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1836 design for the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: December 30, 2013
Caption: 1836 design for the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
Additional Description: Throughout his career, Charles Ellet produced numerous "reports" that proposed the construction of suspension bridges. It was during the 1830s that he became interested in the possibility of bridging the Ohio River. In 1836, while he was in Lynchburg, Virginia, having never visited Wheeling, Ellet created his first design for a suspension bridge at Wheeling. As seen in the above drawing, it consisted of a 500 foot center span flanked by two 100 foot side arch spans.
Close-up of image on marker

Submitted: January 5, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p263768
File Size: 0.508 Megabytes

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