is the untold story of America's first female chief engineer - a woman who built an icon while society wasn't even looking.Connect with Sparky Life: 🎧 Full podcast episodes on all platforms If you're loving this story of heroic, hard-hatted women, hit that subscribe button! For my podcast peeps - leave a 5-star review. By following and subscribing, you're helping me keep this spark going and discover more hidden stories from the skilled trades world.Support the show

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