This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
Bridge: | Wheeling Suspension Bridge |
Location: | Wheeling, West Virginia, USA - Ohio River |
Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
Image Set Contributor: | David Denenberg |
Date of Images: | Feb. 1995 |
Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA |
Related Image Lists: | All from David Denenberg All in West Virginia All in USA All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
Credit: | All photos by David Denenberg, please do not reuse without permission. |
Photographed in 1995, this bridge has since been significantly refurbished. When completed in 1849 the Wheeling bridge was the first with a main span exceeding 1,000 feet (1,010 feet).