Suspension Bridges of USA (201-300 of 1,436)


This is a list of bridges 201 through 300 (of 1,436 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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1906: Tin Top

Tin Top, Texas, USA - Brazos River
Bridgemeister ID:119 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1906
Name:Tin Top
Also Known As:Hightower Valley
Location:Tin Top, Texas, USA
Crossing:Brazos River
Coordinates:32.575956 N 97.822697 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:BRAZ, HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, Jan. 31, 1982 under weight of snow
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

Notes:

  • Some internet resources suggest the "Tin Top" and "Hightower" suspension bridges were separate nearby structures, however, this does not appear to have been the case. Both names were used to describe the same structure and USGS topographical maps from the 1950s label the bridge due south of Tin Top as "Hightower". Mitchell and Pigg did build a similar structure, at Brannon's Crossing. The 2015 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for "Historic Road Infrastructure of Texas, 1866-1965", the Texas Department of Transportation writes: "In 1905 [Mitchell and Pigg] constructed the practically identical Brannon's Crossing and Hightower Valley Bridges across the Brazos in Parker County. The former was a 440-foot clear span while the later, also known as Tin Top, was 400 feet."
  • The coordinates appear to be the exact location of a pier remaining (as of 2020) from this bridge. The alignment indicated by the pier appears to exactly match the location of this bridge as indicated by 1958 USGS topographical map of the area.
  • Similar to 1906 Brannon's Crossing - Weatherford vicinity, Parker County, Texas, USA.
Photo courtesy of Marjorie Campbell

1907: (footbridge)

Hooversville, Pennsylvania, USA - Stony Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1569 (added 2004-12-05)
Year Completed:1907
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hooversville, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Stony Creek
Coordinates:40.147818 N 78.913939 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1996
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


1907: Bromide

Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA
Bridgemeister ID:121 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Bromide
Location:Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA
Principals:Howard V. Hinckley
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1916
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, 1916.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1907: Swinging

Kansas City, Missouri, USA - Blue River
Bridgemeister ID:120 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Swinging
Location:Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Blue River
At or Near Feature:Swope Park, Kansas City Zoo
Coordinates:39.00165 N 94.5244 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Midland Bridge Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 69.2 meters (227 feet)
Deck width:8 feet

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg

1907: Vulcan

Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork Big Sandy River
Bridgemeister ID:2141 (added 2006-11-02)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Vulcan
Location:Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork Big Sandy River
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

Notes:

  • On Page 13 of the December 27, 1967 edition of West Virginia's The Charleston Gazette newspaper, there is a photograph of this footbridge with a Jeep driving across. The caption reads: "Pedestrian bridge at Vulcan... is used by vehicles because it provides a route over the Tug River to Kentucky. A citizen's group has complained that the bridge is not strong enough to support cars." The photograph accompanies an article "Road Reform Call Urged" that says the bridge is "regularly used by Jeeps and small cars." Note the date of the article, December 27, 1967 is 12 days after the Silver Bridge disaster at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
  • Near (footbridge) - Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Although similar in appearance, these appear to have been different bridges.

1908: (suspension bridge)

Aztec, New Mexico, USA - Las Animas River
Bridgemeister ID:2505 (added 2009-03-07)
Year Completed:1908
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Aztec, New Mexico, USA
Crossing:Las Animas River
Principals:Thurston and Co.
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1908: Bailey

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3516 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Bailey
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Heath Ford

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3515 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Heath Ford
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 157.6 meters (517 feet)

Notes:

  • Damaged by wind, 1932. Replaced, 1937
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Newcastle

Newcastle, Texas, USA - Brazos River
Bridgemeister ID:1299 (added 2004-03-28)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Newcastle
Location:Newcastle, Texas, USA
Crossing:Brazos River
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, 1930
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 213.4 meters (700 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Collapsed during flood, 1930.

1908: Sagrada

Sagrada, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2304 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Sagrada
Location:Sagrada, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:J.S. Kidwell
References:BOTO
Status:Removed, 1931
Main Cables:Wire

External Links:


1908: South Bend

South Bend, Texas, USA - Brazos River
Bridgemeister ID:1858 (added 2005-07-17)
Year Completed:1908
Name:South Bend
Location:South Bend, Texas, USA
Crossing:Brazos River
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

1908: Tyngs Island

Lowell vicinity, Massachusetts, USA - Merrimack River
Bridgemeister ID:844 (added 2003-06-28)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Tyngs Island
Location:Lowell vicinity, Massachusetts, USA
Crossing:Merrimack River
At or Near Feature:Vesper Country Club
Coordinates:42.65574 N 71.39971 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Westinghouse, Church, Kerr, and Co., J.R. Worcester
References:AAJ, HBE
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1936
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 167.6 meters (550 feet)
Deck width:4.5 feet

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, 1936.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Stuart Brorson

1909: Chain

Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA - Merrimack River
Bridgemeister ID:122 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Chain
Location:Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Crossing:Merrimack River
Coordinates:42.833459 N 70.906674 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:George F. Swain, Robert R. Evans
References:PTS2
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80.8 meters (265 feet)
Deck width:35.8 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1909: Manhattan

New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:123 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Manhattan
Location:New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.70667 N 73.99167 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O.F. Nichols, Leon Moisseiff
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BPL, GBD, HBE, LAB, PTS2, SA19050909, SJR
Use:Vehicular (double-deck)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 448.1 meters (1,470 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 221 meters (725 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bill Campbell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Bill Campbell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1909: Pease River

Vernon, Texas, USA - Pease River
Bridgemeister ID:597 (added 2003-01-11)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Pease River
Location:Vernon, Texas, USA
Crossing:Pease River
Coordinates:34.179636 N 99.324038 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:AUB
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:2
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • In September 2006, Howard Laker writes: "The bridge is no longer there, but one tower is still standing. It is located adjacent to US 287 and can be easily seen."
  • 1927: Collapsed under weight of convoy of trucks.
  • Replaced 1897 Pease River - Vernon, Texas, USA.

1909: Ripley

Ripley, Oklahoma, USA - Cimarron River
Bridgemeister ID:298 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Ripley
Location:Ripley, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Cimarron River
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Wrecked, 1912
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • The photo linked here is dated March 2, 1909. Part of the builders plate is legible. The first line appears to be: "Wfd Mch & Fo... Co." (the portion between the Fo and Co is obscured) for Weatherford Machine and Foundry Company. The next two lines are clear: "BUILDERS 1908" and "WEATHERFORD TEXAS". The last line is largely obscurred but it appears to say "MITCHELL & PIGG PAT'D 1..." with a year at the end. Mitchell & Pigg was a well-known builder of suspension bridges in Texas. Most sources cite 1909 as the year of completion.
  • South tower washed out, 1912.
  • Replaced by Ripley - Ripley, Oklahoma, USA.
Photograph, collection of David Denenberg

1909: Swinging

Wilmington, Delaware, USA - Brandywine Creek
Bridgemeister ID:270 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Swinging
Location:Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Crossing:Brandywine Creek
At or Near Feature:Brandywine Park
Coordinates:39.76043 N 75.5564 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:FOWP1999S
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Replaced a nearby 1879 suspension footbridge.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1910: Linn Creek

Linn Creek, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:289 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Linn Creek
Location:Linn Creek, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:T.S. Hart
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1931
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 160 meters (525 feet)

Notes:

  • Dismantled 1931 in preparation for inundation that created Lake Of The Ozarks.

External Links:

  • www.LakeHistory.info. Michael Gillespie writes: "The supporting cables were cut and the tower was allowed to fall into the Osage River. The entire flood plain was being inundated by the waters of the newly created Lake of the Ozarks. During World War 2, the cables and tower were raised and sold for scrap. The shoreline of today's Lake of the Ozarks is just at the base of the bridge abutment. The toll house, seen in the photo just to the left of the bridge, is long gone, and everything below that has been underwater for 77 years. I have created a map of the road system at that location."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1910: Massena Center

Massena, New York, USA - Grasse River
Bridgemeister ID:124 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Massena Center
Location:Massena, New York, USA
Crossing:Grasse River
Coordinates:44.959213 N 74.830558 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Holton D. Robinson
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed, 1974 (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 30.5 meters (100 feet)

Notes:

  • Standing, but closed to all foot and vehicular traffic.
Photo by Christine Major Photo by Christine Major

1910: Swinging

Spelter, West Virginia, USA - West Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:1983 (added 2005-12-02)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Swinging
Location:Spelter, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:West Fork River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled, 1951
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The book "Harrison County" in the "Images of America" series by Robert F. Stealey shows an image of this bridge stating it was "replaced by a new concrete span in the early 1960s".

External Links:

  • Asturian-American Migration Forum :: Lleendu tema - History of Spelter, an American Asturian Community. Mentions: "The [Grasselli Company] built a swinging footbridge across the West Fork River in 1910 to connect the town of Spelter with the Fairmont-Clarksburg interurban trolley line. The trolley stop was called 'Ziesing'. Wagons forded the river to bring supplies not carried into the town by the B.&O. Railroad. A school house was built on the hill… DuPont sold the townsite in 1950, including the swinging bridge, to John J. Moschetta who immediately sold the houses to the employees occupying them at the time. Mr. Moschetta dismantled the swinging bridge in 1951… In 1962 a new cement bridge was constructed north of the old vehicular bridge."

1911: Cameron

Cameron, Arizona, USA - Little Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:125 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Cameron
Location:Cameron, Arizona, USA
Crossing:Little Colorado River
Coordinates:35.875733 N 111.412567 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Midland Bridge Co., W.H. Code, John Charles
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular and Pipeline
Status:Closed (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 201.2 meters (660 feet)

Notes:

  • The bridge currently carries a pipeline, but the road deck is closed to all traffic.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David McDonald Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Treyz

Cooks Falls, New York, USA - Beaver Kill
Bridgemeister ID:6776 (added 2021-10-27)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Treyz
Also Known As:George I. Treyz
Location:Cooks Falls, New York, USA
Crossing:Beaver Kill
Coordinates:41.956829 N 74.992559 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons
Use:Tramway
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 70 meters (229.7 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Facility served by the bridge closed in 1925 at which time the bridge was likely abandoned. Towers appear to still be standing (in late 2010s).

External Links:

  • A Delaware County Primer complied by Sue Hudson. "West of Cooks Falls and east of Horton, on the O&W. Acid plant built here by Eugene King burned in June 1888, was rebuilt, and was later bought by local entrepreneur, George I. Treyz. Railroad suspension bridge constructed in 1911 by John A. Roebling's Sons Company of Trenton, NJ to connect Treyz's acid factory, saw mill, and planing mill on Russell Brook to the O&W, which ran on the other side of the Beaver Kill."
  • Cooks Falls - Colchester Historical Society. "Arthur Leighton and George I. Treyz developed the acid factory industries in Cook's Falls... Treyz had a close relationship with the O&W Railroad, which helped both to prosper. Treyz installed a Roebling suspension bridge between his plant and the O&W Railroad. This siding was known as the Grove Switch. A narrow gauge railway was constructed and ran up Russell Brook to the Russell School. This line carried logs and sawed lumber down to the Treyz plant and the O&W Railroad."

1912: Branstetter

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2042 (added 2006-05-07)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Branstetter
Also Known As:Peal Bend
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600 feet)

Notes:

  • Heavily damaged by wind, 1924. Rebuilt.
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:


1912: County Line

Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3518 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1912
Name:County Line
Also Known As:Gilbert-Harris
Location:Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:

  • Bridgehunter - County Line Bridge. Robert Hayden (BOTO) describes the County Line bridge briefly as being the first steel-towered Joe Dice bridge but the image at shows large timber towers like other pre-steel towered Dice bridges.

1912: Miller

Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1073 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Miller
Location:Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Principals:Henry Churchill
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Inundated
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 114.3 meters (375 feet) estimated
Deck width:~10 feet

Notes:

External Links:


1912: Orleans

Orleans, California, USA - Klamath River
Bridgemeister ID:126 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Orleans
Location:Orleans, California, USA
Crossing:Klamath River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1936?
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Some accounts state this bridge was destroyed by fire in 1921. A brief mention in the July 18, 1926 edition of The Fresno Bee implies it was destroyed in June of 1926.
  • Replaced by 1940 Orleans - Orleans, California, USA.

External Links:

  • Catalog Number 1983/001/SBPM01034 - Sacramento Bee. This "Center for Sacramento History" catalog entry suggests the bridge survived until 1936. Given the bridge was ultimately replaced in 1940, this later date makes more sense than some of the earlier claims of it being destroyed in the 1920s unless there were some intermediate reconstructions.
  • Klamath River at Orleans - California State Library. This image shows a bridge of similar construction but apparently shorter span than the other images linked here. However, matching buildings seen in the background of multiple images place it at the same location. Given the muddled suspension bridge chronology at this location and frequency of Klamath River floods, it seems likely there were multiple reconstructions of this bridge.
  • Orleans Bridge 1910 - California State Library. Image purporting to be the Orleans bridge under construction in 1910, but it does not appear to be the same location.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1912: Spruce Street

Hillcrest, San Diego, California, USA - Kate Sessions Canyon
Bridgemeister ID:635 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Spruce Street
Location:Hillcrest, San Diego, California, USA
Crossing:Kate Sessions Canyon
At or Near Feature:Bankers Hill Canyon
Coordinates:32.73878 N 117.16541 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Edwin Capp
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 91.4 meters (300 feet)
Side Span:1

Photo by Eric Sakowski Photo by Allison Denenberg

1912: Tumbling Shoals

Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1072 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Tumbling Shoals
Location:Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Principals:Henry Churchill
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 134.1 meters (440 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


1912: Winkley

Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:127 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Winkley
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Coordinates:35.489833 N 91.973918 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Henry Churchill
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Collapsed, 1989
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 167.6 meters (550 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: (footbridge)

Ithaca, New York, USA - Fall Creek Gorge
Bridgemeister ID:260 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ithaca, New York, USA
Crossing:Fall Creek Gorge
At or Near Feature:Cornell University campus
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Middle

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:149 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Middle
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:J.S. Kidwell, C.F. Bibb
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Demolished
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 140.8 meters (462 feet)
Side Span:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet)
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: South Fork Mule

Hyampom vicinity, California, USA - South Fork Trinity River
Bridgemeister ID:1993 (added 2005-12-10)
Year Completed:1913
Name:South Fork Mule
Also Known As:Limestairs
Location:Hyampom vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:South Fork Trinity River
At or Near Feature:Six Rivers National Forest
Coordinates:40.719083 N 123.523217 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2006: The bridge is closed. Marilyn Renaker of the "Committee to Save the Mule Bridge" writes in late August, 2006: "Trinity County and the Forest Service would like to abandon the Mule Bridge. Hyampom had a town meeting about this and everyone was opposed to the removal of the bridge which has been a part of our community since 1913."
  • 2010: Multi-year repair and reconstruction project started.
  • 2013: Bridge is reopened.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo courtesy of Jennifer Lance

1913: Swing

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA - Sheboygan River
Bridgemeister ID:314 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Swing
Location:Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Crossing:Sheboygan River
At or Near Feature:River Park
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1987
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Swinging

Tishomingo, Oklahoma, USA - Pennington Creek
Bridgemeister ID:129 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Swinging
Location:Tishomingo, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Pennington Creek
Principals:Western Bridge Company
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed

Notes:

  • The description on the back of a postcard reads: "The only remaining swinging bridge in the state of Oklahoma crossable by automobile spans beautiful Pennington Creek in Tishomingo. The guaranteed strength of the bridge is 164 tons and is located 3 blocks south of the old Chickasaw Capitol on South Capitol Avenue. The bridge was built by Western Bridge Company of Sherman, Texas and was dedicated November 28, 1913."
  • Destroyed by flood.
  • An article in the April 7, 1964 issue of The Ada Evening News (Oklahoma) titled "Tishomingo Acts To Save Famed Bridge": "Tishomingo's Swinging Bridge, a landmark since Territorial days, may yet be saved from the junk man. Indeed, with a little luck, it may be put back into service to carry traffic across Pennington Creek as it did in its heyday. Some 25 persons attended a regular city council meeting Monday night to urge that the bridge be repaired; and the council appointed a committee to look into the cost of such a project. "It looks favorable," Mayor Lee butler said Tuesday. "It looks like we might get it repaired." The old suspension bridge has been closed to traffic for several years. Floor planks have rotted and fallen away, and the whole structure was condemned as unsafe. The problem of financing has held the city back from repairing the ancient structure. However, Butler said the county commissioners have offered to help, and quite a few individual citizens have promised donations to assist the project. When the committee reports back on the cost, Butler said, the council will be ready to take action."
  • The bridge must have been repaired in the mid-1960's and reopened. An article in the July 9, 1978 issue of The Ada Evening News (Oklahoma) titled "Repair of Tishomingo's Suspension Bridge Slated": "Work is expected to begin in the near future on the renovation of the suspension bridge here which spans Pennington Creek. The landmark structure and last swinging bridge in the state open to vehicular traffic was closed last May when city officials deemed it was 'too dangerous' to keep open due to its deteriorated state. In an effort to reopen the bridge as soon as possible, the Tishomingo City Council acted last week to approve funding for materials necessary to repair the 65-year-old structure and has arranged for participants in the Young Adult Conservation Corps camp at Sulphur to provide the manpower needed for the work. Frank Glover, head of the Tishomingo street department, said the Johnston County commissioners have also promised to aid in the repair of the bridge. Glover said he hopes the renovation will be completed this summer. He estimated materials for the work will cost the city about $5,000- $6,000. The bridge will have to be renovated from the bottom up, including the replacement of the entire wooden floor, Glover said. He said city officials are still looking for someone knowledgeable about the construction of suspension bridges to aid in the repair of the structure."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Whitesville

Whitesville, West Virginia, USA - Coal River
Bridgemeister ID:2142 (added 2006-11-04)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Whitesville
Location:Whitesville, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Coal River
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Collapsed, July 24, 1926
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 65.2 meters (214 feet)
Deck width:5 feet

Notes:

  • Collapsed July 24, 1926 while overloaded with people watching a carnival performance. The July 25, 1926 edition of The Charleston Gazette reports the incident in an article with headline "Half Hundred Hurt When Crowded Bridge Collapses at Whitesville, Five Dead, Three More May Die" and sub-headline "Span Fall Under Weight of Hundreds Assembled to Watch Fire Fighting Event on River Bank in Connection with Carnival Celebration; Governor Gore Accompanies Physicians and Nurses on Special Relief Train from Here."
  • AAJ cites an Engineering News-Record article from July 29, 1926: "Failure of the bridge was caused by the parting of the turnbuckle on the north end of the east cable. The bridge was built in 1913 and repaired in 1925."

1913: Wind River

Carson, Washington, USA - Wind River
Bridgemeister ID:1005 (added 2003-11-21)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Wind River
Location:Carson, Washington, USA
Crossing:Wind River
References:SPW
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The bridge appears identical in the two photos except for the tops of the towers. In one of the photos, it appears some protective housing has been added to cover the cable saddles and an extra brace has been added across the tower.
  • Replaced by 1925 Wind River - Carson, Washington, USA.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1914: 98th Meridian

Byers, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:600 (added 2003-01-11)
Year Completed:1914
Name:98th Meridian
Also Known As:Byers
Location:Byers, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Red River
Coordinates:34.124507 N 98.214251 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:AUB, HAERTX98, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1923
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:3 x 172.8 meters (567 feet)
Side Span:1 x 32.6 meters (107 feet)

Notes:

  • Destroyed by tornado, 1923.
  • Coordinates are the exact location of one of the remaining (as of 2020) piers of either this bridge or its replacement suspension bridge. Additional piers, south of that location, are also visible in satellite images.
  • Replaced by 1923 98th Meridian (Byers) - Byers vicinity, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA.
  • See (suspension bridge) - Texas, USA. The 98th Meridian bridge may match this unknown "Red River" bridge photo. AUB describes the Byers bridge, "This bridge, three spans of 567' each, one side span of 107', and a 16' roadway, had originally been built in 1914."

1914: Dresden

Dresden, Ohio, USA - Muskingum River
Bridgemeister ID:132 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1914
Name:Dresden
Location:Dresden, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Muskingum River
Coordinates:40.12079 N 82.00000 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bellefontaine Bridge and Steel Co.
References:GBD, OCEN198202, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 135 meters (443 feet)
Side Span:1

Notes:

Annotated Citations:

  • Hannahs, Nichole. "ODOT Recommends Removal of Suspension Bridge." WHIZ News, 25 Jan. 2022, whiznews.com/2022/01/25/odot-recommends-removal-of-suspension-bridge/

    "…ODOT recommended the removal of the structure, which would cost between $1-$2 million, which would be funded by the state. Other more costly options include more than $6 million to make it structurally sound for pedestrians to walk on and over $3.5 million to rehab it and then it still couldn’t be used."

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg. Photo by Donny Oliver Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo, collection of David Denenberg

1914: Scotia-Rio Dell

Scotia and Rio Dell, California, USA - Eel River
Bridgemeister ID:1150 (added 2004-01-18)
Year Completed:1914
Name:Scotia-Rio Dell
Location:Scotia and Rio Dell, California, USA
Crossing:Eel River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1915
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • 1915: Destroyed by flood.

1914: Swinging

Allison, Arkansas, USA - South Sylamore Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5856 (added 2021-05-15)
Year Completed:1914
Name:Swinging
Location:Allison, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:South Sylamore Creek
Coordinates:35.935672 N 92.121123 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1943
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1915: (footbridge)

Chiwaukum vicinity, Washington, USA - Wenatchee River
Bridgemeister ID:1424 (added 2004-07-18)
Year Completed:1915
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Chiwaukum vicinity, Washington, USA
Crossing:Wenatchee River
Principals:National Forest Service
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 57.9 meters (190 feet)

1915: Brown's Ford

Brown's Ford and Lowry City vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2325 (added 2007-05-06)
Year Completed:1915
Name:Brown's Ford
Location:Brown's Ford and Lowry City vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
References:AAJ
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The June 22, 1940 edition of The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) has an article titled "Three Killed in Bridge Collapse, Workmen were repairing the structure near Lowry City, Mo." describing a fatal collapse of the bridge: "Three men were killed, three injured critically and an 8-year old boy believed drowned when cribbing on a wooden suspension bridge across the Osage River six miles east of Lowry City collapsed about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The bridge, on a farm-to-market road in St. Clair County, was being remodeled. Of the ten men working and bystanders on and near the structure when it fell, only one escaped without injury. All those killed or injured lived in St. Clair County. On the west side of the bridge a framework of heavy timbers had been inserted between one of the suspension cables and an old wooden pier, which originally had supported the cable. The workmen were attempting to slide a steel pier under the cable, to replace the wooden pier. The cribbing suddenly gave way, and the pressure from the cable hurled the wood supports in all directions. The bridge floor dropped into the river, except for a small section near the east end."

1916: Belpre-Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:134 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1916
Name:Belpre-Parkersburg
Location:Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Principals:Hermann Laub
References:AAJ, BPL, PTS2, SJR
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Demolished, March 16, 1980
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 236.2 meters (775 feet)
Side Spans:1 x 114.3 meters (375 feet),
1 x 83.8 meters (275 feet)
Deck width:22 feet

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1916: Dewey

Moab vicinity, Utah, USA - Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:135 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1916
Name:Dewey
Location:Moab vicinity, Utah, USA
Crossing:Colorado River
Coordinates:38.81187 N 109.30333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Derelict, since April, 2008 (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 151.2 meters (496 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Restored as footbridge, 2000.
  • Deck destroyed by fire April 6, 2008. News reports stated a nearby brush fire (started by a young boy playing with matches) ignited the bridge.

External Links:

Photo by Dick and Alice Whalen Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1916: Swinging

Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA - Big Horn River
Bridgemeister ID:301 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1916
Name:Swinging
Location:Thermopolis, Wyoming, USA
Crossing:Big Horn River
At or Near Feature:Hot Springs State Park
Coordinates:43.654733 N 108.196167 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 58.8 meters (193 feet) estimated
Side Span:1 x 10.7 meters (35 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • According to sign at the bridge: condemned 1984, removed 1991, restored 1992.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Ronald Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1917: Alderpoint

Alderpoint, California, USA - North Fork Eel River
Bridgemeister ID:2232 (added 2007-03-19)
Year Completed:1917
Name:Alderpoint
Location:Alderpoint, California, USA
Crossing:North Fork Eel River
Coordinates:40.173364 N 123.603832 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Demolished, November, 1972
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The Sunday November 5, 1972 edition of The Times Standard (Eureka, California) has three photos of the bridge collapsing. The caption is "Old Alderpoint Bridge Crashes into River." It continues: "Cables, securing the old Alderpoint Bridge across the North Fork of the Eel River, were cut Friday to send the structure splashing to the feet of the new concrete span that is replacing it. The $1-million new bridge was dedicated Saturday. The old suspension bridge was constructed in 1917."
  • Coordinates are for the present-day (2021) bridge at this location. The suspension bridge was immediately adjacent.

1917: Morrison

Morrison vicinity, Oklahoma, USA - Black Bear Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2238 (added 2007-03-24)
Year Completed:1917
Name:Morrison
Location:Morrison vicinity, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Black Bear Creek
Coordinates:36.30811 N 96.95164 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:N.H. Sturgis
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

1917: Rock Church

Tolar vicinity, Hood County, Texas, USA - Paluxy River
Bridgemeister ID:136 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1917
Name:Rock Church
Location:Tolar vicinity, Hood County, Texas, USA
Crossing:Paluxy River
Coordinates:32.301402 N 97.957657 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1917: Terral-Ringgold

Ringgold, Texas and Terral, Oklahoma, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:595 (added 2003-01-11)
Year Completed:1917
Name:Terral-Ringgold
Location:Ringgold, Texas and Terral, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Red River
Coordinates:33.878143 N 97.934776 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AUB, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:5
Main Spans:3 x 137.2 meters (450 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • 1931: Replacement opened.

1918: Camp Sherman

Chillicothe, Ohio, USA - Scioto River
Bridgemeister ID:4956 (added 2020-08-08)
Year Completed:1918
Name:Camp Sherman
Location:Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Scioto River
Principals:U.S. Army
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Provided access to the Camp Sherman rifle range which sat across the Scioto River from the main part of the campl.
  • From an article "Came the False Armistice but Weary Soldiers Unaware” in the September 7, 1968 edition of the Xenia Daily Gazette: "The firing range at old Camp Sherman during World War 1 was a long march from camp to the base of historic Mt. Logan. It was reached by way of a narrow suspension bridge which swayed sickeningly to the measured tempo of the marching soldiers and was an experience in itself."

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1918: Swinging

Old Hickory, Nashville and Goodlettsville, Nashville, Tennessee, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:587 (added 2003-01-05)
Year Completed:1918
Name:Swinging
Location:Old Hickory, Nashville and Goodlettsville, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
At or Near Feature:Hadley Bend
Coordinates:36.289002 N 86.685355 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:William G. Grove, American Bridge Co.
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 164.6 meters (540 feet)
Deck width:8 feet

Notes:

  • Coordinates provided are approximate based on current-day (2021) location of Swinging Bridge Road.

External Links:

  • Bridgehunter.com | Old Hickory Suspension Bridge
  • DuPont High School Alumni Association - The Swinging Bridge. According to the description in this article provided by Old Hickory Branch Library this large bridge had a 540-foot main span and was used for vehicular traffic. "The suspension bridge... Was diverted from its original destination in South America because of the urgency of the war effort. It was built for pedestrian traffic and used only for that purpose at first... Upon determination that the bridge was capable of handling light traffic, a flagman was stationed at each end of the bridge on a 24-hour-a-day basis and cars began using the one-lane span." Kris Brummett adds: "The 540 foot span had no supports to prevent sideways movement and literally swayed back and forth. The bridge was used until 1929."

1918: Turkey Run State Park

Parke County, Indiana, USA - Sugar Creek
Bridgemeister ID:269 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1918
Name:Turkey Run State Park
Location:Parke County, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Sugar Creek
At or Near Feature:Turkey Run State Park
Coordinates:39.88926 N 87.19948 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:IMB
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 58.5 meters (192 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • IMB states, "The original bridge collapsed into Sugar Creek in 1917... the state's Department of Natural Resources promptly replaced the old with current structure."
  • James Rader writes in 2008: "Three years ago flooding came up high enough to allow a couple of uprooted Sycamore trees to hit the bridge ripping out a large section of the wood railing and flooring from the middle of the bridge. Bridge was immediately closed. Structural analysis was completed and repairs were made including all new floor planks. Bridge is in great condition and should serve for many many more years to come."

External Links:

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1919: Beebe

Beebe and Chelan, Washington, USA - Columbia River
Bridgemeister ID:1188 (added 2004-01-24)
Year Completed:1919
Name:Beebe
Location:Beebe and Chelan, Washington, USA
Crossing:Columbia River
Coordinates:47.81308 N 119.97245 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:A. Munster, Wenatchee-Beebe Orchard Co.
References:AAJ, PTS2, SPW
Use:Pipeline and Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain, since 1963 (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 192.6 meters (632 feet)
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

  • The towers are still standing next to the current US97 crossing at Beebe.
  • AAJ: Private bridge, built primarily to carry water to the owner's orchard, but also carried a roadway.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1919: Coon Box Fork

Lorman, Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA - Shankstown Creek
Bridgemeister ID:6426 (added 2021-08-10)
Year Completed:1919
Name:Coon Box Fork
Location:Lorman, Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Shankstown Creek
Coordinates:31.789613 N 91.068857 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Schuster and Jacob, Robert Taylor
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1990
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Some sources suggest the bridge survived until 2010, but this appears to be unlikely. Coordinates provided are for the current Shankstown Creek crossing of Coon Box Road. The suspension bridge may have been on a slightly different alignment.
  • 1927: Repaired by W.H. Groome and Son incorporating an improved anchoring system.

External Links:

  • MDAH Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet - Coon Box Fork Suspension Bridge. Photographs available here suggest remnants of the bridge are visible in the creek.
  • NPGallery Asset Detail - Coon Box Fork Bridge. National Register of Historic Places site survey. Presents a brief history of the bridge, but perhaps confuses the matter of its location. States: "Swinging suspension bridge and county road right-of-way along Coon Box Road where the said bridge crosses North Fork Coles Creek." Current-day (2021) Coon Box Road crosses Shankstown Creek near North Fork Coles Creek, but never crosses North Fork Coles Creek. Historic maps of the area place the mid-1900s Shankstown Creek crossing of Coon Box Fork at roughly the same location as the current crossing (the coordinates provided in this record). Looking at historic satellite images of the location, the suspension bridge was probably on an alignment no more than 100 feet north of the current Coon Box Road Shankstown Creek bridge.

1919: Greenwood Cemetery

Shelbyville, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:267 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1919
Name:Greenwood Cemetery
Location:Shelbyville, Illinois, USA
Principals:L. E. Fish Bridge Company
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 1929
Main Cables:Wire

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1919: Hansen

Twin Falls vicinity, Idaho, USA - Snake River
Bridgemeister ID:334 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1919
Name:Hansen
Location:Twin Falls vicinity, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Snake River
Principals:Freygang and Trocon
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:Replaced, 1966
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 185.3 meters (608 feet)
Deck width:17 feet

External Links:

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

1920: (suspension bridge)

Petrolia vicinity, California, USA - Mattole River
Bridgemeister ID:4932 (added 2020-08-01)
Year Completed:1920
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Petrolia vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Mattole River
Coordinates:40.276827 N 124.242913 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1974
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • The June 29, 1974 edition of The Times-Standard of Eureka, California ran an article "Petrolia plans dedication" describing a new bridge dedicated to Elwyn "Ole" Lindley located 4.6 miles east of Petrolia: "the new re-enforced concrete girder with four bays replaced an old cable suspension bridge built in 1920." There is no other mention of the suspension bridge in the article. The location indicated by the coordinates given here is the location of the present day (2020) Lindley bridge crossing the Mattole River. It is unclear if this was the same Petrolia-area suspension bridge dismantled in 1962.
  • See (suspension bridge) - Petrolia, California, USA. This entry may represent the same bridge.

1920: Double

Forks of Coal, Alum Creek vicinity, West Virginia, USA - Little Coal River
Bridgemeister ID:2121 (added 2006-09-17)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Double
Location:Forks of Coal, Alum Creek vicinity, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Little Coal River
Coordinates:38.27243 N 81.80020 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Oregonia Bridge Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: February 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 15.5 meters (51 feet) estimated,
1 x 17.7 meters (58 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1920: Double

Forks of Coal, Alum Creek vicinity, West Virginia, USA - Big Coal River
Bridgemeister ID:2122 (added 2006-09-17)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Double
Location:Forks of Coal, Alum Creek vicinity, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Big Coal River
Coordinates:38.27248 N 81.79935 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Oregonia Bridge Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: February 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 27.7 meters (91 feet),
1 x 21.3 meters (70 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1920: Fort Seward

Fort Seward, California, USA - Eel River
Bridgemeister ID:5671 (added 2021-01-30)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Fort Seward
Location:Fort Seward, California, USA
Crossing:Eel River
Coordinates:40.227599 N 123.646996 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


1920: Hyde Park Walking

Hyde Park and Leechburg, Pennsylvania, USA - Kiskiminetas River
Bridgemeister ID:5842 (added 2021-05-13)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Hyde Park Walking
Location:Hyde Park and Leechburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Kiskiminetas River
Coordinates:40.627771 N 79.597369 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, March 17, 1936
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

Notes:


1920: Kaibab Trail

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA - Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:2186 (added 2007-01-15)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Kaibab Trail
Location:Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA
Crossing:Colorado River
Principals:George C. Goodwin
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1928
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1920: Old Hill Place

Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA - Coles Creek South Fork
Bridgemeister ID:137 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Old Hill Place
Location:Fayette vicinity, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Coles Creek South Fork
Coordinates:31.669433 N 91.180917 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Joseph Frank

1920: Swinging

Millersburg, Pennsylvania, USA - Wiconisco Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1924 (added 2005-10-23)
Year Completed:1920
Name:Swinging
Location:Millersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Wiconisco Creek
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1972

Notes:


1921: (footbridge)

Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, USA - Willamette River
Bridgemeister ID:4954 (added 2020-08-08)
Year Completed:1921
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, USA
Crossing:Willamette River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 1922
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:


1921: Bridgeport

Bridgeport and Geary, Oklahoma, USA - South Canadian River
Bridgemeister ID:1660 (added 2005-03-19)
Year Completed:1921
Name:Bridgeport
Also Known As:Key, Postal
Location:Bridgeport and Geary, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:South Canadian River
Coordinates:35.567306 N 98.374731 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Remnants of at least one pier still standing, 2019.

1921: Kingston-Port Ewen

Kingston, New York, USA - Rondout Creek
Bridgemeister ID:138 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1921
Name:Kingston-Port Ewen
Also Known As:Wurts Street, Rondout Creek
Location:Kingston, New York, USA
Crossing:Rondout Creek
Coordinates:41.916129 N 73.983999 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Holton D. Robinson, Daniel E. Moran, William Yates
References:AAJ, PTS, PTS2, SJR, SSS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use, September 2020 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 214.9 meters (705 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 53.7 meters (176.25 feet)
Deck width:37 feet

Notes:

  • 2008, March: Closed for ten weeks for cable inspection.
  • 2018, December: Closed for maintenance. Expected to reopen February, 2019.
  • 2019: Major rehabilitation continues to be delayed for several years.
  • 2020, September: Closed temporarily. Major renovation project continues to be delayed.
  • 2020, December: Closed indefinitely.
  • 2021, May: Bids for renovation to be sought in June. Work expected to start in September.
  • 2021, October: Groundbreaking ceremony for long-anticipated restoration project. Expected to be completed in 2023 at a cost of US$44.6M

Annotated Citations:

  • Kirby, Paul. "Bids for Rondout Creek Bridge overhaul to be sought next month; work expected to start in September." Daily Freeman, 5 May 2021, www.dailyfreeman.com/news/local-news/bids-for-rondout-creek-bridge-overhaul-to-be-sought-next-month-work-expected-to-start/article_612258c4-adce-11eb-8dd6-9f0ac0c85540.html.

    "Bids for the planned overhaul of the Rondout Creek Bridge will be sought in June, and the state Department of Transportation expects to award contracts for the work in August, the office of state Assemblyman Kevin Cahill said this week... The rehabilitation of the suspension bridge, which carries Wurts Street over the creek between Kingston and Port Ewen, could cost as much as $37 million, Cahill said previously. The state will pay for the project, which is expected to begin this fall."

External Links:

Photo by Douglas Kerr Photo by David Denenberg Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1922: (footbridge)

Bexley, Ohio, USA - Alum Creek
Bridgemeister ID:819 (added 2003-05-31)
Year Completed:1922
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Bexley, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Alum Creek
At or Near Feature:Wolfe Park
Coordinates:39.963831 N 82.947491 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Deck width:6.25 feet

Notes:

  • Closed 2013 for major refurbishment including a new deck. Reopened March. 2014.
  • April 2015: Two main cables snap, causing a partial collapse of the bridge deck. Repaired and reopened August 5, 2016. Failure speculated to have been caused by the weight of the new deck installed 2013-2014.
Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1922: Dodge

Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA - Green River
Bridgemeister ID:5557 (added 2020-12-18)
Year Completed:1922
Name:Dodge
Location:Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Crossing:Green River
Principals:Harold H. Dodge
Use:Stock
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • This bridge was located northwest of the present-day Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge before Fontenelle. Appears to have been primarily a "sheep" bridge.

1922: Duck Run

Truebada, Glenville vicinity, West Virginia, USA - Little Kanawha River
Bridgemeister ID:139 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1922
Name:Duck Run
Also Known As:Truebada Swinging
Location:Truebada, Glenville vicinity, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Little Kanawha River
Coordinates:38.92830 N 80.78731 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:William M. Moss, Fred Lewis
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 62.5 meters (205 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 20.1 meters (66 feet) estimated,
1 x 23.5 meters (77 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Bypassed, 1991.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1922: Glaize

Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA - Grand Glaize Creek
Bridgemeister ID:332 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1922
Name:Glaize
Also Known As:Auglaize, Grand Glaize, Grand Auglaize
Location:Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Grand Glaize Creek
Coordinates:38.077098 N 92.526488 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed, January 6, 2021 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 126.2 meters (414 feet) estimated
Side Span:1
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

  • 2020, October 8: Added to National Register of Historic Places.
  • 2021, January 6: Closed due to structural issues with the bridge's anchors.
  • 2021, February 6: New inspection of the current issue ("loose cables"). Bridge is still closed.
  • Near 1925 Mill Creek - Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA.

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg

1923: 98th Meridian

Byers vicinity, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:5589 (added 2020-12-22)
Year Completed:1923
Name:98th Meridian
Also Known As:Byers
Location:Byers vicinity, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Red River
Coordinates:34.127249 N 98.214114 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1938
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo, courtesy of David Turner

1923: McKeown

Tyrola, Ada vicinity and Konawa, Oklahoma, USA - Canadian River
Bridgemeister ID:2146 (added 2006-11-11)
Year Completed:1923
Name:McKeown
Also Known As:Ada-Konawa
Location:Tyrola, Ada vicinity and Konawa, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Canadian River
References:PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1936
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • J.W. Pigg (of Mitchell & Pigg, prominent Texas suspension bridge builders of the early 20th century) was reportedly involved in the construction of the bridge. Steinman gives a date of 1922, but newspaper articles from mid-1923 describe the plans as still under consideration. The bridge was likely completed in 1923 or 1924.
  • A photograph of the bridge appears in the December 16, 1934 issue of The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) with caption: "This Old Bridge Is Doomed," sub-caption "Suspension Bridge on Highway 48 North of Ada," and a blurb: "This old bridge, known as the McKeown bridge, across the Canadian River between Ada and Konawa, is being condemned and will be rebuilt. It is a suspension bridge, one of the few in the state, but when the bridge is rebuilt it will be minus its 'suspenders.'"
  • The November 12, 1936 edition of The Ada Evening News reports: "The old suspension, bridge across the river north ot Ada is being torn down, but no one knew just where it will be located when and if it is rebuilt. Konawa wants to build it west of the city of Konawa. Mr. Clark [division engineer for the state highway department] did not know if any provisions have yet been made for its erection."

1923: Memorial Swinging

Winamac, Indiana, USA - Tippecanoe River
Bridgemeister ID:849 (added 2003-07-27)
Year Completed:1923
Name:Memorial Swinging
Also Known As:Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Location:Winamac, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Tippecanoe River
At or Near Feature:City Park
Coordinates:41.05245 N 86.59936 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 Edward Windhorst Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photos courtesy of the Memorial Swinging Bridge Project

1924: (footbridge)

Oklahoma, USA - Baron Fork Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1804 (added 2005-05-18)
Year Completed:1924
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Baron Fork Creek
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet)

Photo by Andy Anderson

1924: (suspension bridge)

Moorefield, West Virginia, USA - South Fork South Branch Potomac River
Bridgemeister ID:5584 (added 2020-12-21)
Year Completed:1924
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Moorefield, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:South Fork South Branch Potomac River
Coordinates:39.027926 N 78.947506 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, After 1974
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Coordinates indicate likely location of this bridge, destroyed by flood debris at some point after 1974.

External Links:


1924: Agness

Agness, Oregon, USA - Rogue River
Bridgemeister ID:273 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Agness
Location:Agness, Oregon, USA
Crossing:Rogue River
Principals:U.S. Forest Service
References:AAJ
Status:Destroyed, 1964
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 92.7 meters (304 feet)
Side Span:1

Notes:

  • A postcard reads, "This historic forestry suspension bridge over the Rogue River was... constructed of steel carried piece by piece up-river from Gold Beach by the mail boats. This bridge was swept away by flood waters 100 feet over flood stage during December 1964."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1924: Bear Mountain

Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA - Hudson River
Bridgemeister ID:141 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Bear Mountain
Location:Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA
Crossing:Hudson River
Coordinates:41.32 N 73.985 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Howard C. Baird
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, CPW, PTS2, SJR
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 497.4 meters (1,632 feet)
Deck width:48 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Robert Derderian Photo by Michele Sisak Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1924: Curry

Curry, Alaska, USA - Susitna River
Bridgemeister ID:1189 (added 2004-01-24)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Curry
Location:Curry, Alaska, USA
Crossing:Susitna River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Long narrow footbridge with timber towers. Deck replaced, 1926.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1924: Kemna

St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:611 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Kemna
Location:St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.247265 N 92.245431 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50.9 meters (167 feet)
Deck width:11.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Paul Boudreau

1924: Longmire

Packwood vicinity, Washington, USA - Nisqually River
Bridgemeister ID:142 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Longmire
Location:Packwood vicinity, Washington, USA
Crossing:Nisqually River
At or Near Feature:Mt. Rainier National Park
Coordinates:46.74903 N 121.80777 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:James A. French
Use:Vehicular (one-lane) and Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 55.8 meters (183 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Reconstructed, 1950.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1924: Nocona

Nocona vicinity, Texas and Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:140 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Nocona
Also Known As:Bluff, Ketchum Bluff, Ketchum's Bluff
Location:Nocona vicinity, Texas and Jefferson County, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Red River
At or Near Feature:Ketchum Bluff
Coordinates:33.93579 N 97.75869 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB, HAERTX98, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 213.4 meters (700 feet)

Notes:

  • Legend has it the bridge was burned during a dispute. This likely occurred before 1955. Some sources suggest it occurred before or during 1950. The road that leads to the Texas side of the former crossing is "Burned Out Bridge Road." Follow the image of the derelict tower to see the remains of the bridge.
  • AUB mentions: "In January 1924, a contract was entered into with Nocona Bridge Company for a bridge across Red River, nine miles north of Nocona, connecting Texas and Oklahoma. The plans called for a 700' span, 16' roadway, and the main cables to contain 1,000 No. 9 galvanized wires each. The building of this, [the Austin Bridge Company's] first complete cable bridge, and the experience gained therefrom helped to launch Austin Bridge Company into an interesting and profitable line of work."

External Links:

Photo by Tony King

1924: Otowi

Otowi, New Mexico, USA - Rio Grande
Bridgemeister ID:143 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Otowi
Location:Otowi, New Mexico, USA
Crossing:Rio Grande
Coordinates:35.874725 N 106.141861 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:James A. French
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 53 meters (174 feet)
Deck width:10 feet

Notes:

  • Bypassed, 1948.

External Links:

Photo by Eric Sakowski Photo by David Denenberg

1924: Swinging

Thomson, Minnesota, USA - St. Louis River
Bridgemeister ID:2103 (added 2006-08-19)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Swinging
Location:Thomson, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:St. Louis River
At or Near Feature:Jay Cooke State Park
Coordinates:46.653649 N 92.370458 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:U.S. Forest Service
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1935
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1925: (pipeline bridge)

Byers vicinity, Texas, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1856 (added 2005-07-17)
Year Completed:1925
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Byers vicinity, Texas, USA
Crossing:Red River
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB
Use:Pipeline
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • In AUB, two main spans and part of another suspended span are visible.

1925: A.A. Hadley

Honeydew vicinity, California, USA - Mattole River
Bridgemeister ID:589 (added 2003-01-05)
Year Completed:1925
Name:A.A. Hadley
Also Known As:Mattole River, Lindley
Location:Honeydew vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Mattole River
Coordinates:40.25 N 124.165 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1925: Blair Grove

Miranda vicinity, California, USA - South Fok Eel River
Bridgemeister ID:5667 (added 2021-01-30)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Blair Grove
Location:Miranda vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:South Fok Eel River
Coordinates:40.258954 N 123.841625 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

External Links:


1925: Buechter

St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:610 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Buechter
Location:St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.141573 N 92.297910 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Demolished, 2011
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 42.7 meters (140 feet)
Deck width:12.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Paul Boudreau

1925: Kliethermes

St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA - Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:609 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Kliethermes
Also Known As:Brumley
Location:St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.178223 N 92.322981 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed, March, 2008
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 65.8 meters (215.8 feet)
Deck width:10.8 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Paul Boudreau

1925: Mill Creek

Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA - Mill Creek
Bridgemeister ID:342 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Mill Creek
Location:Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Mill Creek
Coordinates:38.078408 N 92.524264 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 29.3 meters (96 feet) estimated
Side Span:1
Deck width:11.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1925: Powhatan

Powhatan, Arkansas, USA - Black River
Bridgemeister ID:144 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Powhatan
Location:Powhatan, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Black River
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AAJ, AUB
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 116.4 meters (382 feet)

External Links:


1925: Swinging

River Falls, Wisconsin, USA - Kinnickinnic River South Fork
Bridgemeister ID:1193 (added 2004-01-25)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Swinging
Location:River Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Crossing:Kinnickinnic River South Fork
At or Near Feature:Glen Park
Coordinates:44.853817 N 92.6333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 39.6 meters (130 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 9.1 meters (30 feet)

Notes:

  • Rehabilitated, 1985.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg

1925: Wind River

Carson, Washington, USA - Wind River
Bridgemeister ID:1004 (added 2003-11-21)
Year Completed:1925
Name:Wind River
Location:Carson, Washington, USA
Crossing:Wind River
References:SPW
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1961
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1926: (suspension bridge)

Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - Cache La Poudre River
Bridgemeister ID:2327 (added 2007-06-11)
Year Completed:1926
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Crossing:Cache La Poudre River
Coordinates:40.578366 N 105.045251 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Suspended flume, carried waste material away from the Great Western Sugar Co. factory. Has not been used since 1950s.

1926: Andy Warhol

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Allegheny River
Bridgemeister ID:148 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Andy Warhol
Also Known As:Seventh Street
Location:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Allegheny River
Coordinates:40.44626 N 80.00145 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Vernon R. Covell, T.J. Wilkerson, A.D. Nutter, H.E. Dodge, Stanley L. Roush
References:AAJ, BOP, BPL, PBR, PTS2, USS
Use:Vehicular (four-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 134.7 meters (442 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 67.4 meters (221 feet)
Deck width:62 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1926: Benjamin Franklin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:145 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Benjamin Franklin
Also Known As:Philadelphia-Camden
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.95333 N 75.135 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Modjeski, Webster, Ball, Moiseff
References:AAJ, BBR, BFL, BONJ, BPL, DRB, GBD, PTL, PTS2, USS
Use:Vehicular (major highway) and Rail (subway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 533.4 meters (1,750 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 219.3 meters (719.5 feet)
Deck width:125.5 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bill Campbell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1926: Boeckman

St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA - Big Tavern Creek
Bridgemeister ID:608 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Boeckman
Location:St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Big Tavern Creek
Coordinates:38.22667 N 92.24 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 2003
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet)
Deck width:12.4 feet

Notes:

  • Federal Highway Administration year 2000 data listed 1910 as the year of completion.
  • Original timber towers replaced with steel towers, 1988.
Photo by Miriam Buechter

1926: Corbett

Corbett, New York, USA - East Branch Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:324 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Corbett
Also Known As:Corbett and Stuart
Location:Corbett, New York, USA
Crossing:East Branch Delaware River
Coordinates:42.04633 N 75.02768 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
References:SJR
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Blaise Blabac Photo by David Denenberg

1926: Hidalgo-Reynosa International

Hidalgo, Texas, USA and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico - Rio Grande
Bridgemeister ID:146 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Hidalgo-Reynosa International
Location:Hidalgo, Texas, USA and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Crossing:Rio Grande
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AAJ, AUB, HAERTX98, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1960's
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 137.2 meters (450 feet)

Notes:

  • Damaged by flood, 1933. Rebuilt, 1934. Cables failed, 1939. Rebuilt.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1926: Swinging

Pawhuska, Oklahoma, USA - Bird Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3061 (added 2019-10-26)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Swinging
Location:Pawhuska, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Bird Creek
Coordinates:36.659110 N 96.341366 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:J.M. Buckley
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Photo by Wes Kinsler


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