Broker Bridge

The Broker Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, connecting the boroughs of Algonquin and Broker in Liberty City

Grand Theft Auto IV
It is the southernmost crossing of the Humboldt River, south of the Algonquin Bridge. The geography of the bridge (Broker Side) is similar to the but on the Algonquin side, it's in the similar location as the Brooklyn Bridge's northern terminus.

The Broker Bridge in GTA IV carries vehicles and pedestrians only. Vehicles access the bridge via the on-ramps on Masterson Street or directly from the Broker Bridge Approach Expressway, while pedestrians must climb up many flights of stairs on the massive stone foundations, accessible from Mohawk Avenue in Hove Beach at the Broker end, and just north of Pier 45 in Fishmarket South at the Algonquin end. Vehicles occupy two dual-lanes of traffic, while pedestrians use an elevated walkway in the middle.

At night, the bridge is lit up with orange lights along the main cables. The tops of the towers are also lit up with red lights on each corner, amber lights on the east-bound traffic side, and white on the west-bound traffic side. The main suspension tower lights light up slightly earlier than the cable lights.

Underneath the bridge is a skate park with several half and quarter pipes. A Flying Rat is located on the skate park.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Largely the same in GTA Chinatown Wars, the bridge connects Algonquin and Broker from Fishmarket South to Hove Beach. Unlike GTA IV, the center walkway is no longer accessible and is not seen with pedestrians crossing it. The bridge also features three suspension towers as oppose to GTA IV, and the real life counterpart, which features two.

History
According to the documentary, A History of Liberty City, construction began on the Broker Bridge after Broker residents complained of how rowing across the Humboldt River to and from Broker and Algonquin was abysmal. Manic-depressives had also complained that there was nothing tall enough in Liberty City to jump off of to commit suicide. Construction of the bridge caused organized crime to boom, and residents were given a new place to dump bodies. Similar to its real-life counterpart, wherein the Brooklyn Bridge was the site of the first bridge suicide. The bridge was built before the American Civil War while its real-life counterpart, the Brooklyn Bridge, was completed in 1883, 18 years after the Civil War finished.

Inside Drusilla's, Ray Boccino's restaurant, during cutscenes, an old picture of the Broker Bridge can be seen.

Tavell Clinton, from Los Santos, sprayed CGF on the bridge according to his Lifeinvader page in 2013.

Influence
It is based on the in, although its approach arches on the Algonquin side are based on the approach arch of the , which is also replicated in game as the Algonquin Bridge.

Collectibles

 * Three Flying Rats.

Trivia

 * Although the bridge is blocked to traffic from the start of the game (to be unlocked as the game progresses), the pedestrian walkway above is not. It is therefore possible to walk across the bridge and enter Algonquin from the very start of the game. Doing so, however, results in a 6-star wanted level (although NPCs are allowed to cross the boundaries without the apparent penalty).

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