Wheeling Suspension Bridge damaged

[Becky Morgan]

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/582130/Suspension-Bridge-to-Remain-Closed-at-Least-3-4-Weeks.html?nav=515

The snapped cable was one of the sway stays, not one of the main supports, but there's enough damage to Colonel Ellet's bridge to have it closed to all traffic. Believe it or not, the prewar bridge is still used as an everyday way back and forth from the island by many, whether they walk or drive.