Suspension Bridges of USA (401-500 of 1,437)


This is a list of bridges 401 through 500 (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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1939: Mosquito Road

Placerville, California, USA - South Fork American River
Bridgemeister ID:346 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Mosquito Road
Location:Placerville, California, USA
Crossing:South Fork American River
Coordinates:38.77582 N 120.74854 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1939: Regency

Regency, Texas, USA - Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:195 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Regency
Location:Regency, Texas, USA
Crossing:Colorado River
Coordinates:31.41167 N 98.84667 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 103.6 meters (340 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo courtesy of Larry Calder Photo by Casey Hibler III

1939: Sullivan-Hutsonville

Hutsonville, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, USA - Wabash River
Bridgemeister ID:196 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Sullivan-Hutsonville
Location:Hutsonville, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Wabash River
Coordinates:39.1101 N 87.6551 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Steinman & Robinson, R.V. Milbank, Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Co., Charles J. Glasgow
References:AAJ, BPL, IMB, SJR19880926
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:Demolished, 1989
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 106.7 meters (350 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 45.7 meters (150 feet)
Deck width:20 feet
Characteristics:Self-anchored

Notes:

  • Demolished 1989. This bridge was Steinman's attempt at a self-anchored suspension bridge and met a controversial demise in 1989. An article in the September 26, 1988 issue of the Springfield, IL "The State Journal-Register" describes the ongoing controversy. The company to which the $100,000 demolition contract was let offered to turn the money over to save the bridge. The locals agreed, but the company's Chief Engineer Stephen Schneider was quoted, "I think Indiana really wants to tear it down. They've been ... forced to send inspectors out every two weeks. I think they just want the headache gone." Gary Abell, spokesman for the Indiana Dept. Of Highways said its design is "not one of the best. It works in theory, but not in practice. This is like trying to save a mistake." After a lot of back-and-forth, the locals gave up, "We've had it with them. We don't want anything more to do with it. They can tear the damn thing down." Animosity toward this bridge continues 13 years after its demolition. In 2002, in an email to Wayne Grodkiewicz (who provided me with much information about this bridge), an INDOT representative said, "I am not sure why you are interested in that bridge, but from our stand point, it was a very poorly designed bridge that had many many problems from the day that it was completed, until it was brought down."

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1939: Swinging

Tishomingo State Park, Mississippi, USA - Bear Creek
Bridgemeister ID:850 (added 2003-07-27)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Swinging
Location:Tishomingo State Park, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Bear Creek
Coordinates:34.605183 N 88.17955 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 57.9 meters (190 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Likely built by the CCC, this bridge has an interesting zig-zag pattern of suspenders. The suspenders are inclined and are continuous across the bridge like a shoelace with one set of eyelets at deck level and the other set of eyelets along the main cables.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1940: (pipeline bridge)

Sioux City, Iowa and Dakota City vicinity, Nebraska, USA - Missouri River
Bridgemeister ID:2252 (added 2007-03-31)
Year Completed:1940
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Sioux City, Iowa and Dakota City vicinity, Nebraska, USA
Crossing:Missouri River
Coordinates:42.43842 N 96.38387 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Pipeline
Status:Removed, 2005
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 404 meters (1,325.5 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Large pipeline suspension bridge located near the Big Soo terminal.

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1940: Clear Creek Swinging

Pyatt vicinity, Arkansas, USA - Clear Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1954 (added 2005-11-04)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Clear Creek Swinging
Location:Pyatt vicinity, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Clear Creek
Coordinates:36.2098 N 92.8598 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:WPA
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1975
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

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1940: H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial

Riverside, Illinois, USA - Des Plaines River
Bridgemeister ID:775 (added 2003-03-14)
Year Completed:1940
Name:H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Riverside, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Des Plaines River
Coordinates:41.826083 N 87.8176 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 64 meters (210 feet) estimated

Notes:

Annotated Citations:

  • Uphues, Bob. "Riverside Township confounded in effort to repaint bridge." Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, 19 October 2021, https://www.rblandmark.com/2021/10/19/riverside-township-confounded-in-effort-to-repaint-bridge/

    "What was thought to be a pretty straightforward project to refurbish the 210-foot long H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial Bridge – known to local residents as the Swinging Bridge – has turned into something of a nightmare for the Riverside Township Board of Trustees… It turns out that not only was the $75,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget far below what it’s going to take to do the job, the township board has had trouble getting companies to even submit bids."

  • Uphues, Bob. "Riverside Township confounded in effort to repaint bridge." Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, 21 March 2023, https://www.rblandmark.com/2023/03/21/swinging-bridge-overhaul-set-to-start-in-late-march/

    "A long-awaited project to overhaul the painted surfaces of the Swinging Bridge will start March 27 after Riverside Township trustees voted 4-0 on March 14 to approve an ordinance announcing their intention to issue up to $500,000 in alternate revenue bonds to fund the work…"

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1940: Hawkins Bar

Trinity Village and Hawkins Bar, California, USA - Trinity River
Bridgemeister ID:2343 (added 2007-08-12)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Hawkins Bar
Location:Trinity Village and Hawkins Bar, California, USA
Crossing:Trinity River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


1940: Nolan Toll

Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2239 (added 2007-03-27)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Nolan Toll
Location:Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork River
Coordinates:37.73986 N 82.33125 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2009)

Notes:

  • The suspension bridge, and later the current adjacent beam and girder bridge, are privately owned and were previously operated as toll bridges. The current bridge was closed by West Virginia in late 2007.
  • Ron Thompson, a member of the family who owns these structures (the suspension bridge formerly, and now the current crossing) writes: "This was a private toll bridge constructed beginning in 1939 by the Big Creek Bridge Company, a privately held corporation headquartered first in Nolan, then in Williamson. The replacement bridge next to it was constructed by the same entity. My father, along with other relatives, inherited most of the corporate stock, and for the last several years he has owned it in its entirety... My grandfather built the original suspension bridge primarily to provide a way to get coal from the surrounding hills in Pike and Martin County, Kentucky to tipples and markets in West Virginia."
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1940: Orleans

Orleans, California, USA - Klamath River
Bridgemeister ID:197 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Orleans
Location:Orleans, California, USA
Crossing:Klamath River
Principals:C.H. Purcell, Murphy Pacific Co.
References:BPL, WOT
Status:Destroyed, 1965

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1940: Tacoma Narrows

Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA - Puget Sound
Bridgemeister ID:198 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Tacoma Narrows
Also Known As:Galloping Gertie
Location:Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA
Crossing:Puget Sound
Coordinates:47.267015 N 122.548462 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Leon Moisseiff
References:AAJ, BAR, BBR, BFL, BMA, BPL, COB, CTT, GBD, IT1999F, SPW
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:Collapsed, 1940
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 853.4 meters (2,800 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 335.3 meters (1,100 feet)
Deck width:39 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, courtesy of Kevin Walsh Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1941: Haggard Ford

Harrison vicinity, Arkansas, USA - Bear Creek
Bridgemeister ID:199 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1941
Name:Haggard Ford
Location:Harrison vicinity, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Bear Creek
Coordinates:36.3458 N 93.1305 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:WPA, Jess Chaney
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet)

Notes:

  • Located about eight miles north of Harrison. According to plaque at bridge, restored 1977.
  • Gene McCluney writes: "I visited this bridge [in the Summer of 2007] and talked to an adjacent landowner a couple weeks ago. It seems this bridge was closed in 1962 due to instability in one of the piers, and the crossing reverted to a ford or low water crossing until about four years ago when the new vehicular bridge was built. So, there was a suspension bridge in-use there for 20 years, then 40 years of "low water" type crossing, then just recently a new vehicle bridge."
  • Similar to (suspension bridge) - Leslie vicinity, Arkansas, USA.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1943: Sheep

Sheep Crossing (Cave Creek vicinity), Arizona, USA - Verde River
Bridgemeister ID:201 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1943
Name:Sheep
Also Known As:Red Point Sheep, Verde River Sheep
Location:Sheep Crossing (Cave Creek vicinity), Arizona, USA
Crossing:Verde River
Coordinates:34.077674 N 111.707743 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Flagstaff Sheep Co., Cyril O. Gilliam, Frank Auza, George W. Smith.
References:HAERAZ10
Use:Footbridge and Stock
Status:Replaced, 1988
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 145.1 meters (476 feet)
Deck width:3 feet

Notes:

  • From a sign at the site: "The Old Verde River Sheep Bridge. The original Verde River Sheep Bridge, also known as the Red Point Sheep Bridge, was constructed at this location in 1943 by Flagstaff Sheep Company, which had been grazing sheep in the area under a Forest Service permit since 1926....

    "Erected with hand tools and a few mules during World War II, the bridge was constructed largely with salvaged materials. Overall length of the structure from cable anchorage to cable anchorage was 691 feet, and the distance between the towers was 568 feet. The walkway was 476 feet long and three feet wide. The towers originally were constructed with wood, as was the walkway. Soon after the bridge was completed, the wooden towers were reinforced with concrete buttresses. Each main suspension cable consisted of a pair of... lock-coil, spiral strands, which were obtained from an abandoned tramway that carted copper ore.... Only the towers of the old bridge remain.

    "Although several other bridges of this type previously had been built in Arizona, Verde River Sheep Bridge was the last of its kind in the Southwest when it was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In 1988, weakened by years of service and floods, the bridge was disassembled. In 1989 the bridge found here today was erected. Reminiscent of the original structure, the new bridge recalls the ingenuity of the pioneer sheepmen and a way of ranching that has virtually disappeared from the Arizona scene."
  • Many remnants from this bridge are still visible at the site.
  • Replaced by 1989 Sheep - Sheep Crossing (Cave Creek vicinity), Arizona, USA.
Photo by Norm Johnson Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1943: Swinging

Allison, Arkansas, USA - South Sylamore Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5857 (added 2021-05-15)
Year Completed:1943
Name:Swinging
Location:Allison, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:South Sylamore Creek
Coordinates:35.935874 N 92.121329 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, December 3, 1982
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1945: TVA Apalachia

Reliance vicinity, Tennessee, USA - Hiwassee River
Bridgemeister ID:790 (added 2003-03-22)
Year Completed:1945
Name:TVA Apalachia
Location:Reliance vicinity, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:Hiwassee River
Coordinates:35.18269 N 84.43894 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 120.4 meters (395 feet)

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell notes this footbridge is large, "its main span is 395 feet with 455 feet between the towers, as [one] tower is set back from the end of the deck."
  • Rebuilt 1975 and again in 2008.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Brian Lewis Photo by Brian Lewis

1947: Hal Adams

Mayo vicinity and Luraville, Florida, USA - Suwannee River
Bridgemeister ID:203 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1947
Name:Hal Adams
Location:Mayo vicinity and Luraville, Florida, USA
Crossing:Suwannee River
Coordinates:30.099 N 83.1715 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Florida DOT
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 128 meters (420 feet)

External Links:

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1947: Lumberville-Raven Rock

Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:204 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1947
Name:Lumberville-Raven Rock
Also Known As:Bulls Island
Location:Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:40.407017 N 75.038183 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
References:BDR, BONJ, SSB
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:5
Main Spans:5
Characteristics:Braced (trussed) chain/cable,
Hinged cables

Notes:

  • SSB has an old picture of the bridge from a "Roebling publication". The original caption inside the picture says: "Practical application of Roebling Bridge research is the Lumberville footbridge which spans the Delaware River about twenty miles above Trenton. Pictured below, it utilizes four slabs of Roebling prestressed concrete and the Roebling-developed cable stiffening principle for the first time in the Western Hemisphere." and the authors of SSB go on to describe it asa "two-hinged braced cable suspension footbridge."

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1947: Mitchell County Bridge 223

Red Hill vicinity, North Carolina, USA - Big Rock Creek
Bridgemeister ID:788 (added 2003-03-22)
Year Completed:1947
Name:Mitchell County Bridge 223
Location:Red Hill vicinity, North Carolina, USA
Crossing:Big Rock Creek
Coordinates:36.04363 N 82.22528 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:North Carolina Bridge Maintenance Unit
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 28.2 meters (92.5 feet)

Notes:

  • From the NCDOT page about this bridge: "According to state records, the western deadman was replaced in 2002 along with several hangers. The anchor cable at the deadman was replaced in 1974, but otherwise records do not identify any major repairs to or rebuilding of the structure."

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1948: (footbridge)

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA - South Chickamauga Creek
Bridgemeister ID:248 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1948
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Crossing:South Chickamauga Creek
At or Near Feature:Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary
Coordinates:34.99694 N 85.18442 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, July 16, 2000

Notes:


1948: Kapaia

Kapaia, Hawaii, USA - Hanamaulu Stream
Bridgemeister ID:2470 (added 2008-12-20)
Year Completed:1948
Name:Kapaia
Location:Kapaia, Hawaii, USA
Crossing:Hanamaulu Stream
Coordinates:21.990740 N 159.364568 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2018
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1949: (footbridge)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2087 (added 2006-06-24)
Year Completed:1949
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
At or Near Feature:University of Minnesota
Principals:Joseph A. Wise, Mid-West Engineering Inc.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1949: (pipeline bridge)

Purcell vicinity, Oklahoma, USA - Canadian River
Bridgemeister ID:1447 (added 2004-07-31)
Year Completed:1949
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Purcell vicinity, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Canadian River
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB
Use:Pipeline
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Unusual for a pipeline suspension bridge, this bridge has at least two main spans.

1949: Beaver

Beaver, Arkansas, USA - White River
Bridgemeister ID:200 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1949
Name:Beaver
Location:Beaver, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:White River
At or Near Feature:Table Rock Reservoir
Coordinates:36.4708 N 93.76856 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Pioneer Construction Co., Arkansas State Highway Department
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed, October, 2021 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 95.1 meters (312 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 32 meters (105 feet)
Deck width:11.1 feet

Notes:

  • 1981: Deck replaced.
  • 1990: Added to National Register of Historic Places
  • 2002: Deck replaced.
  • 2020: Timber deck and railings replaced, September.
  • 2021, October: Closed again for repairs.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1949: Higden

Higden vicinity, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1821 (added 2005-05-21)
Year Completed:1949
Name:Higden
Location:Higden vicinity, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The Arkansas History Commission's image archive contains an image of this bridge. The abstract mentions the bridge "is a temporary 'low-water' bridge built when the old suspension bridge nearby was declared unsafe"

1950: (footbridge)

Ellamore, West Virginia, USA - Middle Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:1186 (added 2004-01-24)
Year Completed:1950
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ellamore, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Middle Fork River
At or Near Feature:Boy Scout Camp Mahonegon
Coordinates:38.950796 N 80.073675 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire

Photo by Brian McQueen

1950: (pipeline bridge)

Clanton vicinity, Alabama, USA - Coosa River
Bridgemeister ID:1446 (added 2004-07-31)
Year Completed:1950
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Clanton vicinity, Alabama, USA
Crossing:Coosa River
Coordinates:32.794583 N 86.429267 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 213.4 meters (700 feet)

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1950: Hyde Park

Hyde Park and Leechburg, Pennsylvania, USA - Kiskiminetas River
Bridgemeister ID:776 (added 2003-03-15)
Year Completed:1950
Name:Hyde Park
Also Known As:Walking
Location:Hyde Park and Leechburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Kiskiminetas River
Coordinates:40.627633 N 79.59835 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:VND20050116
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:1 x 47.5 meters (156 feet) estimated,
1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet) estimated,
1 x 47.9 meters (157 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:

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

1950: Tacoma Narrows

Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA - Puget Sound
Bridgemeister ID:206 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1950
Name:Tacoma Narrows
Also Known As:Sturdy Gertie, Second Tacoma Narrows
Location:Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA
Crossing:Puget Sound
Coordinates:47.270540 N 122.552895 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Dexter R. Smith
References:BBR, BC3, BCO, BFL, COB, CTT, SPW
Use:Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 853.4 meters (2,800 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 335.3 meters (1,100 feet)
Deck width:46f 8in

Notes:

External Links:

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

1951: Delaware Memorial I

New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:207 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1951
Name:Delaware Memorial I
Location:New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.689227 N 75.520800 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Homer R. Seely, Enoch R. Needles, Othmar Ammann, et. al.
References:BONJ, BPL, CTD, GBD
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 655.3 meters (2,150 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 228.6 meters (750 feet)
Deck width:59.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

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

1951: Marias River

Chester vicinity, Montana, USA - Marias River
Bridgemeister ID:6486 (added 2021-08-15)
Year Completed:1951
Name:Marias River
Also Known As:Pugsley
Location:Chester vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Marias River
Coordinates:48.291043 N 111.046520 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 88.4 meters (290 feet)
Characteristics:Hinged cables

Notes:

External Links:


1952: Mile High Swinging

Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina, USA
Bridgemeister ID:341 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1952
Name:Mile High Swinging
Location:Grandfather Mountain, Linville, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates:36.095054 N 81.832238 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Charles Hartman, Jr.
References:PQU, WSJ20060128
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 69.5 meters (228 feet)

Notes:

  • Major refurbishing, 1999, but soon after was wrecked by winds. WSJ20060128: "...winds blew it off its moorings. It might have been blown down the mountain if it hadn't wedged against the steel-frame supports." Reopened April 2000 with 21 new stabilizer cables on each side. Survived 200+ mph wind gust, January 2006.

External Links:

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

1952: William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial I

Sandy Point, Maryland, USA - Chesapeake Bay
Bridgemeister ID:208 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1952
Name:William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial I
Also Known As:Chesapeake Bay
Location:Sandy Point, Maryland, USA
Crossing:Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates:38.993267 N 76.382312 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:J. E. Greiner
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 487.7 meters (1,600 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1953: (footbridge)

Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA - Pine Creek
Bridgemeister ID:263 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1953
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Richland Center, Wisconsin, USA
Crossing:Pine Creek
Coordinates:43.33931 N 90.39205 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:10
Main Spans:8 x 22.9 meters (75 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 9.8 meters (32 feet),
1 x 10.4 meters (34 feet)

Notes:

  • Long low-level footbridge across marshy Pine Creek. Larry Beranek writes: "A flood in Spring 1951, just after I was born, washed out the original bridge. The [current bridge pictured here] was built in 1953. The dam [mentioned here] is gone now so the river remains a trickle til heavy rains or snow melt beef it up as happened in September of [2007]. The water was up to the stringer which supports the walking surface and the police had it taped off so no one would go on it."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1953: Baring

Baring, Washington, USA - Skykomish River
Bridgemeister ID:894 (added 2003-09-07)
Year Completed:1953
Name:Baring
Location:Baring, Washington, USA
Crossing:Skykomish River
Coordinates:47.765158 N 121.480893 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:SPW
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2003)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 106.7 meters (350 feet)

Notes:

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

1953: Paseo

Kansas City, Missouri, USA - Missouri River
Bridgemeister ID:636 (added 2003-02-02)
Year Completed:1953
Name:Paseo
Location:Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Missouri River
Coordinates:39.122783 N 94.5661 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:Demolished, July, 2011
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 188.4 meters (618 feet)
Side Spans:2
Characteristics:Self-anchored

Notes:

  • Self-anchored. Carried I-29, I-35, and US71 across the Missouri River. Closed for several months in 2005 for major refurbishment. Reopened, September, 2005. Closed November, 2010. Demolished, July, 2011.

External Links:

Photo by Peter Whitlock Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Peter Whitlock Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1953: Swinging

Thomson, Minnesota, USA - St. Louis River
Bridgemeister ID:2104 (added 2006-08-19)
Year Completed:1953
Name:Swinging
Location:Thomson, Minnesota, USA
Crossing:St. Louis River
At or Near Feature:Jay Cooke State Park
Coordinates:46.653842 N 92.370471 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, June 20, 2012
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1954: Point Bonita Lighthouse

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, California, USA
Bridgemeister ID:882 (added 2003-09-06)
Year Completed:1954
Name:Point Bonita Lighthouse
Location:Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin County, California, USA
Coordinates:37.815980 N 122.528878 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1955: (footbridge)

Jersey Shore vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA - Pine Creek
Bridgemeister ID:591 (added 2003-01-05)
Year Completed:1955
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Jersey Shore vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Pine Creek
At or Near Feature:Boy Scouts Camp Kline
Coordinates:41.273683 N 77.323883 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Williamsport Technical Institute students
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1972
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The postcard (postmarked 1961) showing the bridge says, "The largest foot-suspension bridge in the East crosses Pine Creek at the Boy Scouts' Camp Kline, north of Jersey Shore, Pa. Built in 1955 by Williamsport Technical Institute students with materials donated by area industries. Valued over $25,000, the 409-foot span has concrete anchors and a 14-ton capacity. For 35 years previous, boats were used to reach the popular 360-acre camp-site, donated to the Scouts in 1920 by James N. Kline, a Williamsport merchant." It's doubtful this was anywhere close to being a 409-foot bridge.
  • The message written on the postcard is amusing (though unrelated to the bridge): "Hi Mom and Dad, I had a fine time up here. I went on a boat trip Monday around the island. We got half way around and Tiny tiped [sic] his boat then we tiped ours. I didn't get to sleep until 2:00 Monday night. I am going to try to swim a mile today. I don't do nothing but lay in my bunk and listen to records. Ken."
  • Patrick O'Donnell is familiar with this area and notes that the bridge is gone, but the concrete footings are still visible. He suspects 1972's Hurricane Agnes brought down this bridge. Denny Keller confirms Patrick's suspicion with a firsthand account of Hurricane Agnes' impact on this bridge: "21 June 1972 is a date that I will never forget. I along with 340+ kids and adults were at Camp Kline during our yearly 4-H camp. I was the very last (along with the National Guard that performed the rescue) to leave and walk across the bridge that once stood at 11PM on the evening of June 21st. I along with two other senior 4-H counselors. I can remember the last trip across the bridge while mobile homes, trees, and all type of debris were floating down the creek and hitting the bridge underneath."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1955: (pipeline bridge)

Grand Tower, Illinois and Wittenberg vicinity, Missouri, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:1028 (added 2003-11-30)
Year Completed:1955
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Grand Tower, Illinois and Wittenberg vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:37.6417 N 89.513217 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 658.8 meters (2,161.5 feet)

Notes:

  • Large pipeline bridge, sometimes claimed to be "world's largest pipeline suspension bridge".

External Links:

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by David Denenberg

1955: Camp Saukenauk

Tioga vicinity, Adams County, Illinois, USA - Camp Saukenauk Lake
Bridgemeister ID:5593 (added 2020-12-23)
Year Completed:1955
Name:Camp Saukenauk
Location:Tioga vicinity, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Camp Saukenauk Lake
Coordinates:40.183546 N 91.319748 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:W.H. Klingner & Associates, Rose Construction Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

External Links:


1955: Gateway

Clinton, Iowa and East Clinton, Illinois, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:331 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1955
Name:Gateway
Location:Clinton, Iowa and East Clinton, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:41.83785 N 90.18455 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:CMR
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 196.3 meters (644 feet)

External Links:

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

1956: Frances Zaunmiller Memorial

Campbell's Ferry, Idaho, USA - Salmon River
Bridgemeister ID:2379 (added 2007-11-03)
Year Completed:1956
Name:Frances Zaunmiller Memorial
Also Known As:Campbell's Ferry
Location:Campbell's Ferry, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Salmon River
At or Near Feature:Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Coordinates:45.48638 N 115.33467 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

1956: Pete Mauthe

Poland, Ohio, USA - Yellow Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2359 (added 2007-09-08)
Year Completed:1956
Name:Pete Mauthe
Location:Poland, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Yellow Creek
At or Near Feature:Poland Village Park
Coordinates:41.01190 N 80.61908 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Closed in 2019 for "safety reasons". Repairs scheduled for March 2020.
Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1957: Bernard Pack

Frank Church-River Of No Return Wilderness Area, Idaho, USA - Salmon River Middle Fork
Bridgemeister ID:640 (added 2003-02-15)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Bernard Pack
Location:Frank Church-River Of No Return Wilderness Area, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Salmon River Middle Fork
Coordinates:44.95800 N 114.73427 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82.3 meters (270 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Substantial repairs by Sahale, LLC in 2001 following fire damage.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1957: Glen Canyon

Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, USA - Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:1191 (added 2004-01-25)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Glen Canyon
Location:Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona, USA
Crossing:Colorado River
Principals:Kiewit-Judson Pacific Murphy Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 390.1 meters (1,280 feet)

Notes:

  • Very long, very high footbridge spanning the canyon. Originally built for bridge workers building the Glen Canyon Bridge (the large deck arch next to the dam). Survived at least until 1959.
  • From a Roebling ad in the July 1958 issue of Civil Engineering: "The bridge was completed in sixty days and features a steel mesh deck, to reduce wind resistance. Construction was started by lowering two 5/8 in. cables to the bottom of the west side of the gorge, transporting them across the river by boat and raising them on the east side by block and tackle. The six main suspension cables are 1 3/4 in. diameter prestretched galvanized bridge strands. From them are hung sixty-four 5/8 in. suspenders, attached to 7 ft-wide floor beams. The wire mesh floor is laid on eight 1 in. diameter deck cables. These in turn are supported every twenty feet by the floor beams. For safety, four handrail cables are attached to the suspenders. To add stability in strong winds, two 1 3/4 in. bridge strand wind brace cables run below the deck on either side for its length."

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1957: Little Kern River

Golden Trout Wilderness, California, USA - Little Kern River
Bridgemeister ID:2337 (added 2007-08-11)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Little Kern River
Location:Golden Trout Wilderness, California, USA
Crossing:Little Kern River
Coordinates:36.203814 N 118.457612 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge and Pack
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet)

1957: Mackinac

St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA - Straits of Mackinac
Bridgemeister ID:210 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Mackinac
Also Known As:Mighty Mac
Location:St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA
Crossing:Straits of Mackinac
Coordinates:45.820533 N 84.727667 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David B. Steinman
References:ADDS, BBR, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, COB, GBD, LAB, MACB, MM, WOT
Use:Vehicular (four-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,158.2 meters (3,800 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 548.6 meters (1,800 feet)

External Links:

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

1957: Walt Whitman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:211 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Walt Whitman
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.905 N 75.13 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Othmar Ammann
References:BFL
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 610 meters (2,001.3 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 234.7 meters (770 feet)
Deck width:83 feet

Notes:

External Links:

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

1958: Three Nations Crossing

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and Massena, New York, USA - St. Lawrence River
Bridgemeister ID:325 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Three Nations Crossing
Also Known As:Cornwall-Massena International, Seaway International
Location:Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and Massena, New York, USA
Crossing:St. Lawrence River
Coordinates:44.989962 N 74.739913 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:STL
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Renamed "Three Nations Crossing" effective January 1, 2000 in recognition of the Mohawks of Akwesasne

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1960: Iowa-Illinois Memorial

Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA - Mississippi River
Bridgemeister ID:213 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1960
Name:Iowa-Illinois Memorial
Also Known As:Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge
Location:Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Mississippi River
Coordinates:41.519372 N 90.513259 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:CMR
Use:Vehicular
Status:Bypassed, December 2021 (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

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

1960: Ogdensburg-Prescott International

Ogdensburg, New York, USA and Prescott, Ontario, Canada - St. Lawrence River
Bridgemeister ID:214 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1960
Name:Ogdensburg-Prescott International
Also Known As:Seaway Skyway
Location:Ogdensburg, New York, USA and Prescott, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:St. Lawrence River
Coordinates:44.73 N 75.45667 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Modjeski & Masters
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 350.75 meters (1,150.8 feet)
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1960: Swinging

Selma vicinity, Oregon, USA - Illinois River
Bridgemeister ID:266 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1960
Name:Swinging
Location:Selma vicinity, Oregon, USA
Crossing:Illinois River
Coordinates:42.30253 N 123.77958 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, July, 2021
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Sometimes cited as completed in 1963.
  • 2002: Unclear if this bridge was damaged or destroyed by the "Biscuit Fire" that devastated this area in August. The suspension bridge occupying this location in the early 2020s appears to be the same bridge as observed before the fire.
  • 2021, July: Closed due to a "massive hole" in the deck, pending repairs. Photographs of the damage show one floorboard with a hole. Other repairs will be made while the bridge is closed.

1961: (pipeline bridge)

Jefferson vicinity, South Dakota and Ponca State Park, Nebraska, USA - Missouri River
Bridgemeister ID:3809 (added 2020-03-01)
Year Completed:1961
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Jefferson vicinity, South Dakota and Ponca State Park, Nebraska, USA
Crossing:Missouri River
Coordinates:42.593000 N 96.698267 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Removed, 2006 or 2007
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 823 meters (2,700 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo courtesy of Dale Harkness

1961: Lunday

Lunday and Kona, North Carolina, USA - North Toe River
Bridgemeister ID:2273 (added 2007-04-21)
Year Completed:1961
Name:Lunday
Also Known As:Mitchell County Bridge 225
Location:Lunday and Kona, North Carolina, USA
Crossing:North Toe River
Coordinates:35.95493 N 82.19544 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:North Carolina Bridge Maintenance Unit
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 58.5 meters (192 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Deck and floorbeams replaced, 1988.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1961: Throgs Neck

The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:215 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1961
Name:Throgs Neck
Location:The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.8 N 73.795 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O. H. Ammann
References:ARF, BCO, SIX, VNB
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 548.6 meters (1,800 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo courtesy Ronald and Elizabeth Denenberg

1961: Triphammer

Ithaca, New York, USA - Fall Creek Gorge
Bridgemeister ID:356 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1961
Name:Triphammer
Also Known As:Fall Creek
Location:Ithaca, New York, USA
Crossing:Fall Creek Gorge
At or Near Feature:Cornell University campus
Coordinates:42.452017 N 76.486083 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:S.C. Hollister, William McGuire
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82.3 meters (270 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1962: (pipeline bridge)

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Wyoming, USA - Green River
Bridgemeister ID:1309 (added 2004-04-10)
Year Completed:1962
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Wyoming, USA
Crossing:Green River
At or Near Feature:Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Coordinates:41.03215 N 109.55519 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 584.9 meters (1,919 feet)

Notes:

  • Located two miles north of the Utah-Wyoming border.

External Links:

Photo by Eric Sakowski

1962: (pipeline bridge)

Grays Branch, Greenup vicinity, Kentucky and Franklin Furnace, Ohio, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:880 (added 2003-09-01)
Year Completed:1962
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Grays Branch, Greenup vicinity, Kentucky and Franklin Furnace, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Coordinates:38.66058 N 82.85889 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Weldon F. Appelt, P.E., Clear Span Engineering, Inc
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 609.6 meters (2,000 feet)

Notes:

  • Just downstream of Greenup Dam. Built for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Carries two 30" gas pipelines.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1962: Elk Run Heights

Elk Run Heights and Evansdale, Iowa, USA - Elk Run
Bridgemeister ID:2626 (added 2018-12-31)
Year Completed:1962
Name:Elk Run Heights
Location:Elk Run Heights and Evansdale, Iowa, USA
Crossing:Elk Run
Coordinates:42.46863 N 92.264234 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

1963: Crooked River

Opal Springs vicinity, Oregon, USA - Crooked River at Lake Billy Chinook
Bridgemeister ID:216 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1963
Name:Crooked River
Location:Opal Springs vicinity, Oregon, USA
Crossing:Crooked River at Lake Billy Chinook
Coordinates:44.528882 N 121.264512 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GBD, WOT
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 141.4 meters (464 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1963: Deschutes River

Opal Springs vicinity, Oregon, USA - Deschutes River at Lake Billy Chinook
Bridgemeister ID:338 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1963
Name:Deschutes River
Location:Opal Springs vicinity, Oregon, USA
Crossing:Deschutes River at Lake Billy Chinook
Coordinates:44.525672 N 121.299591 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BCO, WOT
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 111 meters (364.17 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

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

1963: Vincent Thomas

San Pedro, California, USA - Los Angeles Harbor
Bridgemeister ID:217 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1963
Name:Vincent Thomas
Also Known As:San Pedro-Terminal Island
Location:San Pedro, California, USA
Crossing:Los Angeles Harbor
Coordinates:33.75 N 118.27 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (four-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 457.2 meters (1,500 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 154.4 meters (506.5 feet)

Notes:

  • 2023: US$706 million project to replace the bridge's deck expected to start in 2025 and complete in 2027.

External Links:

Photo by Richard Ehrenberg Photo by Michael Levy Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Eric Sakowski Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1964: (footbridge)

Wilmot vicinity and Dillsboro vicinity, North Carolina, USA - Tuckaseigee River
Bridgemeister ID:218 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1964
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Wilmot vicinity and Dillsboro vicinity, North Carolina, USA
Crossing:Tuckaseigee River
Coordinates:35.40421 N 83.29348 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Roanoke Bridge Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2002)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:1 x 42.4 meters (139 feet),
1 x 41.8 meters (137 feet)

Notes:

  • A 4/4/2002 article in The Sylva Herald And Ruralite ("Repairing Last Swinging Bridge") notes this bridge was completed 1964, but Patrick S. O'Donnell sent me a photo of a 1906 Roanoke Bridge Co. builder's plate attached to one of the towers.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1964: Citizens Bank

East Alton, Illinois, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2544 (added 2011-12-31)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Citizens Bank
Location:East Alton, Illinois, USA
At or Near Feature:Citizens Bank building
Coordinates:38.884986 N 90.099109 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Small footbridge at the entrance to the circular Citizens Bank building in East Alton.
  • Demolition of bridge and building slated for 2016 halted following public outcry. Bridge still standing in 2018.

1964: Gates Park Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - North Fork of the Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6349 (added 2021-07-25)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Gates Park Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:North Fork of the Sun River
At or Near Feature:Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.553636 N 112.944389 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2011
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 39 meters (128 feet)

Notes:

External Links:


1964: Medicine Springs Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - North Fork Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6347 (added 2021-07-25)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Medicine Springs Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:North Fork Sun River
At or Near Feature:Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.632222 N 112.857444 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2016
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 35.1 meters (115 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


1964: Verrazzano Narrows

Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA - Verrazano Narrows
Bridgemeister ID:219 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Verrazzano Narrows
Also Known As:Verrazano Narrows
Location:Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA
Crossing:Verrazano Narrows
Coordinates:40.60667 N 74.045 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Othmar H. Ammann, Whitney
References:BBR, BC3, BFL, BOU, COB, CTW, GBD, LAB, SIX, VNB
Use:Vehicular (double-deck)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,298.4 meters (4,260 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

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

1965: Bidwell Bar

Oroville, California, USA - Feather River
Bridgemeister ID:220 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1965
Name:Bidwell Bar
Location:Oroville, California, USA
Crossing:Feather River
At or Near Feature:Oroville Reservoir
Coordinates:39.54816 N 121.43006 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:California Department of Water Resources
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1965: Currin

Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA - Willamette River Coast Fork
Bridgemeister ID:801 (added 2003-03-29)
Year Completed:1965
Name:Currin
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
Crossing:Willamette River Coast Fork
At or Near Feature:Prospector Park
Coordinates:43.79385 N 123.06935 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, c. 2019 (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2 x 7.6 meters (25 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1965: Guy West

Sacramento, California, USA - American River
Bridgemeister ID:221 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1965
Name:Guy West
Location:Sacramento, California, USA
Crossing:American River
Coordinates:38.562367 N 121.42017 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:WOT
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 183 meters (600.4 feet)

Notes:

  • WOT says completed 1968.
Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1966: (footbridge)

Indiana Beach, Indiana, USA - Lake Shafer
Bridgemeister ID:879 (added 2003-09-01)
Year Completed:1966
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Indiana Beach, Indiana, USA
Crossing:Lake Shafer
Coordinates:40.787346 N 86.770724 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Large multi-span footbridge that serves as entrance to Indiana Beach amusement park.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1967: Orleans

Orleans, California, USA - Klamath River
Bridgemeister ID:223 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1967
Name:Orleans
Location:Orleans, California, USA
Crossing:Klamath River
Coordinates:41.30167 N 123.53333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ostap Bender, A.P. Bezzone, Jr.
References:BCO, BPL, WOT
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 131.1 meters (430 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1968: Delaware Memorial II

New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:224 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1968
Name:Delaware Memorial II
Location:New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.688633 N 75.516272 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BONJ, CTD, GBD
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 655.3 meters (2,150 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 228.6 meters (750 feet)
Deck width:58.7 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1969: Claiborne Pell

Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA - Narragansett Bay
Bridgemeister ID:226 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1969
Name:Claiborne Pell
Also Known As:Newport, Newport-Pell
Location:Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
Crossing:Narragansett Bay
Coordinates:41.505 N 71.34166 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Quade, Douglas
References:BPL
Use:Vehicular (four-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 487.7 meters (1,600 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 209.4 meters (687 feet)

Notes:

  • 2022, November: USD$82.5M grant awarded to fund improvements to deck and suspension system intended to extend the life of the bridge by 50-75 years.

External Links:

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by Michael Levy Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1969: Gorge Inn

Newhalem, Washington, USA - Skagit River
Bridgemeister ID:225 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1969
Name:Gorge Inn
Location:Newhalem, Washington, USA
Crossing:Skagit River
At or Near Feature:Trail of the Cedars
Coordinates:48.672167 N 121.246333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Seattle City Light
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 76.2 meters (250 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1971: Bjarne Ness Memorial

Fort Ransom, North Dakota, USA - Sheyenne River
Bridgemeister ID:1367 (added 2004-07-03)
Year Completed:1971
Name:Bjarne Ness Memorial
Location:Fort Ransom, North Dakota, USA
Crossing:Sheyenne River
Coordinates:46.51907 N 97.92599 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Lisbon National Guard
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2003)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 44.2 meters (145 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1971: Castle

Ida Grove, Iowa, USA - Odebolt Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2982 (added 2019-10-12)
Year Completed:1971
Name:Castle
Location:Ida Grove, Iowa, USA
Crossing:Odebolt Creek
At or Near Feature:Ida Grove Golf and Country Club
Coordinates:42.343539 N 95.458580 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Golf cart and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1971: Dent

Orofino vicinity, Idaho, USA - Dworshak Reservoir
Bridgemeister ID:229 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1971
Name:Dent
Location:Orofino vicinity, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Dworshak Reservoir
Coordinates:46.605 N 116.179 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Army Corps of Engineers
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 320 meters (1,050 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Reservoir formed by damming of the North Fork of the Clearwater River.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1973: (footbridge)

Lincoln, Illinois, USA - Kickapoo Creek
Bridgemeister ID:909 (added 2003-10-11)
Year Completed:1973
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lincoln, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Kickapoo Creek
At or Near Feature:Kickapoo Creek County Park
Coordinates:40.17338 N 89.37623 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

1973: William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial II

Sandy Point, Maryland, USA - Chesapeake Bay
Bridgemeister ID:230 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1973
Name:William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial II
Also Known As:Chesapeake Bay
Location:Sandy Point, Maryland, USA
Crossing:Chesapeake Bay
Coordinates:38.994433 N 76.381929 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 487.7 meters (1,600 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1974: (footbridge)

Hayfork, California, USA - Hayfork Creek
Bridgemeister ID:6707 (added 2021-10-05)
Year Completed:1974
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hayfork, California, USA
Crossing:Hayfork Creek
At or Near Feature:Bar 717 Ranch
Coordinates:40.628631 N 123.371112 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Paul Wills, Willy Wills, Ed Clark
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

1974: Slattum-Hewett

Fort Ransom vicinity, North Dakota, USA - Sheyenne River
Bridgemeister ID:1366 (added 2004-07-03)
Year Completed:1974
Name:Slattum-Hewett
Location:Fort Ransom vicinity, North Dakota, USA
Crossing:Sheyenne River
Coordinates:46.56435 N 97.90429 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2003)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 38.1 meters (125 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1975: (pipeline bridge)

Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA - Wax Lake Outlet
Bridgemeister ID:1807 (added 2005-05-19)
Year Completed:1975
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA
Crossing:Wax Lake Outlet
Coordinates:29.693867 N 91.374017 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 1990)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 243.8 meters (800 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1975: Tanana River

Big Delta vicinity, Alaska, USA - Tanana River
Bridgemeister ID:652 (added 2003-02-24)
Year Completed:1975
Name:Tanana River
Location:Big Delta vicinity, Alaska, USA
Crossing:Tanana River
Coordinates:64.15766 N 145.84964 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2024)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 365.8 meters (1,200 feet)

Notes:

  • Large pipeline bridge carrying the Trans-Alaska pipeline.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Richard Ehrenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1976: (footbridge)

Lampasas, Texas, USA - Sulphur Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1258 (added 2004-03-06)
Year Completed:1976
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lampasas, Texas, USA
Crossing:Sulphur Creek
Coordinates:31.05598 N 98.18108 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Rod
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 19.8 meters (65 feet)

Notes:

  • It is doubtful that this is a true suspension bridge. Follow the picture for more on this observation.
Photo by Eric Sakowski

1976: (pipeline bridge)

Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA - Wax Lake Outlet
Bridgemeister ID:1808 (added 2005-05-19)
Year Completed:1976
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA
Crossing:Wax Lake Outlet
Coordinates:29.693233 N 91.3743 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 1990)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 243.8 meters (800 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1976: (pipeline bridge)

Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA - Wax Lake Outlet
Bridgemeister ID:1809 (added 2005-05-19)
Year Completed:1976
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA
Crossing:Wax Lake Outlet
Coordinates:29.691483 N 91.37495 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 1990)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 243.8 meters (800 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1976: Kiwanis Club Bicentennial

Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA - Rock Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5588 (added 2020-12-22)
Year Completed:1976
Name:Kiwanis Club Bicentennial
Location:Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Rock Creek
Coordinates:34.508043 N 96.974723 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed

Notes:

  • The November 28, 1976 edition of The Ada Sunday News ran an article titled "Sulphur Foot Bridge Dedication Scheduled": "SULPHUR — The Kiwanis Club Bicentennial Bridge, a swinging foot bridge across Rock Creek, will be dedicated at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday... The suspension bridge, which was built across Rock Creek near the south end of Bulldog Stadium, has been open since late October. It provides easy access to the school grounds for students coming from east Sulphur. Designed by Supt. Calvin Agee and elementary Principal DeLannom, the bridge was built as the bicentennial project of the Sulphur Kiwanis Club. Club members and students from Sulphur's vocational training classes performed the work on the structure…"
  • The Ada Sunday Newsarticle description leads one to believe this was not a very substantial structure and no trace of it appears to remain (in 2020). Coordinates provided here are, approximate, based on the location description in the article.

1977: Dry River

Bretton Woods vicinity, New Hampshire, USA - Dry River
Bridgemeister ID:2477 (added 2008-12-20)
Year Completed:1977
Name:Dry River
Location:Bretton Woods vicinity, New Hampshire, USA
Crossing:Dry River
At or Near Feature:Dry River Trail, Dry River Wilderness
Coordinates:44.177914 N 71.351531 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2009
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1977: Toccoa River

Dahlonega vicinity, Georgia, USA - Toccoa River
Bridgemeister ID:250 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1977
Name:Toccoa River
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Dahlonega vicinity, Georgia, USA
Crossing:Toccoa River
At or Near Feature:Benton MacKaye Trail
Coordinates:34.736857 N 84.167320 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 80.8 meters (265 feet)

1978: (footbridge)

Pontiac, Illinois, USA - Vermilion River
Bridgemeister ID:1710 (added 2005-04-02)
Year Completed:1978
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pontiac, Illinois, USA
Crossing:Vermilion River
At or Near Feature:Humiston Riverside Park
Coordinates:40.876867 N 88.63325 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Edward Windhorst

1980: (pipeline bridge)

Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA - Wax Lake Outlet
Bridgemeister ID:1810 (added 2005-05-19)
Year Completed:1980
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA
Crossing:Wax Lake Outlet
Coordinates:29.69095 N 91.374967 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 1990)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 259.1 meters (850 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1980: (pipeline bridge)

Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA - Wax Lake Outlet
Bridgemeister ID:1811 (added 2005-05-19)
Year Completed:1980
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA
Crossing:Wax Lake Outlet
Coordinates:29.710683 N 91.3673 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 304.8 meters (1,000 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1980: (pipeline bridge)

Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA - Wax Lake Outlet
Bridgemeister ID:1812 (added 2005-05-19)
Year Completed:1980
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA
Crossing:Wax Lake Outlet
Coordinates:29.68845 N 91.375933 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 1990)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 266.7 meters (875 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1982: (pipeline bridge)

Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA - Snake River
Bridgemeister ID:1513 (added 2004-10-09)
Year Completed:1982
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Snake River
Coordinates:43.46399 N 112.07037 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering, Inc.
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 167.6 meters (550 feet)

Notes:

  • Carries a 24-inch sewer pipe.

1984: (footbridge)

Martensdale vicinity, Iowa, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1866 (added 2005-08-02)
Year Completed:1984
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Martensdale vicinity, Iowa, USA
At or Near Feature:Zo-El Annett Woods
Coordinates:41.395367 N 93.698733 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Iowa Youth Conservation Corp
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Lisa Youngblut writes: "My husband and his summer crew, the Iowa Youth Conservation Corp, built this bridge in the summer 1984. They used spades, shovels, hammers and nails, a handsaw and a brace and bit. Half of the materials, including 4 yards of concrete, were shipped to the other side of the ravine on a zip line. The cement was bucket brigaded from the zip line to the piling and the anchors."
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1984: Margaret Baker Memorial

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA - Pickering Creek
Bridgemeister ID:7371 (added 2022-11-06)
Year Completed:1984
Name:Margaret Baker Memorial
Location:Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Pickering Creek
At or Near Feature:Phoenixville YMCA
Coordinates:40.108065 N 75.519473 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict, since September, 2021
Main Cables:Chain (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2021, September: Damaged by Hurricane Ida.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1985: (footbridge)

Salina, Kansas, USA - Smoky Hill River
Bridgemeister ID:1847 (added 2005-07-16)
Year Completed:1985
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Salina, Kansas, USA
Crossing:Smoky Hill River
At or Near Feature:Oakdale Park
Coordinates:38.833167 N 97.6041 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Frank R. Weinhold
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2 x 13.7 meters (45 feet) estimated

1985: Sylamore Creek

Allison, Arkansas, USA - South Sylamore Creek
Bridgemeister ID:202 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1985
Name:Sylamore Creek
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Allison, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:South Sylamore Creek
Coordinates:35.936067 N 92.121528 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet)

Notes:

  • Some references locate this bridge over North Sylamore Creek and most have it "north of Mountain View". The bridge is located over South Sylamore Creek about one-half mile due west of Allison, Arkansas on what is now Stone County route 283 and appropriately named Swinging Bridge Road.
  • Replaced 1943 Swinging - Allison, Arkansas, USA.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1986: (pipeline bridge)

Summit Bridge, Delaware, USA - Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Bridgemeister ID:1515 (added 2004-10-10)
Year Completed:1986
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Summit Bridge, Delaware, USA
Crossing:Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Coordinates:39.54241 N 75.72397 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Clear Span Engineering, Inc., Trinity Steel Co.
Use:Pipeline
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 371.9 meters (1,220 feet)

Notes:

  • Carries a 12-inch natural gas line.
Photo by David Denenberg


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