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+ | {{BP}}[[Chinatown, Algonquin|Chinatown]] |
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+ | {{BP}}[[Fishmarket South]] |
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+ | }}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 (HD Universe)|Liberty City]] |
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+ | ==Description== |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV''=== |
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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 [[wp:Verazanno-Narrows Bridge|Verazanno-Narrows Bridge]] but on the Algonquin side, it's in the similar location as the Brooklyn Bridge's northern terminus. |
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 [[wp:Verazanno-Narrows Bridge|Verazanno-Narrows Bridge]] but on the Algonquin side, it's in the similar location as the Brooklyn Bridge's northern terminus. |
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− | 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|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 |
+ | 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|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. |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | Underneath the bridge is a [[Skate Park|skate park]] with several half and quarter pipes. A [[Flying Rats|Flying Rat]] is located on the skate park. |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars''=== |
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+ | 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. |
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+ | 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 [https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/04/06/robert-odlum-the-first-man-to-jump-off-the-brooklyn-bridge-to-prove-that-people-did-not-die-simply-from-falling-through-the-air/ 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. |
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|n/b toward [[Dukes Boulevard]], [[Hewes Street]] & [[Savannah Avenue]]<br />s/b toward [[Crockett Avenue]] & [[Shinnecock Avenue]] |
|n/b toward [[Dukes Boulevard]], [[Hewes Street]] & [[Savannah Avenue]]<br />s/b toward [[Crockett Avenue]] & [[Shinnecock Avenue]] |
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− | According to the documentary, [[A History of Liberty City]], the Broker Bridge was built for transportation of cars between Broker and Algonquin and because there were wasn't a tall enough structure in which people could kill themselves, so the Broker Bridge was built for people who wanted to commit suicide before there were cars. The bridge was built before the American Civil War and its real-life counterpart, the Brooklyn Bridge, was built during the 1880s, 20 years after the Civil War finished. |
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== Collectibles == |
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==Gallery== |
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+ | ===''Grand Theft Auto IV''=== |
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+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="270px" caption="Official Screenshots"> |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot1.jpg|[[Niko]], [[Packie]] and [[Derrick McReary|Derrick]] watch a burning [[Securicar]] in front of the '''Broker Bridge'''. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot2.jpg|Niko creeping across the bridge on a rainy night. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot3.jpg|View of the '''Broker Bridge''' looking east towards [[Broker]]. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot4.jpg|A [[Police Maverick]] tailing a [[train]] with the bridge in the background during [[For the Man Who Has Everything]]. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot5.jpg|A train passes under the '''Broker Bridge'''. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot6.jpg|The '''Broker Bridge''' with [[Hove Beach]] in the foreground, becoming one of the most recognizable screenshots of ''GTA IV''. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot7.jpg|[[LCPD]] [[Predator]]'s pursue Niko in a [[Tropic]] under the bridge. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot8.jpg|A [[Police Maverick]] shines its spotlight on wanted Niko with the '''Broker Bridge''' in the background. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot9.jpg|'''Broker Bridge''' with Niko in the foreground. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot10.jpg|Ditto. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot11.jpg|Niko in a stolen [[Police Cruiser]] along the bridge. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot12.jpg|Niko climbing onto the bridge. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot13.jpg|Niko walking away from a [[Faction]] in [[Firefly Projects]], with the '''Broker Bridge''' in view. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot14.jpg|A [[Comet]] speeds through busy traffic on the bridge. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot15.jpg|Niko stood on the pulpit of a [[Reefer]] overlooking the '''Broker Bridge'''. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot16.jpg|'''Broker Bridge''' seen from [[Outlook|Outlook Park]] at sunset. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot17.jpg|Niko in front of the bridge. |
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+ | GTAIV-Screenshot18.jpg|Perpendicular looking south from [[Hove Beach]]. |
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+ | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" caption="In-game"> |
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+ | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-HoveBeach.png|As seen from [[Hove Beach]]. |
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+ | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-Stairways.png|Stairways in [[Fishmarket South]]. |
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+ | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-StairwaysBottom.png|Bottom of the stairways. |
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+ | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-StairwaysInterior.png|Inside the stairway. |
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+ | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-Landing.png|The landing passing over [[Borlock Road]]. |
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+ | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-StairwaysTop.png|At the top of the stairways, facing towards [[Broker]]. |
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+ | BrokerBridgeSkatePark-GTAIV.png|The skate park underneath the bridge in Fishmarket South. |
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− | Broker bridge.jpg|A lower view of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. |
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Cj note.png|The '''Broker Bridge''' seen on a [[Money|dollar bill]]. |
Cj note.png|The '''Broker Bridge''' seen on a [[Money|dollar bill]]. |
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GTAIV 2012-08-19 20-57-25-66.jpg|Aerial view of the '''Broker Bridge'''. |
GTAIV 2012-08-19 20-57-25-66.jpg|Aerial view of the '''Broker Bridge'''. |
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− | + | Broker bridge.jpg|A lower view of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. |
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+ | PeepThatShit-GTAIV-SoakInTheSights-BrokerBridge.png|'''Broker Bridge''' on [[Peep That Shit]]'s "Soak in the Sights" section. |
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BrokerBridge-Model-GTACW.jpg|In-game model of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''. |
BrokerBridge-Model-GTACW.jpg|In-game model of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''. |
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Broker_Bridge-GTACW.png|In-game rendition of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars''. |
Broker_Bridge-GTACW.png|In-game rendition of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars''. |
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BrokerBridge-GTACW.png|The '''Broker Bridge''' at the Algonquin end in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''. |
BrokerBridge-GTACW.png|The '''Broker Bridge''' at the Algonquin end in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''. |
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− | BrokerBridge-GTAIV-NorthWest.png|Another view of the '''Broker Bridge''' in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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* Although the bridge is blocked to traffic from the start of the game (to be unlocked as the [[Blow Your Cover|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 in GTA IV|wanted level]] (although NPCs are allowed to cross the boundaries without the apparent penalty). |
* Although the bridge is blocked to traffic from the start of the game (to be unlocked as the [[Blow Your Cover|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 in GTA IV|wanted level]] (although NPCs are allowed to cross the boundaries without the apparent penalty). |
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− | * While the GTA IV rendition of the bridge features only two suspension towers, the GTA Chinatown Wars rendition features three. |
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− | * When using a helicopter above the bridge, the player may notice the suspension cables connect different parts of the anchorages. On the Algonquin side, the cables touch the tip but on the Broker side, the cables go past the tip of the anchorage and end when the ramps to Masterson Street begins. |
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− | * The bridge appears in all 4 of GTA IV's game trailers. It is featured prominently in the first 3 and roughly seen in the 4th one. |
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Revision as of 21:10, 21 February 2020
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
Description
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 Verazanno-Narrows Bridge 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 Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, although its approach arches on the Algonquin side are based on the approach arch of the Manhattan Bridge, which is also replicated in game as the Algonquin Bridge.
Intersections
Location | Type | Road | Direction |
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Chinatown | Albany Avenue & Diamond Street | n/b toward San Juan Road, Topaz Street & Union Drive East s/b toward South Parkway Continuation of Diamond Street from Union Drive West | |
Hove Beach | Oneida Avenue | e/b direction: Exit toward Oneida Avenue w/b direction: Entrance from Oneida Avenue | |
Oneida Avenue | e/b direction: Entrance from Oneida Avenue w/b direction: Exit toward Oneida Avenue | ||
Firefly Projects | Broker-Dukes Expressway | n/b toward Dukes Boulevard, Hewes Street & Savannah Avenue s/b toward Crockett Avenue & Shinnecock Avenue |
Collectibles
- Three Flying Rats.
Gallery
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
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).