The first iron suspension bridge was built in 1819 ... and has a span of 870 feet. In the United States, the most remarkable suspension bridges are Ellet's Wheeling bridge over the Ohio, with ...

Roebling Suspension Bridge is an iconic Cincinnati feature, spanning 1,075 feet across the Ohio River. It was the longest bridge in the world when it was built in 1867 and utilized new bridge-building ...

Strauss alienated many people in his quest to build the structure — his first suspension bridge. Obsessed with claiming credit as the span's creator, he minimized the acknowledgement given to ...