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Wheeling Suspension Bridge
A bridge in Wheeling, in the middle of things: 111 places within a five-minute walk. One of 51 history & landmarks in Wheeling.
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On the National Register since 1970
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
Wheeling Suspension Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 26, 1970, and named a National Historic Landmark on May 15, 1975. It is significant for its engineering at the national level.
The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the main channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. It was the largest suspension bridge in the world from 1849 until 1851. Charles Ellet Jr. (who also worked on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge) designed it and supervised construction of what became the first bridge to span a major river west of the Appalachian Mountains. It linked the ea…
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The nearest neighbor is Knights Inn Wheeling, 2 min walk away.
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.