Charles Ellet Jr.

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Charles Ellet Jr. was a 19th-century American civil engineer best known for pioneering long-span suspension bridges and innovative military engineering projects during the Civil War.

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Charles Ellet Jr. canonical 4

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instanceOf American engineer ⓘ
civil engineer ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
person ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
commanded United States Ram Fleet ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1810-01-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1862-06-21 ⓘ
designed Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge (earlier design) ⓘ
Wheeling Suspension Bridge ⓘ
developed Union ram fleet on the Mississippi River ⓘ
educatedIn engineering ⓘ
employer Union Army ⓘ
fieldOfWork bridge engineering ⓘ
civil engineering ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ
genre engineering reports ⓘ
influenced development of American suspension bridge design ⓘ
knownFor advocacy of large-scale infrastructure projects in the United States ⓘ
design of the Wheeling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River ⓘ
development of Union ram fleet on the Mississippi River ⓘ
early design work on a suspension bridge over the Niagara River ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor innovative military engineering projects during the American Civil War ⓘ
pioneering long-span suspension bridges ⓘ
notableWork Wheeling Suspension Bridge ⓘ
reports on the Mississippi River and its improvement ⓘ
occupation civil engineer ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
Battle of Memphis ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pennsylvania ⓘ
placeOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ

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Wheeling Suspension Bridge → designer → Charles Ellet Jr. ⓘ
Wheeling Suspension Bridge → originalDesigner → Charles Ellet Jr. ⓘ
Wheeling Suspension Bridge → designedBy → Charles Ellet Jr. ⓘ
United States Ram Fleet → notableCommander → Charles Ellet Jr. ⓘ