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The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the East channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling, West Virginia. It was the largest suspension bridge in the world from 1849 until the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge was opened in 1851. It was designed by Charles Ellet Jr., who also worked on the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge.
The initial competition to build the bridge involved a competition including Ellet and John A. Roebling.
In 1854, a strong windstorm collapsed the deck of the...
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