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American Civil Engineer Constructed the world's first long-span wire-cable suspension bridge suspension bridge across the Shuylkill River at Fairmont, Pennsylvania. Born: 1810 Died: 1862

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Charles Ellet Short biography from the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us/landmark/bridges/susp/ellet.htm

The First Suspension Bridge Biography and details of Ellet's design for the first suspension bridge over Niagara Falls. www.iaw.com/~falls/bridges.html#b1

Report on a Rail-way Suspension Bridge Across the Connecticut at Middletown Facsimile of Ellet's report published in 1848. Also available in pdf and tiff formats. bridges.lib.lehigh.edu/books/book501.html

Building Bridges: Recognition of a Pioneering Engineer Opinions and views uncovered during family research. Article by Jeannette Cabell Coley www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/2820.asp