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17-JUL-2004

Bridge View

Wheeling, WV

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge, constructed by Charles Ellet, Jr.
Between 1846 and 1849, was the first long-span wire-cable suspension
bridge in the U. S. For many years it was the longest clear-span
bridge in the world. The deck was wrecked by a violent storm in 1854.
It was re-built and the structure with its original towers and cables
is still in service. It is the most significant remaining pre-Civil
War bridge in the nation.

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Guest 30-Jul-2004 21:04
cool lines, cool distance and cool symmetry.:()