Building Bridges: Recognition of a Pioneering Engi
Opinions and views uncovered during family research. Article by Jeannette Cabell Coley
Charles Ellet
Short biography from the National Cyclopaedia of American Biography.
Report on a Rail-way Suspension Bridge Across the
Facsimile of Ellet's report published in 1848. Also available in pdf and tiff formats.
The First Suspension Bridge
Biography and details of Ellet's design for the first suspension bridge over Niagara Falls.