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Plaques on Bridge Tower
Photographer: J. J. Prats
Caption: Plaques on Bridge Tower
Additional Description: Old Trails Road. This marker placed by Wheeling Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1921.
National Historic Civil Landmark. Wheeling Suspension Bridge. First Built – 1849 – Charles Ellet, Jr. American Society of Civil Engineers, 1969.
Wheeling Suspension Bridge has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. 1975, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.

Submitted: October 1, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p1623
File Size: 2.543 Megabytes

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