Suspension Bridges Completed 1930-1939 (201-250 of 250)


This is a list of bridges 201 through 250 (of 250 total) from the suspension bridge inventory completed in the decade 1930-1939. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1938: Buker

Scott Bar vicinity, California, USA - Scott River
Bridgemeister ID:581 (added 2003-01-01)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Buker
Also Known As:Canyon Creek, Scott River
Location:Scott Bar vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Scott River
At or Near Feature:Klamath National Forest
Coordinates:41.63408 N 123.10570 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Restored 1998 (per plaque posted on bridge).

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg

1938: Fox River

Fox Glacier valley, West Coast, New Zealand - Fox River
Bridgemeister ID:763 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Fox River
Location:Fox Glacier valley, West Coast, New Zealand
Crossing:Fox River
Coordinates:43.477723 S 170.008270 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 109.7 meters (359.9 feet)

External Links:

Photo by Eileen O'Grady

1938: James River

Buchanan, Virginia, USA - James River
Bridgemeister ID:337 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1938
Name:James River
Location:Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Crossing:James River
Coordinates:37.53038 N 79.67793 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Virginia State Highway Department (now VDOT)
References:RT20040413
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

  • This oddly-proportioned bridge has a long side-span on one side and no side-span on the other.
  • Damaged by storm, November, 2003. Temporarily closed, February, 2004. Repaired and reopened March, 2004.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1938: Jerambah

Selindung, Pangkalpinang and Balunijuk, Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia - Sungai Nielanding
Bridgemeister ID:8174 (added 2024-02-04)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Jerambah
Location:Selindung, Pangkalpinang and Balunijuk, Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, Indonesia
Crossing:Sungai Nielanding
Coordinates:2.086800 S 106.093350 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2023)
Main Span:1 x 54.5 meters (178.8 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • In 2021, a large faux suspension bridge was completed next to the remains of the suspension bridge. Patrick S. O'Donnell writes: "These remnants are overshadowed (physically, but not historically) by the relatively new (2021) concrete highway bridge designed to look like a suspension bridge. Built in homage to the original suspension bridge at this site, this new bridge's suspension elements are all decorative; from the main and suspender cables to the accompanying hardware, and the steel towers that are to their credit at least fixed to the ground and not the bridge itself. The new bridge's construction did have a setback when all the mainspan concrete girders collapsed into the river on October 16, 2020. The new bridge was inaugurated on March 4, 2021."

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1938: Kamui-Ohashi

Asahikawa vicinity, Hokkaido, Japan - Ishikari River
Bridgemeister ID:1877 (added 2005-09-22)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Kamui-Ohashi
Also Known As:神居大橋
Location:Asahikawa vicinity, Hokkaido, Japan
Crossing:Ishikari River
Coordinates:43.732417 N 142.200883 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 38.8 meters (127.3 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

1938: Krymsky

Moscow, Russia - Moskva River
Bridgemeister ID:960 (added 2003-11-01)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Krymsky
Also Known As:Crimean
Location:Moscow, Russia
Crossing:Moskva River
Coordinates:55.734082 N 37.598721 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:B. P. Konstantinov, A. V. Vlasov
Use:Vehicular (four or more lanes)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1938: Lake Mathews Outlet Tower

Corona vicinity, California, USA - Lake Mathews
Bridgemeister ID:1891 (added 2005-10-01)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Lake Mathews Outlet Tower
Location:Corona vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Lake Mathews
Coordinates:33.849279 N 117.455022 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:CE193806
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Outlet tower access bridge. Likely completed 1938 with Cajalco (now Lake Matthews) Reservoir construction.

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1938: Manning

Riggins Hot Springs vicinity, Idaho, USA - Salmon River
Bridgemeister ID:1333 (added 2004-05-01)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Manning
Also Known As:Crevasse
Location:Riggins Hot Springs vicinity, Idaho, USA
Crossing:Salmon River
At or Near Feature:Manning Crevice
Coordinates:45.401517 N 116.11682 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:J. P. Martin, E. Myers
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced, 2018
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 73.2 meters (240 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Don McRitchie

1938: Montjean-sur-Loire

Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France - Loire River
Bridgemeister ID:6422 (added 2021-08-09)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Montjean-sur-Loire
Location:Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France
Crossing:Loire River
Coordinates:47.392675 N 0.860650 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, June, 1940
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:6
Main Spans:4
Side Spans:2

Notes:

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1938: Nengtan

Hunan, China
Bridgemeister ID:1277 (added 2004-03-14)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Nengtan
Location:Hunan, China
References:BCG
Main Cables:Eyebar (iron)
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet)

1938: Nengtan

Nengtan (能滩村), Luxi County, Xiangxi, Hunan, China - Nengtan River
Bridgemeister ID:8227 (added 2024-02-07)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Nengtan
Location:Nengtan (能滩村), Luxi County, Xiangxi, Hunan, China
Crossing:Nengtan River
Coordinates:28.233306 N 109.984139 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed
Main Cables:Chain
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1938: Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia - Queanbeyan River
Bridgemeister ID:454 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Queanbeyan
Location:Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Crossing:Queanbeyan River
Coordinates:35.35567 S 149.23857 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1938: Roquefort-sur-Garonne

Fourc and Roquefort-sur-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, France - Salat River
Bridgemeister ID:7399 (added 2022-12-03)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Roquefort-sur-Garonne
Location:Fourc and Roquefort-sur-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, France
Crossing:Salat River
Coordinates:43.158060 N 0.968714 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 67 meters (219.8 feet) estimated

Notes:


1938: Saint-Gilles

Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, Gard, France - Petit Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:6743 (added 2021-10-23)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Saint-Gilles
Location:Saint-Gilles-du-Gard, Gard, France
Crossing:Petit Rhône River
Coordinates:43.665675 N 4.452997 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1985
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1938: Saula

Lafrançaise, Tarn-et-Garonne, France - Tarn River
Bridgemeister ID:7185 (added 2022-07-02)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Saula
Location:Lafrançaise, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Crossing:Tarn River
Coordinates:44.113997 N 1.247532 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 120 meters (393.7 feet) estimated

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1938: Te Reinga

Wairoa vicinity, New Zealand - Wairoa River
Bridgemeister ID:760 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Te Reinga
Location:Wairoa vicinity, New Zealand
Crossing:Wairoa River
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2001)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Scheduled to be demolished, 2003.

External Links:


1938: Thousand Islands International I

Wellesley Island and Collins Landing, New York, USA - St. Lawrence River
Bridgemeister ID:364 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Thousand Islands International I
Location:Wellesley Island and Collins Landing, New York, USA
Crossing:St. Lawrence River
At or Near Feature:American Channel
Coordinates:44.30333 N 75.98333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Robinson and Steinman
References:AAJ, ADDS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 243.8 meters (800 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 106.7 meters (350 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

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

1938: Thousand Islands International II

Georgina Island and Selton, Ontario, Canada - St. Lawrence River
Bridgemeister ID:365 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Thousand Islands International II
Location:Georgina Island and Selton, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:St. Lawrence River
Coordinates:44.36323 N 75.98271 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Robinson and Steinman
References:AAJ, ADDS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 228.6 meters (750 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 91.4 meters (300 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

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

1938: Veenker Golf Course

Ames, Iowa, USA - Squaw Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2690 (added 2019-05-27)
Year Completed:1938
Name:Veenker Golf Course
Location:Ames, Iowa, USA
Crossing:Squaw Creek
Use:Golf cart
Status:Failed, November 2014
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

1939: (footbridge)

Dannevirke vicinity, New Zealand - Mangatoro Stream
Bridgemeister ID:766 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1939
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Dannevirke vicinity, New Zealand
Crossing:Mangatoro Stream
References:GAP
Use:Footbridge

1939: (footbridge)

West Bank, New Zealand - Maruia River
Bridgemeister ID:768 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1939
Name:(footbridge)
Location:West Bank, New Zealand
Crossing:Maruia River
References:GAP
Use:Footbridge

1939: (suspension bridge)

Bend, Texas, USA - Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:1616 (added 2005-02-26)
Year Completed:1939
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Bend, Texas, USA
Crossing:Colorado River
Principals:Austin Bridge Co.
References:AUB
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Similar to 1939 Regency - Regency, Texas, USA. The Bend bridge is pictured in AUB. At first, I thought it was the nearby Regency bridge, but upon closer inspection, the Bend bridge had suspended approach spans. Regency did not. Otherwise, they are very similar in appearance, both having been built in the same year by the same company.

1939: Avalon Dam

Carlsbad vicinity, New Mexico, USA - Headgate Channel
Bridgemeister ID:1960 (added 2005-11-05)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Avalon Dam
Location:Carlsbad vicinity, New Mexico, USA
Crossing:Headgate Channel
Coordinates:32.491492 N 104.251506 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
References:HAERNM4B
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

1939: Black River Harbor

Ottawa National Forest, Michigan, USA - Black River
Bridgemeister ID:1045 (added 2003-12-06)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Black River Harbor
Location:Ottawa National Forest, Michigan, USA
Crossing:Black River
Coordinates:46.66608 N 90.04611 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:3601st Company CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Camp Norrie
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 58.8 meters (193 feet)

Notes:

  • Reconstructed, 1968, but appears to have retained its original appearance. Improvements made, 2009.
  • Tom Haapoja provided information about this bridge. His father worked on its construction: "Built in 1938-39. They had a sawmill on site from which they took 'select' lumber for the bridge and boat docking area. I think the sawmill was located on the present-day parking lot. Each anchor for the suspension cables consisted of 44 tons of concrete. The concrete was transported to the forms via wheelbarrows. The construction of the East anchor was difficult because the wheelbarrows travelled uphill, and each were pushed by one man and pulled by another."

    "It was a WPA and CCC effort. The CCC Camp discipline and logistics were provided by the US Army, but the construction supervision was provided by the WPA. About 200 Men from the Norrie CCC camp (Ironwood, Michigan) participated in the construction of the bridge and surrounding park. They worked during the cold of winter and rode to and from Camp Norrie in open trucks. Each trip took 1 1/2 hours. The architect of the bridge was 'Oakey' Johnson. The WPA construction foreman was 'Charlie' Johnson."
Photo by Tom Haapoja Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1939: Bronx-Whitestone

The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:191 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Bronx-Whitestone
Location:The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.80167 N 73.83 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O. H. Ammann, Allston Dana
References:AAJ, ARF, BAAW, BBR, BFL, BPL, GBD, SIX
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 701 meters (2,300 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 224 meters (735 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1939: Chute du Brule

Grand-Remous, Quebec, Canada - Gatineau River
Bridgemeister ID:192 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Chute du Brule
Location:Grand-Remous, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Gatineau River
Principals:Dominion Bridge Co.
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1939: Cook River

West Coast, New Zealand - Cook River
Bridgemeister ID:764 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Cook River
Location:West Coast, New Zealand
Crossing:Cook River
Coordinates:43.498923 S 169.966063 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80.5 meters (264.1 feet)

External Links:

Photo by Eileen O'Grady

1939: Curran

Littleton, New Hampshire, USA - Ammonoosuc River
Bridgemeister ID:2583 (added 2013-09-22)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Curran
Location:Littleton, New Hampshire, USA
Crossing:Ammonoosuc River
Coordinates:44.306115 N 71.778048 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Kenneth Curran
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 74.4 meters (244 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 15.2 meters (50 feet) estimated,
1 x 7 meters (23 feet) estimated

Notes:


1939: Deer Isle

Sedgwick, Maine, USA - Eggemoggin Reach
Bridgemeister ID:193 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Deer Isle
Location:Sedgwick, Maine, USA
Crossing:Eggemoggin Reach
Coordinates:44.290167 N 68.691383 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Robinson and Steinman
References:AAJ, BBR, IT1999F
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 329.2 meters (1,080 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 147.5 meters (484 feet)

Notes:

  • Gained much media attention in July 2018 when a bracket broke loose connecting the maintenance access cables to the main cables even though it had no impact on the structural integrity of the bridge.

External Links:

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

1939: Duck Reach

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Bridgemeister ID:1860 (added 2005-07-25)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Duck Reach
Location:Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Coordinates:41.459104 S 147.112028 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1969, by flood

Notes:


1939: Far Red Hill

Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia - Dee River
Bridgemeister ID:1748 (added 2005-04-20)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Far Red Hill
Location:Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Dee River
Coordinates:23.651006 S 150.376080 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

External Links:

  • Mount Morgan web site (link reported not working). Notes: "At a special meeting of the Mount Morgan Shire Council in February 1939, the Council accepted a tender from Mr. W. Kerrigan to rebuild [the previous Far Red Hill bridge]. The bridge is now neglected and in a very bad state of repair and is unusable."

1939: Lions Gate

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Vancouver Harbor
Bridgemeister ID:194 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Lions Gate
Also Known As:First Narrows
Location:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Vancouver Harbor
At or Near Feature:Burrard Inlet
Coordinates:49.31533 N 123.13846 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Monsarrat and Pratley
References:AAJ, BAR, BMA
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 472.4 meters (1,550 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 187.5 meters (615 feet)
Deck width:39 feet

External Links:

Photo courtesy Ronald and Elizabeth Denenberg Photo courtesy Russ Raine Photo courtesy of Gary Woodbury

1939: Manosque

Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France - Durance River
Bridgemeister ID:897 (added 2003-09-07)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Manosque
Location:Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Crossing:Durance River
Coordinates:43.8047 N 5.8238 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:Replaced, 2019
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1939: Målselv

Målselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway - Målselv
Bridgemeister ID:2733 (added 2019-06-23)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Målselv
Location:Målselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Crossing:Målselv
Coordinates:69.139009 N 18.601639 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 115 meters (377.3 feet)

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: Otto Beit

Makuti, Zimbabwe and Chirundu, Zambia - Zambezi River
Bridgemeister ID:937 (added 2003-10-25)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Otto Beit
Also Known As:Chirundu
Location:Makuti, Zimbabwe and Chirundu, Zambia
Crossing:Zambezi River
Coordinates:16.038006 S 28.852322 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ralph Freeman, Dorman Long & Co Ltd
References:AAJ, WOT
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 320 meters (1,049.9 feet)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

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: Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac

Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France - Dordogne River
Bridgemeister ID:7336 (added 2022-09-03)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac
Location:Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France
Crossing:Dordogne River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

Notes:

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

1939: Skoltefoss

Elvenes vicinity, Norway - Pasvikelva
Bridgemeister ID:3953 (added 2020-03-21)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Skoltefoss
Location:Elvenes vicinity, Norway
Crossing:Pasvikelva
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, December 1939
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Opened September 9, 1939 and soon after destroyed in December 1939, bombed by Finland during the Winter War between Russia and Finland.
  • Unclear if this bridge, when constructed, was actually in Norway, Finland, or straddling the border between the two as it existed in 1939. It was constructed directly over falls in an area known as Skoltefoss where a dam has since been constructed. The current border at this location has changed as a result of the WWII-era hostilities between Finland and Russia and is now between Norway and Russia.

External Links:


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

1939: Thames Ditton Island

Thames Ditton, England, United Kingdom - River Thames
Bridgemeister ID:2089 (added 2006-07-02)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Thames Ditton Island
Location:Thames Ditton, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Thames
Coordinates:51.39303 N 0.33127 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1939: Willowflat Road

Putere, New Zealand - Mohaka River
Bridgemeister ID:767 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Willowflat Road
Location:Putere, New Zealand
Crossing:Mohaka River
Coordinates:39.004232 S 176.946771 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed

Notes:

  • Coordinates are for the current (2019) Willowflat Road crossing of the Mohaka River, likely the same location as the suspension bridge.

(footbridge)

Losby, Viken, Norway - Mønevannet
Bridgemeister ID:4473 (added 2020-04-26)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Losby, Viken, Norway
Crossing:Mønevannet
Coordinates:59.875808 N 10.997912 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 32 meters (105 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Built during 1930s. Removed, early 1970s.

External Links:


(footbridge)

Masterton, Wairarapa District, New Zealand - Waipoua River
Bridgemeister ID:742 (added 2003-03-08)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Masterton, Wairarapa District, New Zealand
Crossing:Waipoua River
At or Near Feature:Queen Elizabeth Park
Coordinates:40.947982 S 175.669994 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:GAP
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Completed in the 1930s.

External Links:

Photo by Jerry Glenn Photo by David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Niederbuchenau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Wied River
Bridgemeister ID:2208 (added 2007-02-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Niederbuchenau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Wied River
Coordinates:50.57682 N 7.40954 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 27.2 meters (89.2 feet)
Deck width:1.1 meters between side rails, 1.3 meters total

Notes:

  • Completed circa 1935. New towers circa 1975. Renovation, 2005.
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(footbridge)

South Buffalo, New York, USA - Cazenovia Creek
Bridgemeister ID:868 (added 2003-08-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:South Buffalo, New York, USA
Crossing:Cazenovia Creek
At or Near Feature:Cazenovia Park
Coordinates:42.84315 N 78.80165 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Works Progress Administration
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)

Notes:

  • Constructed by WPA in the 1930s, rebuilt in 1989.

Hamilton Dam

Blufton, Texas, USA - Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:4949 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Hamilton Dam
Location:Blufton, Texas, USA
Crossing:Colorado River
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Completed 1930s during construction of the Hamilton (now Buchanan) Dam. Appears to have been a large one-lane bridge. Likely removed during 1930s.

Ishi Pishi

Orleans vicinity, California, USA - Klamath River
Bridgemeister ID:5672 (added 2021-01-30)
Name:Ishi Pishi
Location:Orleans vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:Klamath River
Coordinates:41.378467 N 123.496315 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, December, 1964
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Likely completed in the 1930s.
  • 1964, December: Destroyed by flood.

Bridgemeister ID:5920 (added 2021-06-10)
Name:Walcott
Location:Walcott, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Bulkley River
Coordinates:54.517482 N 126.838512 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

External Links:

  • Walcott Suspension Bridge on Bulkley River - Northern BC Archives. Image taken in 1932 stating the bridge was "moved from its original location in the Hagwilget Canyon" implying this is the relocated 1912 Bulkely/Hagwilget Canyon suspension bridge that was replaced in 1931. The two bridges, however, don't appear to resemble each other and the Walcott bridge's main span appears to have been about 50 feet shorter than the 1912 Bulkely Canyon bridge . Perhaps only the cables were reused.


Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.


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