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When the Brooklyn Bridge first opened in 1883 , it cost a penny
to cross by foot, 5 cents for a horse and rider and 10 cents for
a horse and wagon. Farm animals were allowed at a price of 5
cents per cow and 2 cents per sheep. The tolls were rescinded
in 1911 with the support of New York Mayor William J. Gaynor,
who declared, “I see no more reason for tolls on the bridges
than for tolls on Fifth Avenue or Broadway.”
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