Suspension Bridges Completed 1800-1809

This is a list of all 6 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory completed in the decade 1800-1809. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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Note: Longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below. Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.
Year Completed Bridge Location Crossing - Feature Coordinates Longest Suspended Span (meters) Images
Year Completed Bridge Location Crossing - Feature Coordinates Longest Suspended Span (meters) Images
1801Jacob's Creek (Iron Bridge, Chain Bridge)Iron Bridge, Mount Pleasant vicinity, Pennsylvania, USAJacob's Creek40.112598 N 79.553186 W21.34
1807ChainGeorgetown, District of Columbia and Virginia, USAPotomac River38.92959 N 77.11627 W39.17
1807Wills CreekCumberland, Maryland, USAWills Creek42.37
1809(suspension bridge)Brownsville vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA
1809(suspension bridge)Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USADunlap's Creek
1809Schuylkill FallsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USASchuylkill River46.63

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