There is additional background information on the Internet about the nation’s first modern suspension bridge, which was designed and built across Jacobs Creek by James Finley in 1801. Two YouTube videos by CB Bridges tell the story, the first giving details of Finley’s design, and the second showing the deduced location of the bridge, which no longer spans Jacobs Creek.
CB Bridges: Finley’s Chain Bridge Over Jacob’s Creek,
Part 1: The Missing Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbLMkH5Akgg
CB Bridges: Finley’s Chain Bridge Over Jacob’s Creek,
Part 2: Finding the Bridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCEoMGX59o
Our thanks to CassandraV for passing along the information!
