According to a 2024 study by the New York City Department of Transportation, an average of 28,845 pedestrians and 5,504 cyclists traverse Brooklyn Bridge’s pedestrian promenade each day. This 1.1 mile path, elevated above five lanes of traffic, rises to a high point flanked by the bridge’s two recognizable gothic arches, which are set into neo-Gothic towers.
While residents cross the bridge on foot or bicycle primarily for work-related reasons, visitors to the city often walk the great bridge simply for the experience. Views of the shimmering One World Trade Center Freedom Tower and Lower Manhattan are prominent from this vantage point. And, to ascend to the bridge’s high point approximately 160 feet above the surface of the East River and look up at the massive stone towers is enthralling. However, that’s where the focus often ends.
