Suspension Bridges

Photos of Suspension Bridges from the back roads, small towns, and cities of America, by Joann M. Ringelstetter; for Wall Art, Media, Commercial Use, Prints, Canvas, Greeting Cards, and Keepsakes

Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Wheeling, West Virginia

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Wheeling Suspension Bridge, Wheeling, West Virginia

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge, consructed by Charles Ellet, Jr. between 1846 and 1849, was the first long-span wire-cable suspension bridge in the United States. For many years it was the longest clear-span bridge in the world. The deck was wrecked by a violent storm in 1854. It was re-built and the structure with its original towers and cables is still in service. It is the most significant remaining pre-Civil War bridge in the nation.

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