Wheeling Suspension Bridge - View this location on map Oldest major long-span suspension bridge in the world, with a span of more than 1,000 feet. This bridge is possibly the Nation's most significant extant ante-bellum engineering structure. Its construction established American leadership in the building 10th and Main Streets, Wheeling, WV Historical Wheeling Suspension Bridge - View this location on map Oldest major long-span suspension bridge in the world, with a span of more than 1,000 feet. This bridge is possibly the Nation's most significant extant ante-bellum engineering structure. Its construction established American leadership in the building of suspension bridges. 10th and Main Streets, Wheeling, West Virginia Historical

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