The Roeblings: The Family Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge (Bowery Boys Archive)

The Gilded Gentleman

Viewers were introduced to Emily Roebling on the second season of The Gilded Age. Now learn the entire story of the Roebling family -- father, son, wife -- the engineers responsible for the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge.

As a special bonus episode to end the year, enjoy this 2023 show from the Bowery Boys podcast archives, looking at the extraordinary individuals responsible for this 19th century marvel. Greg and Tom walk through the history, then chat with Kriss Roebling, Washington and Emily Roebling's great-great grandson, who leads specialty tours of the bridge today.

The construction of the Brooklyn Bridge was a technological wonder when it opened in 1883. The story of its construction, which took over 14 years, is an odyssey of passion, ingenuity and tragedy.

In the end, it was Emily Roebling, wife of Washington Roebling who, in the face of her husband's debilitating illness, dedicated herself to completing the project in the male dominated world of engineers and contractors.

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