Wheeling Suspension Bridge

from the 1870 map of Wheeling ([/References Chicago Map Co.])
Note how east end of bridge seems to go into a building - the drawing is screwed up there!




From: Historic American Engineering Record, National Park Service, Long Heft Architects, 1984, by way of LOC.

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Unknown to me painting of the Suspension Bridge; image from http://www.novanumismatics.com/numismatic-history/our-nations-first-interstate-its-toll-token/

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[/Circus%20on%20Suspension%20Bridge Circus elephants crossing the bridge!]

• Excellent collection historic links from Ohio County Public Library.
• NY Times article about Congressional discussions about the Wheeling Bridge Case in 1852.
• NY Times article on the Wheeling Bridge Case in 1852.
• The Wheeling Bridge Case: Its Significance in American Law and Technology - online book
• Wheeling Bridge Case from 1913 history of WV
• Iron Wire used in bridge
• Extensive bridge info
• Google Maps view
• Library of Congress photos from 1976

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