Even though millions of people cross the Brooklyn Bridge every year, few know what lies beneath it.

When it was first conceptualized in 1867, the suspension bridge was meant to be more than an artery connecting the borough of Brooklyn to Manhattan. The bridge's engineer, John A. Roebling, originally envisioned the spaces beneath the large stone anchorages to be used for commercial purposes. Alas, Roebling's full vision was never realized due to his health issues during construction, and the commercial spaces were built but never finalized. It wasn't until almost a century later, during the Cold War, that a bomb shelter was installed inside one of the empty anchorages. Filled with hidden bunkers and plenty of supplies, including emergency provisions, blankets, and water drums, the bomb shelter was top-secret at the time. The Cold War relic was forgotten about for decades until it was rediscovered by maintenance workers in 2006, but sadly it is closed to the public.

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