Suspension Bridges Crossing Pearl River

This is a list of all 4 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Pearl River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1905: Byram

Byram, Mississippi, USA - Pearl River
Bridgemeister ID:115 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1905
Name:Byram
Location:Byram, Mississippi, USA
Crossing:Pearl River
Coordinates:32.176683 N 90.243467 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular
Status:Restricted to foot traffic, since early 1987 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 24.4 meters (80 feet)

Notes:

  • 1987: Closed to vehicular traffic.
  • 2006: Vandalized. In December of 2006 after several reports of vandalism, George Britt writes: "I walked the bridge December 24, 2006. It is in rough shape but you can still walk on it if you are careful. Vandals have started fires on the bridge span damaging the planks. Some planks are missing. There is also considerable graffiti about."
  • 2008: Scheduled for restoration (repair of deck boards and grafitti).
  • 2015: Overdue renovation completed.

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Photo by Melonie Tebo Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1997: Humen Pearl River

Dongguan, Guangdong, China - Pearl River
Bridgemeister ID:497 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1997
Name:Humen Pearl River
Also Known As:虎门大桥
Location:Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Crossing:Pearl River
Coordinates:22.797346 N 113.616360 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Highway Eng. Co. of Guangdong Province
References:BCG
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 888 meters (2,913.4 feet)

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Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

2008: Huangpu

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China - Pearl River
Bridgemeister ID:2549 (added 2012-01-01)
Year Completed:2008
Name:Huangpu
Location:Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Crossing:Pearl River
Coordinates:23.071921 N 113.475967 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 1,108 meters (3,635.2 feet)

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2009: Liede

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China - Pearl River
Bridgemeister ID:4765 (added 2020-07-03)
Year Completed:2009
Name:Liede
Also Known As:猎德大桥
Location:Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Crossing:Pearl River
Coordinates:23.112381 N 113.328395 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (four or more lanes)
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2

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