Gateway to the West

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Across
  1. 1. Made traveling along the National Road difficult during the Winter
  2. 5. I built the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
  3. 9. We built a covered bridge across the back channel of the Ohio River in 1836
  4. 12. Roads This led to a decline of travel along the National Road
  5. 14. I built stone bridges in Ohio County for the National Road
  6. 16. Feuded with the Shepherds
  7. 17. Where you would socialize in a tavern
  8. 20. A town along the National Road named after a famous Congressman
  9. 21. Made traveling along the National Road difficult during the Summer
  10. 22. Along with automobiles, _________ led to an increase in travel on the National Road
Down
  1. 2. America's first highway
  2. 3. Authorized construction of the National Road
  3. 4. Was once called “silk stocking row”
  4. 6. We arrived in Wheeling 1803 to pick up our perioge
  5. 7. Caused the Wheeling Suspesnion Bridge to collapse in 1852
  6. 8. 2 miles to Wheeling
  7. 10. What type of barn did the Shepherds build on their property
  8. 11. Where the National Road begins
  9. 13. We built steam boats and lived in North Wheeling
  10. 15. Often taken apart once their destination was reached
  11. 18. Made traveling along the National Road difficult during the Spring
  12. 19. The National Road originally ended here