External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bigny - 1840

Notes:

• Located at the confluence of the Bono River with the Auray River.
• Substantial repairs 1859 and 1863, damaged by storm 1865, renovated 1867, traffic restricted 1869, more repairs 1869-1870, rebuilt 1925.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003014

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1940, during WWII.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016404

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Domène sur l'Isère - 1840

Notes:

• 1919, May 9: An overloaded truck carrying logs causes the failure of several suspenders and collapse of a large section of the deck.
• Near 1834 Zaehringen (Grand Pont Suspendu) - Fribourg, Switzerland.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006448

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire.com - Pont de La Gâche sur l'Isère en face de Pontcharra - 1840

Notes:

• 1925: Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge reusing the approach spans and piers of the 1840 suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000883

Notes:

• Replaced by the current (2020) Ponte Umberto I.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20081549

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• This was the larger of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the smaller of the two bridges at this location separated by a small island. When the larger suspension bridge was replaced in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.
• Replaced by 1936 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

Notes:

• This was the smaller of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the larger of the two suspension bridges. When it was replaced by another suspension in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Seveux - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Seyssel - 1840
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002993

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de St-Jean-de-Maruéjols - 1840

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1880.
• Replaced by 1881 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Villers-le-lac - 1840

Notes:

• Replaced by 2002 Agen - Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008656

Notes:

• Replaced by 1937 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016223

Notes:

• Design based on James Dredge's taper principle patent.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1946 Boran - Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Boran-sur-oise
• Wikipedia - Boran-sur-Oise

Notes:

• This location is now crossed by the Legion Bridge (Legii Most).

Notes:

• Near Saint-Georges-sur-Loire - Saint-Georges-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Later at same location 1948 Chalonnes - Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004776

Notes:

• Sometimes referred to as "Chaufort."
• Replaced, 1928.
• Near Bragny - Verdun-sur-le-Doubs and Bragny-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• >Ancien pont suspendu de Chauvort ⋅ Patrimoine en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Chauvort d'Allerey-sur-Saone - 1841

Notes:

• 1870: Heavily damaged during Franco-Prussian war.
• 1872: Repairs completed.
• Replaced by 1935 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008477

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1846, rebuilt 1848, damaged by flood 1856, rebuilt 1857.
• Replaced by 1931 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. Built on same piers.

External Links:

• Pont de Châtillon-sur-Loire — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008482

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005397

External Links:

• PONTS SUSPENDUS - Les ponts metalliques historiques belges

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Quincy - 1841

Notes:

• Unclear if it crossed an arm of the Loire (since filled), the Saint-Félix Canal, or both.
• 1846: Renovated.

External Links:

• Archives municipales de Nantes : Les ponts de l'Erdre et de la Loire
• Pont de la Rotonde — Wikipédia

Notes:

• See 1931 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The relationship between the older and current bridges is unclear.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20086318

Notes:

• May have been replaced in 1929 by another suspension bridge that was destroyed in 1944 during WWII.
• 2023: Remnants of a former suspension bridge still exist below the current concrete arch bridge and are visible when the water level is low.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• GAP: May have been first New Zealand suspension bridge.

Notes:

• Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bourret - 1842

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Briollay - Briollay, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Casseneuil - 1842

Notes:

• Next to 1834 Louis-Philippe (de la Reforme) - Île St-Louis, Paris, France.

Notes:

• BBR and BOB say 1841.

Notes:

• Connects to 1842 Les Rosiers-sur-Loire - Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1843.
• Replaced by 1856 Les Mées - Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032355

Notes:

• Connects to 1842 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Les Rosiers-sur-Loire - Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by the famous bi-level Dom Luís I arch bridge. Towers of the suspension bridge are extant at the foot of the Dom Luís I bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008650

Notes:

• Replaced by 1933 Pertuiset - Pertuiset, Firminy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20018398

Notes:

• Failed 1856, rebuilt 1858, destroyed 1940 (war), rebuilt 1942, destroyed 1944 (war), rebuilt 1946, restricted to pedestrians, 1983. Abandoned in the 1990s. Stood in a derelict state for several years.
• 2013: Work is completed to replace the derelict deck with a suspension footbridge that sits on the original piers but does not use the towers of the former suspension bridge. This new installation is tracked separately.
• Replaced by 2013 Himalayenne (Rochemaure, Himalayan) - Rochemaure, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Rochemaure — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002995

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017918

Notes:

• Deck failed, August 21, 1883, during a load test. Replacement built on the original piers.
• Replaced by 1884 Tonnay-Charente - Tonnay-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Tonnay-Charente
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000899

Notes:

• Submerged during a September 1890 flood. Dismantled soon after and replaced with a truss bridge.

External Links:

• payne.cz - Most ve Strakonicích
• Wikipedia - Řetězový most ve Strakonicích

Notes:

• Coordinates are for the present day (2022) Pont Édouard Daladier. The suspension bridge was on an alignment immediately adjacent to it.
• 1888-1890: Strengthened, and perhaps largely rebuilt, by Ferdinand Arnodin. This introduced the hybrid cable-stayed/suspension system commonly seen in images of the bridge.
• 1944, June: Heavily damaged by US bombardment. Eventually repaired and reopened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012658

Notes:

• Replaced by 1930 Capens - Capens, Haute-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Carreterucas: Historia de las carreteras de Cantabria: El puente colgante de Carandía

Notes:

• Replaced by 1953 Guynemer - Elbeuf and Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006496

Notes:

• Structurae has the bridge completed in 1922 (with a 1941 reconstruction) and AAJ suggests the bridge was completed 1924-1927, but older images of the bridge show an older bridge consistent with the 1843 date. The later dates represent reconstructions. The current bridge has steel cables.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013933

Notes:

• 1870: Cables cut during Franco-Prussian War. Later rebuilt, but unclear to what extent the original superstructure was reused.

External Links:

• Pont de Muides-sur-Loire — Wikipédia

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont d'Ondes sur la Garonne - 1843

Notes:

• Location now inundated behind the Sautet dam (Barrage du Sautet).

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont du Sautet près de Corps - 1843

External Links:

• Le Pont Suspendu de Seraing. Main page: Les ponts metalliques historiques belges.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20070583

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20086607

Notes:

• Replaced by 1923 Blagnac - Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1955 Buzet-sur-Tarn - Buzet-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France. Unclear if the 1955 bridge was a direct replacement.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004409

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008871

Notes:

• Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1946. Was located at the site of the current Pont Georges Clemenceau
• Next to 1831 Masaryk (Masarik, Mazarik, de la Gare) - Lyon vicinity, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008348

Notes:

• Replaced by a concrete arch, 1939.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20045960

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016120

External Links:

• (PDF) Jules Seguin en España: prefabricación e innovación en los puentes colgantes de Fuentidueña, Arganda, Carandia y Zaragoza construidos por el empresario francés. Paper from the Proceedings of the Ninth National Congress and First Hispano-American International Congress on the History of Construction. See references.

Notes:

• Damaged or destroyed by flood, 1930.
• Replaced by 1938 Saula - Lafrançaise, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• At time of completion, Ottawa was still known as Bytown.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007336

Notes:

• This distinctly Dredge bridge is currently sitting atop modern concrete piers.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074525

Notes:

• Removed at some point during or after 1939.
• Later at same location Auvillar - Auvillar and Espalais, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Unclear if the later bridge was a direct replacement for the older bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20061552

Notes:

• Replaced by 1847 Auzon - Auzon, Haute-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Premier pont suspendu d'Auzon - 1845. Bridge is destroyed by flood, October 18, 1846.

Notes:

• Collapsed, September 12, 1988, under weight of truck that exceeded the posted weight limit.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1874 Canet - Canet and Le Pouget, Hérault, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Canet - 1845. Indicates deck was destroyed by fire, precipitating replacement.

Notes:

• Destroyed 1944.
• Near 1839 L'Hôtel Dieu - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Near 1846 Saint Clair (Louis Philippe, Vaïsse) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Replaced by 1945 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003018

Notes:

• Near 1838 Marmande - Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1932 Gué de Senac - Les Peintures and Chamadelle, Gironde, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Gué de Senac à Chamadelle - 1845
• Dans le rétro : le pont du Gué de Sénac sur la Dronne. Article about the suspension bridges at this location. Published March 8, 2022.

Notes:

• BEM mentions three different years of completion: 1826, 1862, and 1843, all of which are likely incorrect. The bridge was out of service by 1864 as the chain cables were reused for the Clifton Bridge at Bristol, England.
• See 1864 Clifton - Bristol, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002315

Notes:

• Replaced by 1891 Friedrichsbrücke - Mannheim, Germany.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Kurpfalzbrücke. A history of several bridges at this location.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20010180

Notes:

• Replaced c. 1932.

External Links:

• Historia del puente colgante de Mengibar, una obra de referencia la ingeniería civil española del siglo XIX
• MENGIBAR: PUENTE COLGANTE DE MENGÍBAR

Notes:

• Destroyed 1870. Rebuilt 1875.

Notes:

• In use until 1860.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006118

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Ris à Mons - 1845

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20041200

Notes:

• Dredge patent bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074526

Notes:

• 1871: Damaged and rebuilt.
• Replaced by 1924 Villemur-sur-Tarn - Villemur-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1928 Volonne - Volonne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20018834

Notes:

• Replaced by 1941 Carennac - Carennac, Lot, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Carennac - 1846 - Art-et-Histoire
• Sur Lorand: Le pont suspendu de Carennac. History of the bridges at this location.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1949 Lacroix-Saint-Ouen - Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, Oise, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Lacroix-St-Ouen - 1846

Notes:

• Coordinates indicate the approximate former location of this bridge.

Notes:

• Damaged 1872, 1880, 1882, 1886 by flood, 1940 by bombs. Extant 2005 but closed.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010537

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007338

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20077356

Notes:

• Damaged by drifting boat, 1854. Rebuilt, 1856. Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1946. Demolished, 1953.
• Crossed at present-day location of Pont Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny.
• Originally constructed with two suspended spans. When it was rebuilt in 1856, towers were added increasing the number of suspended spans to six.
• Near 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20022553

Notes:

• Replaced 1845 Auzon - Auzon, Haute-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1870 Auzon - Auzon, Haute-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Premier pont suspendu d'Auzon - 1845. Deck is destroyed by windstorm, January 20, 1854. Weakened by flood, in 1856. Bridge is repaired, but is eventually destroyed by flood in 1866.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1888 Évieu - Évieu, Ain and Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont d'Evieu - 1847

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Beauvoir-en-Royans sur l'Isère - 1847

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont du Robinet
• Structurae - Structure ID 20003002

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032534

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074527

Notes:

• 1927: The bridge is reconstructed and strengthened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013923

Notes:

• This was the three-span south section of the Saint-Symphorien bridge.
• 1940-1944: The Saint-Symphorien bridge is destroyed by French troops in June 1940 to slow the German army. Repaired in 1943. Destroyed again in 1944 by the German army. It is unclear whether both the north and south bridges were destroyed during these events.
• Connects to 1847 Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Passerelle Saint-Symphorien - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008484

Notes:

• This was the original two-span north section of the Saint-Symphorien bridge.
• 1875, June 12: The deck of the northern bridge is wrecked by wind. The bridge is repaired.
• 1940-1944: The Saint-Symphorien bridge is destroyed by French troops in June 1940 to slow the German army. Repaired in 1943. Destroyed again in 1944 by the German army. It is unclear whether both the north and south bridges were destroyed during these events.
• Connects to 1847 Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.
• Connects to Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1963 Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Passerelle Saint-Symphorien - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008484

Notes:

• Large masonry towers. Main span of 180 meters is unusually large for a French bridge of this decade.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20057028

Notes:

• Later at same location 1954 Viviers - Viviers, Ardèche and Châteauneuf-Du-Rhône, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20062498

Notes:

• Near 1848 Nambault - Nambault, La Chapelle-Montlinard, Cher, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Charreau à La Chapelle-Montlinard - 1848. Indicates the 1848 bridge replaced an 1840 suspension bridge destroyed in an 1846 flood.

Notes:

• BPL: Completed 1848. RDH/BDR: Completed 1848, not used until 1849.
• Originally constructed to carry the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Converted to a one-lane vehicular bridge soon after the canal closed in 1898. Substantially restored in 1980's and 1990's, but retains original cables.
• Built as part of same project as 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 High Falls Aqueduct - High Falls, New York, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 Neversink Aqueduct - Cuddebackville, New York, USA.
• Near 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000260

Notes:

• Near 1848 Charreau - Charreau, La Chapelle-Montlinard, Cher, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Nambault à La Chapelle-Montlinard - 1848. Indicates the 1848 bridge replaced an 1840 suspension bridge destroyed in an 1846 flood.