Suspension Bridges of USA (1,401-1,437 of 1,437)


This is a list of bridges 1,401 through 1,437 (of 1,437 total) from the suspension bridge inventory for the country USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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Swinging

Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2199 (added 2007-01-27)
Name:Swinging
Location:Panola County, Mississippi, USA
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The exact location of this bridge is unclear, but a photo in the December 6, 1937 edition of The Delta Weekly (Greenville, Mississippi) shows a short-span vehicular suspension bridge captioned, "Swinging Bridge - Panola County".

Swinging

Philo, California, USA - Navarro River
Bridgemeister ID:1295 (added 2004-03-19)
Name:Swinging
Location:Philo, California, USA
Crossing:Navarro River
Coordinates:39.058029 N 123.442550 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Bridgemeister ID:2340 (added 2007-08-11)
Name:Swinging
Location:Prompton, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Lackawaxen River West Branch
Coordinates:41.58233 N 75.32416 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet)

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Swinging

Richardson Springs, California, USA
Bridgemeister ID:313 (added before 2003)
Name:Swinging
Location:Richardson Springs, California, USA
Coordinates:39.838927 N 121.769790 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Wide footbridge.

Swinging

Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1664 (added 2005-03-20)
Name:Swinging
Location:Silver City, New Mexico, USA
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Was in use in 1909.

Swinging

South Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA - Youghiogheny River
Bridgemeister ID:8093 (added 2023-12-25)
Name:Swinging
Location:South Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Youghiogheny River
Coordinates:39.988 N 79.591 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

External Links:

  • Facebook. Old image of the bridge. Posted December 9, 2012.

Swinging

Spokane vicinity, Washington, USA - Spokane River
Bridgemeister ID:315 (added before 2003)
Name:Swinging
Location:Spokane vicinity, Washington, USA
Crossing:Spokane River
At or Near Feature:Riverside State Park, "Bowl And Pitcher" area
Coordinates:47.69668 N 117.49828 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Civilian Conservation Corps
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Erik Nilson Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Swinging

Townsend, Tennessee, USA - Little River
Bridgemeister ID:1139 (added 2004-01-17)
Name:Swinging
Location:Townsend, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Little River
Coordinates:35.679553 N 83.750614 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • This is the droopier footbridge at the eastern end of Townsend, distinct from the bridge at the "Kinzel Springs" location on the western side of Townsend. Typically the droopy footbridges are omitted from the Bridgemeister inventory, but this one is included to avoid confusion with the other Townsend-area bridges.

Swinging

Walcott, Arkansas, USA - Dancing Rabbit Arroyo
Bridgemeister ID:7203 (added 2022-07-07)
Name:Swinging
Location:Walcott, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Dancing Rabbit Arroyo
At or Near Feature:Crowley's Ridge State Park
Coordinates:36.043750 N 90.666000 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Chain (steel)
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • The park's trail guides mention two swinging bridges on the same trail, but it's unclear if the second bridge, perhaps 500 feet south of the coordinates for the bridge given here, is actually a suspension bridge.

Tazlina River

Alaska, USA - Tazlina River
Bridgemeister ID:653 (added 2003-02-25)
Name:Tazlina River
Location:Alaska, USA
Crossing:Tazlina River
Coordinates:62.07724 N 145.47434 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Carries the Trans-Alaska pipeline.

External Links:


Thunder Creek

Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington, USA - Thunder Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1283 (added 2004-03-14)
Name:Thunder Creek
Location:Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington, USA
Crossing:Thunder Creek
At or Near Feature:Diablo Lake vicinity, North Cascades National Park
Coordinates:48.67825 N 121.07848 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, October 2003
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 39.6 meters (130 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Damaged by fallen tree, summer 2003. Soon repaired. Destroyed during storm, October 2003. According to a June 2004 National Park Service web page advising as to storm damage in North Cascade National Park: "The suspension bridge over Thunder Creek one-mile from the trailhead in Colonial Creek Campground was destroyed. This large bridge was in a location which flooded at the beginning of many summer seasons. Planning for a better location, environmental assessment of alternatives, and application for funding will take place this year with construction happening in 2005. The log jam at the former bridge site is closed to crossing because of safety considerations." The bridge was indeed replaced with a non-suspension bridge at a different location.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Tieton Nature Trail

Tieton, Naches vicinity, Washington, USA - Tieton River
Bridgemeister ID:6142 (added 2021-07-06)
Name:Tieton Nature Trail
Location:Tieton, Naches vicinity, Washington, USA
Crossing:Tieton River
Coordinates:46.718284 N 120.834342 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Tinlandia

Coconut Creek, Florida, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1556 (added 2004-11-24)
Name:Tinlandia
Location:Coconut Creek, Florida, USA
Coordinates:26.268251 N 80.171012 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • On the grounds of Butterfly World.

Tom Sawyer Island

Orlando, Florida, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2609 (added 2014-04-15)
Name:Tom Sawyer Island
Location:Orlando, Florida, USA
At or Near Feature:Disney World
Coordinates:28.420305 N 81.583760 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Suspension bridge inside Disney World at the Tom Sawyer Island attraction.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

Tower

Mammoth Hot Springs vicinity, Wyoming, USA - Yellowstone River
Bridgemeister ID:928 (added 2003-10-20)
Name:Tower
Also Known As:Hellroaring, Yellowstone River
Location:Mammoth Hot Springs vicinity, Wyoming, USA
Crossing:Yellowstone River
At or Near Feature:Hellroaring Creek Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Coordinates:44.9597 N 110.447067 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 67.1 meters (220 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Near the confluence of Hellroaring Creek and the Yellowstone River. Patrick S. O'Donnell clarifies: " It carries the Hellroaring Creek Trail. It crosses the Yellowstone River then continues to the Hellroaring Creek. Shortly thereafter the Yellowstone River Trail is met."
  • Near (footbridge) - Gardiner vicinity, Montana, USA. The bridges are similar in appearance.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Toxaway Creek

Cane Break vicinity, North Carolina, USA - Toxaway Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2296 (added 2007-04-26)
Name:Toxaway Creek
Location:Cane Break vicinity, North Carolina, USA
Crossing:Toxaway Creek
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Toxaway River

Cane Break vicinity, North Carolina, USA - Toxaway River
Bridgemeister ID:287 (added before 2003)
Name:Toxaway River
Location:Cane Break vicinity, North Carolina, USA
Crossing:Toxaway River
Coordinates:35.07168 N 82.88685 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Duke Power
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 50.6 meters (166 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 7.3 meters (24 feet) estimated,
1 x 10.1 meters (33 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Trailhead Park

Delphi, Indiana, USA - Deer Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2577 (added 2013-03-27)
Name:Trailhead Park
Location:Delphi, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Deer Creek
At or Near Feature:Delphi Trails Entrance
Coordinates:40.57327 N 86.68522 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

Bridgemeister ID:5598 (added 2020-12-23)
Name:Tram
Location:Tram, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:37.573858 N 82.646108 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Appears to have been removed at some point in 1980s or early 1990s.

TVA Ocoee 2

Ducktown vicinity, Tennessee, USA - Ocoee River
Bridgemeister ID:791 (added 2003-03-22)
Name:TVA Ocoee 2
Location:Ducktown vicinity, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Ocoee River
Coordinates:35.08295 N 84.4906 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Umtanum

Yakima and Ellensburg, Washington, USA - Yakima River
Bridgemeister ID:865 (added 2003-08-23)
Name:Umtanum
Location:Yakima and Ellensburg, Washington, USA
Crossing:Yakima River
Coordinates:46.85555 N 120.48405 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 67.1 meters (220 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • 2021, February: Closed for planned repairs. Expected to reopen in May.
  • 2021, June: Bridge reopened following rehabilitation project.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Upper Warm Springs Pack

Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, USA - Warm Springs Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1390 (added 2004-07-03)
Name:Upper Warm Springs Pack
Location:Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Warm Springs Creek
Coordinates:46.44903 N 114.86788 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack
Status:In use (last checked: 2003)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Vienna Swinging

Vienna, Missouri, USA - Maries River
Bridgemeister ID:2364 (added 2007-09-08)
Name:Vienna Swinging
Location:Vienna, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Maries River
Coordinates:38.20176 N 91.97756 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1998
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, but some remains still visible at site, 2006.
  • BOTO refers to as "Ballpark Rd." bridge for lack of a known name as the bridge was on the route following Ballpark Road out of Vienna.

External Links:


Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging

Mannington, West Virginia, USA - Buffalo Creek
Bridgemeister ID:7674 (added 2023-06-17)
Name:Vietnam Veterans Memorial Swinging
Location:Mannington, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Buffalo Creek
Coordinates:39.529786 N 80.342461 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Only towers remain, since c. 2014-2015
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • 1990s-2000s: Rebuilt more than once.
  • 2013-2014: Bridge is in a derelict state. By 2015 the deck is completely gone or removed.

Warm Springs Creek Pack

Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, USA - Lochsa River
Bridgemeister ID:367 (added before 2003)
Name:Warm Springs Creek Pack
Also Known As:Jerry Johnson Hot Springs Pack
Location:Clearwater National Forest, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Lochsa River
Coordinates:46.474333 N 114.885067 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PQU
Use:Pack
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 67.7 meters (222 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Bridgemeister ID:303 (added before 2003)
Name:Waste Weir
Also Known As:Shaky
Location:Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Waste Weir of the Delaware & Raritan Canal
At or Near Feature:Stacy Park
Coordinates:40.22314 N 74.77998 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BONJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Bridgemeister ID:5594 (added 2020-12-23)
Name:Wawona
Location:Wawona, California, USA
Crossing:South Fork Merced River
Coordinates:37.540392 N 119.623170 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Weitchpec

Weitchpec, California, USA - Klamath River
Bridgemeister ID:1048 (added 2003-12-06)
Name:Weitchpec
Location:Weitchpec, California, USA
Crossing:Klamath River
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Eric Sakowski asked the Humboldt County Historical Society for information about this bridge and received this answer from Catherine Mace: "You have a good picture of the bridge over the Klamath River at Weitchpec. The large tree you see through the bridge is the gambling tree and the village of Weitchpec is the structures behind it. The road goes across and makes almost a hairpin turn to the right then it branches . To the right you go up river and to the left goes down river through Weitchpec."
  • See 1861 Weitchpec - Weitchpec, California, USA. The bridge pictured here was likely a replacement for the older bridge.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

Wellsburg & Lowman

Wellsburg and Lowman, New York, USA - Chemung River
Bridgemeister ID:368 (added before 2003)
Name:Wellsburg & Lowman
Location:Wellsburg and Lowman, New York, USA
Crossing:Chemung River
Status:Removed

Wiggly

York, Maine, USA
Bridgemeister ID:369 (added before 2003)
Name:Wiggly
Location:York, Maine, USA
Coordinates:43.136717 N 70.650033 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

Willow Park

Topeka, Kansas, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2842 (added 2019-07-06)
Name:Willow Park
Location:Topeka, Kansas, USA
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Wind River Pack

Green, Idaho, USA - Salmon River
Bridgemeister ID:1334 (added 2004-05-01)
Name:Wind River Pack
Location:Green, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Salmon River
Coordinates:45.45382 N 115.94525 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2003)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Windgap

Pittsburgh and McKees Rock, Pennsylvania, USA - Chartiers Creek
Bridgemeister ID:370 (added before 2003)
Name:Windgap
Also Known As:McKees Rocks
Location:Pittsburgh and McKees Rock, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Chartiers Creek
Coordinates:40.46333 N 80.07409 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BOP
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, c. 2005
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Damaged by flood (due to Hurricane Ivan), September 17, 2004. Removed, c. 2005.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Winooski

Bolton, Vermont, USA - Winooski River
Bridgemeister ID:2946 (added 2019-09-29)
Name:Winooski
Also Known As:Long Trail
Location:Bolton, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Winooski River
Coordinates:44.378585 N 72.916677 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Wire

Grace, Springfield, West Virginia, USA - South Branch Potomac River
Bridgemeister ID:4921 (added 2020-07-26)
Name:Wire
Location:Grace, Springfield, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:South Branch Potomac River
Coordinates:39.427319 N 78.714996 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

Notes:

  • A Civil War skirmish known as the "Wire Bridge Engagement" occurred on October 24, 1861 at the location of the present day (2020) Grace crossing (John Blue Bridge). The bridge played a prominent role as the event unfolded on and around the bridge, described very specifically as a wire bridge. A historical marker at the site shows an illustration from the New York Illustrated News (1862) clearly showing a period-correct vehicular suspension bridge.
  • This location was in Virginia at the time the bridge was completed (prior to 1861, presumably).
  • Coordinates are of the present day (2020) crossing at this location, believed to be very close to the location of the suspension bridge, if not the same location.

Wood's Creek

Rae Lakes vicinity, California, USA - Wood's Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1213 (added 2004-02-14)
Name:Wood's Creek
Location:Rae Lakes vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Wood's Creek
At or Near Feature:John Muir Trail, Kings Canyon National Park
Coordinates:36.873689 N 118.438052 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Probably built in 1990's.
Photo by Steven Longley

Workman's Bar

Rock Creek, Plumas County, California, USA - North Fork Feather River
Bridgemeister ID:5674 (added 2021-01-31)
Name:Workman's Bar
Location:Rock Creek, Plumas County, California, USA
Crossing:North Fork Feather River
Coordinates:39.905172 N 121.344949 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1907
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Workman's Bar (named for Robert Workman) was located near the current location of the Pacific Gas and Electric Rock Creek Powerhouse. The coordinates reflect the bar observed at the present-day (2020) powerhouse, but may not be the exact location of the bridge.

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