Wheeling Suspension Bridge (rehabilitation and cables)
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Wheeling Suspension Bridge (rehabilitation and cables) refers to the 19th-century suspension bridge in Wheeling, West Virginia, whose later structural rehabilitation and cable work were engineered by pioneering suspension-bridge designer John A. Roebling.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road bridge
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suspension bridge → |
| bridgeType |
wire-cable suspension bridge
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| cableEngineer |
John A. Roebling
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| category |
Bridges over the Ohio River
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Historic bridges in West Virginia → Suspension bridges in the United States → |
| constructionStartDate |
1847
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| country |
United States
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| crosses |
Ohio River
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| designer |
Charles Ellet Jr.
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| engineerForRehabilitation |
John A. Roebling
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| function |
pedestrian traffic
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vehicular traffic → |
| hasComponent |
stone masonry towers
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suspended roadway deck → suspension cables → |
| hasEngineeringInfluenceOn |
later Roebling suspension bridges
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| hasFeature |
wire rope cables designed by John A. Roebling
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| hasHistoricalEvent |
major rehabilitation of cables and superstructure in the 19th century
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| hasSpanType |
single main span
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| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
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National Historic Landmark → |
| historicPeriod |
19th century
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| laterEngineer |
John A. Roebling
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| locatedIn |
Ohio County, West Virginia
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Wheeling Island vicinity → Wheeling, West Virginia → |
| maintenance |
West Virginia Division of Highways
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| material |
stone towers
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wrought iron → |
| namedAfter |
city of Wheeling
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| notableFor |
early long-span suspension design
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| opened |
1849
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| originalDesigner |
Charles Ellet Jr.
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| owner |
State of West Virginia
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| partOf |
Wheeling Historic District
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| region |
Appalachia
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| rehabilitationEngineer |
John A. Roebling
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| significance |
important precedent for later long-span suspension bridges
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one of the earliest major suspension bridges in the United States → |
| underwent |
cable replacement and strengthening
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structural rehabilitation → |
| usedFor |
linking Wheeling Island to downtown Wheeling
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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John A. Roebling
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designed |