Total length of bridge, including the part on land: 5,989 feet 

Total height of the bridge towers above water: 276 feet and 6 inches 

Height of bridge towers below water: 44 feet 6 inches on the Brooklyn side, 

78 feet 6 inches on the New York side. 

Total strength of bridge cables: approx. 98,488 tons 

Actual weight on bridge cables: approx. 12,000 tons 

Thickness of bridge cables: 15 and 3/4 inches

Total weight of the bridge: approx.14,680 tons