Suspension Bridges of United Kingdom (201-257 of 257)


This is a list of bridges 201 through 257 (of 257 total) from the suspension bridge inventory for the country United Kingdom. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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(footbridge)

Kilphedir, Helmsdale, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Helmsdale
Bridgemeister ID:2908 (added 2019-09-15)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kilphedir, Helmsdale, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Helmsdale
Coordinates:58.1431 N 3.7222 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Kingsland and Eyton, England, United Kingdom - River Lugg
Bridgemeister ID:2745 (added 2019-06-23)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kingsland and Eyton, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Lugg
Coordinates:52.247378 N 2.785220 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Closed 2006, pending repairs.

(footbridge)

Knipe, Bampton, England, United Kingdom - River Lowther
Bridgemeister ID:7302 (added 2022-08-07)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Knipe, Bampton, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Lowther
Coordinates:54.566764 N 2.751081 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


(footbridge)

Lairg vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Shin
Bridgemeister ID:1463 (added 2004-08-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lairg vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Shin
Coordinates:58.003383 N 4.407083 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper Photo by David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Landetty, Talybont-on-Usk vicinity, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom - River Usk
Bridgemeister ID:917 (added 2003-10-12)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Landetty, Talybont-on-Usk vicinity, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Usk
At or Near Feature:Brecon Beacons National Park
Coordinates:51.88075 N 3.26747 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Llanilar, Wales, United Kingdom - River Ystwyth
Bridgemeister ID:2355 (added 2007-08-19)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Llanilar, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Ystwyth
Coordinates:52.35817 N 4.01410 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:2741 (added 2019-06-23)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lochmaddy, Isle of North Uist, Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
At or Near Feature:Hut of the Shadows Camera Obscura
Coordinates:57.609180 N 7.155199 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Loubcroy, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Oykel
Bridgemeister ID:2637 (added 2019-03-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Loubcroy, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Oykel
Coordinates:57.983621 N 4.789704 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Merthyr Mawr, Wales, United Kingdom - Ogmore River
Bridgemeister ID:1879 (added 2005-09-24)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Merthyr Mawr, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:Ogmore River
Coordinates:51.48425 N 3.609 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

New Luce vicinity, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom - Water of Luce
Bridgemeister ID:6981 (added 2022-04-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:New Luce vicinity, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:Water of Luce
At or Near Feature:Southern Upland Way
Coordinates:54.920573 N 4.852780 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Portinscale vicinity and Keswick vicinity, England, United Kingdom - River Derwent
Bridgemeister ID:1499 (added 2004-10-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Portinscale vicinity and Keswick vicinity, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Derwent
Coordinates:54.60362 N 3.15692 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

St. John's Town of Dalry, Scotland, United Kingdom - Water of Ken
Bridgemeister ID:2575 (added 2012-12-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:St. John's Town of Dalry, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:Water of Ken
Coordinates:55.10654 N 4.16751 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Strathyre, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Balvaig
Bridgemeister ID:5193 (added 2020-10-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Strathyre, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Balvaig
Coordinates:56.321848 N 4.331051 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Crosses the waterway connecting Loch Voil and Loch Lubnaig.
  • Damaged by flood and subsequently rebuilt, 2017.
Photo by Dave Cooper

(footbridge)

Studley, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:2055 (added 2006-06-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Studley, England, United Kingdom
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom - Rhidorroch River
Bridgemeister ID:2845 (added 2019-07-07)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:Rhidorroch River
At or Near Feature:East Rhidorroch Lodge
Coordinates:57.897378 N 4.976504 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2014: Heavily damaged by a storm. Repaired.

(suspension bridge)

Durham, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:510 (added before 2003)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Durham, England, United Kingdom
Principals:Sir Samuel Brown
References:BOB
Main Cables:Chain (iron)

Notes:

  • This may be the same as the 1831 Whorlton bridge.

(suspension bridge)

Ham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - River Tone
Bridgemeister ID:1467 (added 2004-08-28)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Ham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tone
Coordinates:51.022483 N 3.014533 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Tony Ethridge

(suspension bridge)

Painshill, Cobham, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:1489 (added 2004-09-11)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Painshill, Cobham, England, United Kingdom
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

  • Painshill. Constructed prior to 1863 by Bramah and Sons. Believed to have been removed by the mid-1900s.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

(suspension bridge)

Tomintoul, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Avon
Bridgemeister ID:1904 (added 2005-10-08)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Tomintoul, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Avon
References:HBR

Notes:


Alnwick Castle

Alnwick, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:2045 (added 2006-05-10)
Name:Alnwick Castle
Location:Alnwick, England, United Kingdom
At or Near Feature:Alnwick Garden
Coordinates:55.414198 N 1.697342 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Rope
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


Alnwick Castle

Alnwick, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:3093 (added 2019-10-27)
Name:Alnwick Castle
Location:Alnwick, England, United Kingdom
At or Near Feature:Alnwick Garden
Coordinates:55.414414 N 1.697201 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Rope
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


Athnamulloch

Loch Affric, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Affric
Bridgemeister ID:1907 (added 2005-10-08)
Name:Athnamulloch
Location:Loch Affric, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Affric
References:HBR
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet)

Bridgemeister ID:994 (added 2003-11-16)
Name:Bearney
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Sion Mills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Mourne
Coordinates:54.785578 N 7.461796 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 62 meters (203.4 feet)

External Links:


Birkhall

Birkhall, Ballater, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Muick
Bridgemeister ID:6435 (added 2021-08-12)
Name:Birkhall
Location:Birkhall, Ballater, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Muick
Coordinates:57.028166 N 3.072770 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


Bridgemeister ID:1909 (added 2005-10-08)
Name:Bonawe
Location:Bonawe, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Awe
Coordinates:56.434000 N 5.215000 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:HBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

Burnfoot

Langholm, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Esk
Bridgemeister ID:7857 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:Burnfoot
Location:Langholm, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Esk
Coordinates:55.189486 N 3.042137 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The coordinates provided here appear to be the likely location of this bridge. The current (as of the 2020s) bridge dates to 1902. The linked postcard image for "Suspension Bridge Burnfoot" is postmarked from nearby Langholm (in 1908).

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Canford

Wimborne vicinity, Dorset, England, United Kingdom - River Stour
Bridgemeister ID:1126 (added 2004-01-11)
Name:Canford
Location:Wimborne vicinity, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Stour
Coordinates:50.78916 N 1.95831 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

Bridgemeister ID:2660 (added 2019-03-09)
Name:Chain
Location:Bampton, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Exe
Coordinates:50.977313 N 3.512944 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Eyebar
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Short one-lane suspension bridge apparently on private property near gate house for Stuckeridge House. Visible from route A396.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle.

Coronation

Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom - River Wear
Bridgemeister ID:6235 (added 2021-07-17)
Name:Coronation
Location:Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Wear
Use:Footbridge
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Bridgemeister ID:7983 (added 2023-12-02)
Name:Deanshugh
Also Known As:Deanhugh, River Lossie
Location:Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Lossie
At or Near Feature:Cooper Park
Coordinates:57.654333 N 3.310278 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Duneaves

Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Lyon
Bridgemeister ID:2584 (added 2013-11-03)
Name:Duneaves
Location:Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Lyon
Coordinates:56.598316 N 4.040413 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

Elvanfoot

Elvanfoot, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Clyde
Bridgemeister ID:3674 (added 2020-01-26)
Name:Elvanfoot
Location:Elvanfoot, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Clyde
Coordinates:55.441074 N 3.654928 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, 2007 (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 38.5 meters (126.3 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Completed 1920s.

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Bridgemeister ID:1209 (added 2004-02-07)
Name:Foy
Location:Foy, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Wye
Coordinates:51.952822 N 2.576809 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

Gott's

Burley and Armley, England, United Kingdom - River Aire
Bridgemeister ID:1194 (added 2004-01-26)
Name:Gott's
Location:Burley and Armley, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Aire
Use:Footbridge
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2007)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


Gower

Llanrwst and Trefriw, Wales, United Kingdom - River Conwy
Bridgemeister ID:514 (added before 2003)
Name:Gower
Also Known As:Gower Road
Location:Llanrwst and Trefriw, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Conwy
Coordinates:53.14310 N 3.80687 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BEM
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

Kendoon I

Kendoon, Scotland, United Kingdom - Water of Ken
Bridgemeister ID:987 (added 2003-11-15)
Name:Kendoon I
Location:Kendoon, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:Water of Ken
Coordinates:55.16313 N 4.19360 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Kendoon II

Kendoon, Scotland, United Kingdom - Water of Deugh
Bridgemeister ID:2534 (added 2011-12-25)
Name:Kendoon II
Location:Kendoon, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:Water of Deugh
Coordinates:55.16356 N 4.19224 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Langwell

Langwell, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Oykel
Bridgemeister ID:2636 (added 2019-03-02)
Name:Langwell
Location:Langwell, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Oykel
Coordinates:57.972010 N 4.681621 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Photo by David Denenberg

Loch Achnamoine

Loch Achnamoine, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Helmsdale
Bridgemeister ID:1908 (added 2005-10-08)
Name:Loch Achnamoine
Location:Loch Achnamoine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Helmsdale
Coordinates:58.263535 N 4.032381 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:HBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • HBR notes several other light footbridges in this area. Dave Cooper noted there are likely five River Helmsdale suspension bridges (including this one) in this area.
Photo by Dave Cooper

Mertoun Estate

Mertoun, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tweed
Bridgemeister ID:2531 (added 2011-12-24)
Name:Mertoun Estate
Location:Mertoun, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tweed
Coordinates:55.57507 N 2.60970 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John M. Henderson & Co. Ltd.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Bridgemeister ID:1528 (added 2004-10-24)
Name:Milton
Location:Dunbeath, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:Dunbeath Water
Coordinates:58.254417 N 3.4419 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Very short footbridge with small T-shaped towers.
  • Signs posted at the bridge (2010) state: "Previous bridge washed away Oct 06 spate. Bridge replaced and rebuilt by Dunbeath Estate Oct 07" and "Milton Suspension Bridge. You Cross This Bridge At Your Own Risk."
  • Near (footbridge) - Dunbeath, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Photo by Dave Cooper

Monessie Gorge

Roy Bridge vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Spean
Bridgemeister ID:2466 (added 2008-10-05)
Name:Monessie Gorge
Location:Roy Bridge vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Spean
Coordinates:56.8894 N 4.7929 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

North Stoke

North Stoke, England, United Kingdom - River Arun
Bridgemeister ID:1643 (added 2005-03-18)
Name:North Stoke
Location:North Stoke, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Arun
Coordinates:50.88455 N 0.546417 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Crosses a former channel of the River Arun.
  • Damaged by falling tree, 2008. Repaired, 2009.
Photo by Tim Ralph

North York Moors Railway

Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - Murk Esk
Bridgemeister ID:2585 (added 2013-11-03)
Name:North York Moors Railway
Location:Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:Murk Esk
Coordinates:54.435413 N 0.724709 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • A large steel girder can be seen under the bridge, circa 2012. Unclear if suspension elements are still supporting this bridge. Dave Cooper writes: "It is located over what used to be the trackbed for an early railway track alignment. The girders below the bridge may have carried the trackbed."

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Bridgemeister ID:513 (added before 2003)
Name:Shakkin'
Location:Edzell, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:North Esk River
Coordinates:56.811071 N 2.653078 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict, since October 2023 (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Rod

Notes:

  • 2023, October: Badly damaged by wind and flood during Storm Babet.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Sparke Evans Park

St. Philips, England, United Kingdom - River Avon
Bridgemeister ID:2506 (added 2009-03-27)
Name:Sparke Evans Park
Location:St. Philips, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Avon
Coordinates:51.44485 N 2.56314 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

Swing

Braystones, England, United Kingdom - River Ehen
Bridgemeister ID:1911 (added 2005-10-08)
Name:Swing
Location:Braystones, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Ehen
Coordinates:54.435983 N 3.522433 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire

Swing

Cotherstone, England, United Kingdom - River Tees
Bridgemeister ID:6516 (added 2021-08-27)
Name:Swing
Location:Cotherstone, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tees
Coordinates:54.577025 N 1.981017 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Collapsed, 1929
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Replaced a bridge that was damaged by flood in 1881.

External Links:

  • Cotherstone Footbridge. "...the second bridge [at this location] was a suspension bridge whose cable snapped in 1929 with 40 people on the bridge, killing one."
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Swing

Kirckmichael, Tomintoul vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Avon
Bridgemeister ID:2904 (added 2019-09-14)
Name:Swing
Location:Kirckmichael, Tomintoul vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Avon
At or Near Feature:Tomintoul Distillery vicinity
Coordinates:57.314319 N 3.410730 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Collapsed, Winter 2009-2010
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Collapsed under weight of snow, winter 2009-2010. Remnants extant, 2019.
Photo by Dave Cooper

Swing

Pantyffynnon, Ammanford vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom - Amman River
Bridgemeister ID:1420 (added 2004-07-17)
Name:Swing
Location:Pantyffynnon, Ammanford vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:Amman River
Coordinates:51.778483 N 3.994317 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Sid Thomas Photo by Dave Michael Photo by Dave Cooper

Taff Valley

Abercynon, Wales, United Kingdom - River Taff
Bridgemeister ID:2179 (added 2007-01-13)
Name:Taff Valley
Location:Abercynon, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Taff
Principals:Louis Harper
References:HARPER
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, by flood, 1942
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • HARPER: Completed circa 1900.

External Links:


Tomintoul

Tomintoul, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Avon
Bridgemeister ID:1903 (added 2005-10-08)
Name:Tomintoul
Location:Tomintoul, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Avon
Coordinates:57.290323 N 3.418058 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:HBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Trelewis

Treharris and Trelewis, Wales, United Kingdom - Bargod Taf
Bridgemeister ID:3024 (added 2019-10-13)
Name:Trelewis
Location:Treharris and Trelewis, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:Bargod Taf
Coordinates:51.667242 N 3.300125 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper

Victoria

Charlestown of Aberlour and Wester Elchies, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Spey
Bridgemeister ID:781 (added 2003-03-16)
Name:Victoria
Also Known As:Penny, Aberlour
Location:Charlestown of Aberlour and Wester Elchies, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Spey
Coordinates:57.47044 N 3.23173 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:James Abernethy & Co. "Abernethy Foundry"
References:HARPER, HBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • William Craig describes the bridge, "Built about 1900 by James Abernethy & Co. The pylons are tapered lattice girders with ball and spike finials and cross braced. Walkway is lattice girder hung from suspension cables."
  • Near (footbridge) - Aberlour, Scotland, United Kingdom.

External Links:

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

West Lodge

Blair Atholl, Bruar, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Garry
Bridgemeister ID:1314 (added 2004-04-18)
Name:West Lodge
Location:Blair Atholl, Bruar, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Garry
Coordinates:56.769717 N 3.900783 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled, 2007
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Closed August, 2006 due to concerns about the bridge's condition. Dismantled 2007. May be re-assembled at an Aberdeenshire River Dee crossing.

Whitchurch

Whitchurch, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:4618 (added 2020-06-07)
Name:Whitchurch
Location:Whitchurch, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates:52.970522 N 2.671135 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 36.4 meters (119.4 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Believed to be built circa 1872.

External Links:


Wynyard Hall

Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:7963 (added 2023-11-23)
Name:Wynyard Hall
Location:Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom
At or Near Feature:Wynyard Hall
Coordinates:54.625667 N 1.353194 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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