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The Wheeling Suspension Bridge Case


1849

The Wheeling Suspension Bridge was opened for traffic

1852

The State of Pennsylvania v. Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Co case was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court

1852

The option of the Supreme Court was delivered in the Wheeling Bridge Case

Other events that happened on or around 1852

Aug 31, 1852

The requirement for steamboats to adjust their smokestacks as needed when passing the Wheeling Suspension Bridge became law


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