These exits were opened following an additional delay to complete the escalators. Adams Street was widened from 100 feet (30 m) to 160 feet (49 m) in the 1950s to accommodate new ramps to the Brooklyn Bridge, and now carries the secondary name "Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard". The current exit staircases lead to ether side of Adams Street, acting as a pedestrian underpass. There are painted-over mosaics pointing to former exits at Washington Street (now Cadman Plaza East). Ridership In 2017, the station had 2,983,672 boardings, making it the 171st most used station in the 425-station system. This amounted to an average of 9,215 passengers per weekday. In 2014, the station had an average of 8,870 daily weekday boardings, up from 5,410 daily boardings in 2005; this represented a 64% ridership increase over nine years. The station is the 26th busiest of all stations served by the A and C trains. References External links The Subway Nut—High Street – Brooklyn Bridge Pictures Adams Street, west of Brooklyn Bridge Approach entrance from Google Maps Street View Adams Street, east of Brooklyn Bridge Approach entrance from Google Maps Street View Old Fulton Street entrance from Google Maps Street View Platform from Google Maps Street View 1933 establishments in New York City Brooklyn Heights IND Eighth Avenue Line stations New York City Subway stations in Brooklyn Railway stations in the United States opened in 1933