Disambiguation evidence for Wheeling Suspension Bridge (rehabilitation and cables) via surface form

"Wheeling Suspension Bridge"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Wheeling Suspension Bridge".

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