So why didn’t Ellet beat out Roebling for the contract to build a bridge here? He might have but for one ferocious windstorm that was unfortunate for Wheeling and a godsend to Cincinnati. On May 17, ...

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is 170 years old. “I think when people think about images of Wheeling, the bridge is probably the first thing that comes to mind,” said Jay ...

The Death of Charles Ellet, the Engineer. Share full article. June 22, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 22, 1862, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

WHEELING, W.Va. — Officials in the Friendly City are looking at all the options when it comes to preservation of the historic Suspension Bridge. The bridge, one of two national landmarks in ...

In the United States, the most remarkable suspension bridges are Ellet's Wheeling bridge over the Ohio, with a span of 1,010 feet; erected in 1848, and blown down in 1854.

WHEELING, West Va., Oct. 5 -- When the County Commissioners to-day formally passed the ordinance paying the third installment of $100, 000 to the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Railroad Company ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — After being closed since late June due to damage received from an overweight vehicle, the Wheeling Suspension Bridge is back open. The West Virginia Division of Highways ...

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities in Wheeling say a suspension bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic after a cable snapped. The Wheeling Suspension Bridge was closed Friday morning. Media ...

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia suspension bridge has reopened more than a month after it was closed when a charter bus weighing well over the weight limit crossed the span. The state ...

WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities in Wheeling say a suspension bridge has been closed to vehicle traffic after a cable snapped. The Wheeling Suspension Bridge was closed Friday morning. Media outlets ...