Wheeling Suspension Bridge
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The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, once the world’s longest of its kind and a key link on the National Road.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wheeling Suspension Bridge canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1975 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wheeling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| cityServed | Wheeling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Wheeling Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown Wheeling ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1847 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deckType | suspended deck ⓘ |
| designedBy | Charles Ellet Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproach | causeway to Wheeling Island ⓘ |
| hasDesign | wire-cable suspension ⓘ |
| hasRestriction |
height limits for vehicles
ⓘ
periodic closures to vehicular traffic ⓘ weight limits for vehicles ⓘ |
| hasSpanCount | 1 main span plus side spans ⓘ |
| hasTowers | stone masonry towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | key link on the National Road ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,010 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wheeling, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Wheeling Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | approximately 1,010 feet ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | West Virginia Division of Highways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| nrhpReferenceNumber | 75001899 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| opened | 1849 ⓘ |
| owner | West Virginia Division of Highways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 40 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByAsLongestSpan | Royal Albert Bridge (Clifton Suspension Bridge era bridges surpassed it; exact successor varies by definition) ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately Ohio River mile 90 ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of long-span suspension bridge engineering
ⓘ
facilitated westward expansion via the National Road ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | two-way ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLongestSuspensionBridgeSpan | true ⓘ |
| width | approximately 25 feet ⓘ |
| worldsLongestSpanFrom | 1849 ⓘ |
| worldsLongestSpanUntil | 1866 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.