This is a list of all 86 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory completed in the decade 1940-1949. Click the bridge name to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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 |
| 1940 | (pipeline bridge) | Sioux City, Iowa and Dakota City vicinity, Nebraska, USA | Missouri River | 42.43842 N 96.38387 W | 404 | |
| 1940 | (suspension bridge) | Gulsvik, Granheim, Flå, Viken, Norway | Hallingdalselva | 60.386071 N 9.580834 E | 34 | |
| 1940 | Changgan (Gongguo) | Gongguo, Yunnan, China | Lancang River | | 158.05 | |
| 1940 | Clear Creek Swinging | Pyatt vicinity, Arkansas, USA | Clear Creek | 36.2098 N 92.8598 W | | |
| 1940 | Draht (Wire) | Kassel, Hessen, Germany | Fulda River | 51.312367 N 9.503317 E | 84 | Images |
| 1940 | Friedrichsbrücke | Mannheim, Germany | Neckar River | 49.494500 N 8.472417 E | | Images |
| 1940 | General Santander | Tuluá vicinity and Riofrio vicinity, Colombia | Cauca River | 4.123901 N 76.269404 W | 130.15 | |
| 1940 | H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial (Swinging) | Riverside, Illinois, USA | Des Plaines River | 41.826083 N 87.8176 W | 64.01 | Images |
| 1940 | Hawkins Bar | Trinity Village and Hawkins Bar, California, USA | Trinity River | | | |
| 1940 | Karangarua River | West Coast, New Zealand | Karangarua River | 43.575031 S 169.805960 E | 130 | Images |
| 1940 | Nolan Toll | Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA | Tug Fork River | 37.73986 N 82.33125 W | | Images |
| 1940 | Orleans | Orleans, California, USA | Klamath River | | | Images |
| 1940 | Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) | Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA | Puget Sound | 47.267015 N 122.548462 W | 853.44 | Images |
| 1940 | Tutoko | Milford Sound, New Zealand | Tutoko River - Fiordland National Park | 44.677972 S 167.963186 E | | Images |
| 1941 | Belleperche | Cordes-Tolosannes, Tarn-et-Garonne, France | Garonne River | 43.995616 N 1.125695 E | 150 | |
| 1941 | Carennac | Carennac, Lot, France | Dordogne River | 44.915186 N 1.743939 E | 134 | Images |
| 1941 | Ebro | Zaragoza, Spain | Ebro River | 41.658694 N 0.881194 W | | Images |
| 1941 | Haggard Ford | Harrison vicinity, Arkansas, USA | Bear Creek | 36.3458 N 93.1305 W | 48.77 | Images |
| 1941 | Rangiport | Épône and Gargenville, Yvelines, France | Seine River - Île de Rangiport | 48.971502 N 1.808905 E | | Images |
| 1941 | Rodenkirchen (Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen) | Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Rhine River | 50.898518 N 6.989139 E | | |
| 1941 | Saint-Denis-de-Pile | Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France | Isle River | 44.993221 N 0.207261 W | | Images |
| 1942 | Cuscatlán (Rio Lempa) | San Vicente and Usulután, El Salvador | Rio Lempa | 13.616536 N 88.563753 W | | Images |
| 1942 | Margaret | Munnar, Kerala, India | Muthirapuzha River | 10.078807 N 77.063246 E | | |
| 1942 | Shimian | Shimian County (石棉县), Ya'an (雅安市), Sichuan, China | Dadu River | 29.241472 N 102.356167 E | 105 | |
| 1942 | Storforshei | Storforshei, Rana, Nordland, Norway | Ranelva | 66.40420 N 14.50999 E | | |
| 1942 | Trolljuv | Rafdal, Markhus vicinity, Etne, Vestland, Norway | Trollajuvet - Åkrafjorden | 59.785424 N 6.158266 E | 66 | Images |
| 1943 | Izeron | Izeron and Saint-Sauveur, Isère, France | Isère River | 45.154525 N 5.364199 E | 166 | |
| 1943 | Peace River | Taylor, British Columbia, Canada | Peace River | 56.138123 N 120.674371 W | 609.6 | Images |
| 1943 | Sheep (Red Point Sheep, Verde River Sheep) | Sheep Crossing (Cave Creek vicinity), Arizona, USA | Verde River | 34.077674 N 111.707743 W | 145.08 | Images |
| 1943 | Swinging | Allison, Arkansas, USA | South Sylamore Creek | 35.935874 N 92.121329 W | | |
| 1943 | Tynset | Tynset, Innlandet, Norway | Glomma | 62.28051 N 10.77184 E | 130 | |
| 1944 | Canol (Ross River) | Ross River, Yukon, Canada | Ross River | 61.98769 N 132.44722 W | 182.88 | Images |
| 1944 | Fossum | Askim and Spydeberg, Østfold, Norway | Glomma | 59.60155 N 11.09936 E | 84 | Images |
| 1944 | Liard River | Liard River Hot Springs vicinity, British Columbia, Canada | Liard River | 59.41312 N 126.09541 W | | Images |
| 1945 | Aiguilly | Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France | Loire River | | 135 | |
| 1945 | Ölfusá | Selfoss, Iceland | Ölfusá River | 63.938889 N 21.004853 W | | |
| 1945 | College (Collège) | Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France | Rhône River | 45.765661 N 4.840563 E | 109.7 | Images |
| 1945 | Saint-Esprit | Pont-Saint-Esprit, Gard and Mondragon, Vaucluse, France | Rhône River | 44.258917 N 4.650833 E | | Images |
| 1945 | Triel-sur-Seine | Triel-sur-Seine and Vernouillet, Yvelines, France | Seine River | 48.978374 N 2.001012 E | | Images |
| 1945 | TVA Apalachia | Reliance vicinity, Tennessee, USA | Hiwassee River | 35.18269 N 84.43894 W | 120.4 | Images |
| 1946 | Alta | Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway | Altaelva | 69.968215 N 23.375254 E | | |
| 1946 | Boran | Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France | Oise River | 49.168337 N 2.366662 E | | |
| 1946 | Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France | Loire River | 47.8581 N 2.22345 E | 59.5 | Images |
| 1946 | Doveridge | Doveridge, England, United Kingdom | River Dove | 52.903057 N 1.836045 W | | Images |
| 1946 | Halfter | Halft, Eitorf vicinity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Sieg River | 50.77129 N 7.47618 E | 75 | Images |
| 1946 | Monkey | Yunnan, China | | | 43.54 | |
| 1946 | Senkiw | Franklin, Manitoba, Canada | Roseau River | 49.198470 N 96.882782 W | | |
| 1947 | (footbridge) | Driva, Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway | Driva River | 62.53715 N 9.61297 E | 57.5 | |
| 1947 | (footbridge) | Krzyżanowice, Proszówki vicinity, Poland | Raba | 50.008323 N 20.434253 E | | |
| 1947 | Grésin | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine vicinity, Ain and Haute-Savoie, France | Rhône River | 46.085407 N 5.861124 E | | |
| 1947 | Hal Adams | Mayo vicinity and Luraville, Florida, USA | Suwannee River | 30.099 N 83.1715 W | 128.02 | Images |
| 1947 | Jean Jacquet (Jacquet) | Rivesaltes, Pyrénées-Orientales, France | Agly River | 42.771912 N 2.871446 E | | Images |
| 1947 | Les Andelys | Les Andelys, Eure, France | Seine River | 49.236625 N 1.398946 E | 146 | Images |
| 1947 | Lumberville-Raven Rock (Bulls Island) | Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA | Delaware River | 40.407017 N 75.038183 W | | Images |
| 1947 | Mitchell County Bridge 223 | Red Hill vicinity, North Carolina, USA | Big Rock Creek | 36.04363 N 82.22528 W | 28.19 | Images |
| 1947 | Rideau Park | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Elbow River - Wood's Park-Elbow Island Park | 51.02491 N 114.0781 W | | Images |
| 1948 | (footbridge) | Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA | South Chickamauga Creek - Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary | 34.99694 N 85.18442 W | | |
| 1948 | (suspension bridge) | Awa, Nigeria and Ekok, Cameroon | Cross River | 5.811633 N 8.847657 E | 102 | |
| 1948 | Alta | Alta, Troms og Finnmark, Norway | Altaelva | 69.968701 N 23.374410 E | | Images |
| 1948 | Chalonnes | Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France | Loire River | 47.354367 N 0.761583 W | 109.65 | Images |
| 1948 | Ennery | Ennery and Hauconcourt, Maizières-lès-Metz vicinity, Moselle, France | Moselle/Mosel River | 49.223593 N 6.197988 E | | Images |
| 1948 | Gennes | Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France | Loire River | 47.345283 N 0.230567 W | | Images |
| 1948 | Jicheng (Huiren, Dongfeng) | Baoshan and Tengchong, Yunnan, China | Nujiang | 24.986196 N 98.872567 E | 140 | |
| 1948 | Kapaia | Kapaia, Hawaii, USA | Hanamaulu Stream | 21.990740 N 159.364568 W | | Images |
| 1948 | Keikyän (Keikyä) | Niemenmäki, Finland | Kokemäenjoki | 61.278435 N 22.704704 E | 79 | |
| 1948 | Les Rosiers-sur-Loire | Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France | Loire River | 47.348533 N 0.2277 W | | Images |
| 1948 | Luitpoldbrücke | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | Danube River | 48.5756 N 13.4716 E | | Images |
| 1948 | Meung-sur-Loire | Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France | Loire River | 47.822517 N 1.7026 E | 74 | Images |
| 1948 | Tana | Tana, Troms og Finnmark, Norway | Tana | 70.199153 N 28.199913 E | 194 | Images |
| 1948 | Victoria | San Ramón, Peru | Rio Tarma | 11.119570 S 75.367177 W | | |
| 1948 | Wolffs Road | West Eyreton, North Canterbury, New Zealand | Eyre River N. Branch | 43.336539 S 172.291641 E | 76 | |
| 1949 | (footbridge) | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | University of Minnesota | | | |
| 1949 | (footbridge) | Valence, Drôme and Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France | Rhône River | 44.931773 N 4.883700 E | | Images |
| 1949 | (pipeline bridge) | Purcell vicinity, Oklahoma, USA | Canadian River | | | |
| 1949 | Åbacka | Åbacka, Finland | Perhonjoki | 63.732500 N 23.312316 E | | |
| 1949 | Beaver | Beaver, Arkansas, USA | White River - Table Rock Reservoir | 36.4708 N 93.76856 W | 95.1 | Images |
| 1949 | Brandval | Brandval, Innlandet, Norway | Glomma | 60.31928 N 12.01030 E | 187 | |
| 1949 | Foss | Tveit, Kristiansand, Agder, Norway | Tovdalselva | 58.259667 N 8.159376 E | 65.5 | |
| 1949 | Hawkesworth | San Ignacio and Santa Elena, Belize | Macal River | 17.156828 N 89.068307 W | | |
| 1949 | Higden | Higden vicinity, Arkansas, USA | Little Red River | | | |
| 1949 | Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger, Innlandet, Norway | Glomma | 60.18934 N 11.99692 E | 104 | Images |
| 1949 | Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, Oise, France | Oise River | 49.352884 N 2.767171 E | 65 | |
| 1949 | Montjean-sur-Loire | Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France | Loire River | 47.393783 N 0.859783 W | | Images |
| 1949 | Volonne | Volonne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | Durance River | 44.108633 N 6.00785 E | | Images |
| 1949 | Wehlen | Wehlen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | Moselle/Mosel River | 49.943276 N 7.045824 E | 132 | Images |
| | (footbridge) | Injoux-Génissiat, Ain and Franclens, Haute-Savoie, France | Rhône River - Barrage de Génissiat | 46.050202 N 5.811581 E | | Images |
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.