Wheeling Suspension Bridge
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The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, once the world’s longest of its kind and a key link on the National Road.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wheeling Suspension Bridge canonical | 10 |
| Wheeling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5949031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wheeling Suspension Bridge Context triple: [Wheeling, West Virginia, hasLandmark, Wheeling Suspension Bridge]
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A.
Roebling Bridge
Roebling Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct designed by John A. Roebling that now serves as a road bridge over the Delaware River between New York and Pennsylvania.
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B.
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was a pioneering 19th-century railway and road suspension bridge spanning the Niagara River near the falls, notable as one of the earliest major works of engineer John A. Roebling.
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C.
Roebling Suspension Bridge
The Roebling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, renowned as the engineering precursor to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
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D.
Eads Bridge
Eads Bridge is a historic 19th-century steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River, renowned as one of the first major bridges to use steel extensively in its construction.
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E.
Great River Bridge
The Great River Bridge is a cable-stayed highway bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa, serving as a key regional crossing between Iowa and Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wheeling Suspension Bridge Target entity description: The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, once the world’s longest of its kind and a key link on the National Road.
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A.
Roebling Bridge
Roebling Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension aqueduct designed by John A. Roebling that now serves as a road bridge over the Delaware River between New York and Pennsylvania.
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B.
Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge
The Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge was a pioneering 19th-century railway and road suspension bridge spanning the Niagara River near the falls, notable as one of the earliest major works of engineer John A. Roebling.
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C.
Roebling Suspension Bridge
The Roebling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, renowned as the engineering precursor to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge.
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D.
Eads Bridge
Eads Bridge is a historic 19th-century steel arch bridge over the Mississippi River, renowned as one of the first major bridges to use steel extensively in its construction.
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E.
Great River Bridge
The Great River Bridge is a cable-stayed highway bridge spanning the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa, serving as a key regional crossing between Iowa and Illinois.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
suspension bridge ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1975 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wheeling Suspension Bridge over the Ohio River
ⓘ
linked to:
Wheeling Suspension Bridge
|
| carries |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Wheeling
ⓘ
linked to:
Wheeling, West Virginia
|
| connects |
Wheeling Island
ⓘ
downtown Wheeling ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1847 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses | Ohio River ⓘ |
| deckType | suspended deck ⓘ |
| designedBy | Charles Ellet Jr. ⓘ |
| hasApproach | causeway to Wheeling Island ⓘ |
| hasDesign | wire-cable suspension ⓘ |
| hasRestriction |
height limits for vehicles
ⓘ
periodic closures to vehicular traffic ⓘ weight limits for vehicles ⓘ |
| hasSpanCount | 1 main span plus side spans ⓘ |
| hasTowers | stone masonry towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | key link on the National Road ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,010 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wheeling, West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Wheeling Historic District ⓘ |
| mainSpanLength | approximately 1,010 feet ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | West Virginia Division of Highways ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wrought iron ⓘ |
| nrhpReferenceNumber | 75001899 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| opened | 1849 ⓘ |
| owner | West Virginia Division of Highways ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Road
ⓘ
U.S. Route 40 ⓘ |
| replacedByAsLongestSpan | Royal Albert Bridge (Clifton Suspension Bridge era bridges surpassed it; exact successor varies by definition) ⓘ |
| riverMile | approximately Ohio River mile 90 ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of long-span suspension bridge engineering
ⓘ
facilitated westward expansion via the National Road ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | two-way ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLongestSuspensionBridgeSpan | true ⓘ |
| width | approximately 25 feet ⓘ |
| worldsLongestSpanFrom | 1849 ⓘ |
| worldsLongestSpanUntil | 1866 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wheeling Suspension Bridge Description of subject: The Wheeling Suspension Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge over the Ohio River, once the world’s longest of its kind and a key link on the National Road.
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linked to: Wheeling Suspension Bridge