Suspension Bridges Completed 1950-1959 (101-136 of 136)


This is a list of bridges 101 through 136 (of 136 total) from the suspension bridge inventory completed in the decade 1950-1959. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1957: Wolkenburg-Kaufungen

Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2256 (added 2007-04-18)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Wolkenburg-Kaufungen
Location:Wolkenburg, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:50.900368 N 12.677074 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1996
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1957: Yuanjiang

Yunnan, China - Yuanjiang
Bridgemeister ID:1284 (added 2004-03-16)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Yuanjiang
Also Known As:Yuanjiang Honghe
Location:Yunnan, China
Crossing:Yuanjiang
References:BCG, BYU
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 75.6 meters (248 feet)

1958: (footbridge)

Glanamman, Ammanford, Wales, United Kingdom - Amman River
Bridgemeister ID:1398 (added 2004-07-04)
Year Completed:1958
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Glanamman, Ammanford, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:Amman River
Coordinates:51.8007 N 3.95425 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Allan Agate writes: "I was the Project Engineer for this footbridge and can therefore confirm it was designed and built by David Rowell Ltd and almost certainly the last suspension bridge they built. It was a hybrid of earlier bridges making use of new bolted hot rolled sections instead of riveted composite tower construction. The date was about 1962/3." I am not sure of the provenance of the 1958 date associated with this bridge and I don't have reason to question Mr. Agate's recollection of the bridge completed a few years later.
Photo by Brian Duguid Photo by Dave Cooper

1958: (footbridge)

Santa Rosa del Valle de Calamuchita, Cordoba, Argentina - Rio Santa Rosa
Bridgemeister ID:1211 (added 2004-02-07)
Year Completed:1958
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Santa Rosa del Valle de Calamuchita, Cordoba, Argentina
Crossing:Rio Santa Rosa
Coordinates:32.068913 S 64.541461 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

1958: (pipeline bridge)

Leoben, Austria - Mur River
Bridgemeister ID:3100 (added 2019-10-27)
Year Completed:1958
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Leoben, Austria
Crossing:Mur River
Coordinates:47.387642 N 15.104475 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet)

1958: (suspension bridge)

Mettlach, Saarland, Germany - Saar River
Bridgemeister ID:2213 (added 2007-02-11)
Year Completed:1958
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Mettlach, Saarland, Germany
Crossing:Saar River
Coordinates:49.49277 N 6.58867 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 108 meters (354.3 feet)
Deck width:12.1 meters between side rails, 12.3 meters total

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1958: Aamodt

Oslo, Norway - Akerselva
Bridgemeister ID:4518 (added 2020-05-03)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Aamodt
Also Known As:Åmot, Aamot
Location:Oslo, Norway
Crossing:Akerselva
Coordinates:59.92616 N 10.75325 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Eyebar
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 53 meters (173.9 feet)

Notes:

External Links:


1958: Alversund

Alversund, Lindås, Hordaland, Norway - Alverstraumen
Bridgemeister ID:3233 (added 2019-11-15)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Alversund
Location:Alversund, Lindås, Hordaland, Norway
Crossing:Alverstraumen
Coordinates:60.571032 N 5.229185 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 198 meters (649.6 feet)

External Links:


1958: Chacanto

Balsas, Amazonas and Oxamarca, Cajamarca, Peru - Marañón River
Bridgemeister ID:7241 (added 2022-07-16)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Chacanto
Location:Balsas, Amazonas and Oxamarca, Cajamarca, Peru
Crossing:Marañón River
Coordinates:6.844627 S 78.030167 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 78 meters (255.9 feet) estimated

1958: Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo

Daule, Ecuador - Rio Daule
Bridgemeister ID:5926 (added 2021-06-20)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Gonzalo Icaza Cornejo
Location:Daule, Ecuador
Crossing:Rio Daule
Coordinates:1.880776 S 80.001471 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 200 meters (656.2 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1958: Gustave Toursier

Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:1455 (added 2004-08-14)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Gustave Toursier
Location:Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:45.066638 N 4.840666 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
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 144 meters (472.4 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1958: Mtwapa

Mtwapa, Kenya - Mtwapa Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5846 (added 2021-05-13)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Mtwapa
Location:Mtwapa, Kenya
Crossing:Mtwapa Creek
Coordinates:3.955164 S 39.741735 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:H. Young and Co.
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1958: Nautesund

Nordagutu vicinity, Sauherad, Vestfold Og Telemark, Norway - Nautsund
Bridgemeister ID:4199 (added 2020-04-08)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Nautesund
Location:Nordagutu vicinity, Sauherad, Vestfold Og Telemark, Norway
Crossing:Nautsund
Coordinates:59.460214 N 9.313766 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:Demolished, 2009-2010
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 130 meters (426.5 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Bypassed 1986 and restricted to pedestrians and bicycles. Later demolished.

External Links:


1958: Padingin

Jaakolanranta, Finland - Kalajoki
Bridgemeister ID:7539 (added 2023-02-03)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Padingin
Location:Jaakolanranta, Finland
Crossing:Kalajoki
Coordinates:63.978596 N 24.778736 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 68.6 meters (225 feet) estimated

External Links:


1958: Sörnzig-Fischheim

Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2259 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Sörnzig-Fischheim
Location:Sörnzig and Fischheim, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:51.021455 N 12.790197 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1958: Stormyrbrua

Os, Innlandet, Norway - Glomma
Bridgemeister ID:3910 (added 2020-03-15)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Stormyrbrua
Location:Os, Innlandet, Norway
Crossing:Glomma
Coordinates:62.48435 N 11.17481 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82 meters (269 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Restored, 1995.

1958: Thierbach-Zinnberg

Thierbach, Penig and Zinnberg, Penig, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2246 (added 2007-03-28)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Thierbach-Zinnberg
Location:Thierbach, Penig and Zinnberg, Penig, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:50.917734 N 12.688116 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


1958: Three Nations Crossing

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and Massena, New York, USA - St. Lawrence River
Bridgemeister ID:325 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Three Nations Crossing
Also Known As:Cornwall-Massena International, Seaway International
Location:Cornwall, Ontario, Canada and Massena, New York, USA
Crossing:St. Lawrence River
Coordinates:44.989962 N 74.739913 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:STL
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Renamed "Three Nations Crossing" effective January 1, 2000 in recognition of the Mohawks of Akwesasne

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1958: Yachi River Iron Cable

Daguanzhen (大关镇) Qianxi (黔西县), Bijie (毕节市) and Xindianzhen (新店镇), Qingzhen (贵阳市), Guizhou, China - Yachi River
Bridgemeister ID:8449 (added 2024-03-10)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Yachi River Iron Cable
Location:Daguanzhen (大关镇) Qianxi (黔西县), Bijie (毕节市) and Xindianzhen (新店镇), Qingzhen (贵阳市), Guizhou, China
Crossing:Yachi River
Coordinates:26.861778 N 106.166722 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 112 meters (367.5 feet) estimated

External Links:


1958: Yuejin

Luzhangzhen (鲁掌镇), Lushui (泸水市), Nujiang Lisu (怒江傈僳族自治州), Yunnan, China - Nujiang
Bridgemeister ID:1236 (added 2004-02-15)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Yuejin
Location:Luzhangzhen (鲁掌镇), Lushui (泸水市), Nujiang Lisu (怒江傈僳族自治州), Yunnan, China
Crossing:Nujiang
Coordinates:25.942472 N 98.836250 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BYU
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 98.4 meters (322.8 feet)

External Links:


1958: Zassnitzer

Rochlitz and Zassnitz, Saxony, Germany - Zwickauer Mulde River
Bridgemeister ID:2077 (added 2006-06-10)
Year Completed:1958
Name:Zassnitzer
Also Known As:Rochlitz, Rochlitzer
Location:Rochlitz and Zassnitz, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zwickauer Mulde River
Coordinates:51.04447 N 12.79575 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 60.85 meters (199.6 feet)
Deck width:1.5 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1959: (footbridge)

Gornye Kliuchi (Горные Ключи), Primorsky Krai, Russia - Ussuri River
Bridgemeister ID:5239 (added 2020-10-25)
Year Completed:1959
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gornye Kliuchi (Горные Ключи), Primorsky Krai, Russia
Crossing:Ussuri River
Coordinates:45.243029 N 133.510776 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


1959: Cosne-sur-Loire

Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Cher, France - Loire River
Bridgemeister ID:1179 (added 2004-01-24)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Cosne-sur-Loire
Location:Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Cher, France
Crossing:Loire River
Coordinates:47.411367 N 2.921417 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 157 meters (515.1 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 63 meters (206.7 feet)
Deck width:9.5 meters

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1959: Glomdals

Elverum, Innlandet, Norway - Glomma
Bridgemeister ID:3927 (added 2020-03-20)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Glomdals
Location:Elverum, Innlandet, Norway
Crossing:Glomma
Coordinates:60.87215 N 11.55240 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 97 meters (318.2 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Connects the Glomdals Museum and Norwegian Forestry Museum's open-air museum crossing the Prestfossen waterfalls.

External Links:


1959: Mannswörth

Schwechat, Austria - Danube River
Bridgemeister ID:3101 (added 2019-10-27)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Mannswörth
Location:Schwechat, Austria
Crossing:Danube River
Coordinates:48.158084 N 16.516787 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 260 meters (853 feet)

External Links:


1959: Saint-Hubert

Port Saint-Hubert, Plouër-sur-Rance vicinity and La Ville-es-Nonais, Côtes-d'Armor, France - Rance River
Bridgemeister ID:1493 (added 2004-09-19)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Saint-Hubert
Location:Port Saint-Hubert, Plouër-sur-Rance vicinity and La Ville-es-Nonais, Côtes-d'Armor, France
Crossing:Rance River
Coordinates:48.535455 N 1.970929 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1959: Sandy Beach

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Elbow River
Bridgemeister ID:606 (added 2003-01-14)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Sandy Beach
Also Known As:River Park, Riverpark
Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Crossing:Elbow River
At or Near Feature:Sandy Beach Park
Coordinates:51.011984 N 114.092351 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, June 2013
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Photo by Kevin Evans Photo by David Denenberg

1959: Tancarville

Tancarville, Seine-Maritime and Marais-Vernier, Eure, France - Seine River
Bridgemeister ID:460 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Tancarville
Location:Tancarville, Seine-Maritime and Marais-Vernier, Eure, France
Crossing:Seine River
Coordinates:49.47 N 0.467267 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AOB, BPF
Use:Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 608 meters (1,994.8 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 176 meters (577.4 feet)
Deck width:12.5 meters

Notes:

  • Main cables replaced, 1999.

External Links:

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

1959: Vernaison

Vernaison and Solaize, Métropole de Lyon, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:1832 (added 2005-05-30)
Year Completed:1959
Name:Vernaison
Location:Vernaison and Solaize, Métropole de Lyon, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:45.645621 N 4.816518 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Postcards, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(footbridge)

East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand - Silver Stream
Bridgemeister ID:5238 (added 2020-10-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand
Crossing:Silver Stream
Coordinates:45.877880 S 170.299059 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, June, 2020 (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Damaged by flood, 2017, but remained open.
  • Believed to have been built in the 1950s.
  • May-June 2020: Declared unsafe and closed. Dunedin City Council announced plans to remove the bridge as "unsafe" causing complaints by local residents upset about the possible removal.

(footbridge)

Oberhoppen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany - Wied River
Bridgemeister ID:2209 (added 2007-02-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Oberhoppen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Crossing:Wied River
Coordinates:50.60500 N 7.38721 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 29.5 meters (96.8 feet)
Deck width:1.1 meters between side rails, 1.5 meters total

Notes:

  • Completed circa 1955.
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(footbridge)

Page Cutoff, Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Yellow Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2351 (added 2007-08-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Page Cutoff, Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Yellow Creek
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Built circa 1957. Damaged by flood, 1977. Partially repaired by December, 1977. Descriptions and photographs of the 1977 flood damage and repairs appear in the December 2 and 30, 1977 editions of the Daily News newspaper (Middlesboro, Kentucky).

(footbridge)

Siavonga, Zambia and Kariba, Zimbabwe - Zambezi River
Bridgemeister ID:8085 (added 2023-12-25)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Siavonga, Zambia and Kariba, Zimbabwe
Crossing:Zambezi River
At or Near Feature:Kariba Dam
Coordinates:16.521417 S 28.762750 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Likely a temporary bridge built for use during the construction of Kariba Dam (1955-1959).
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Asker, Viken, Norway - Bondivannet
Bridgemeister ID:4078 (added 2020-04-04)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Asker, Viken, Norway
Crossing:Bondivannet
Coordinates:59.820948 N 10.433874 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed, 2011-2012
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45 meters (147.6 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Built in late 1950s, closed in late 2000s, removed in 2011 or 2012.

(suspension bridge)

Rugholt, Gransherad, Notodden, Vestfold Og Telemark, Norway - Tinne
Bridgemeister ID:4205 (added 2020-04-08)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Rugholt, Gransherad, Notodden, Vestfold Og Telemark, Norway
Crossing:Tinne
Coordinates:59.692147 N 9.092868 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 64 meters (210 feet) estimated
Deck width:~2 meters

Notes:

  • Built at some point in time frame 1953-1956.

Arnevik

Arnevik, Arendal, Agder, Norway - Arneviksundet
Bridgemeister ID:4219 (added 2020-04-09)
Name:Arnevik
Location:Arnevik, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Crossing:Arneviksundet
Coordinates:58.526098 N 8.903179 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82 meters (269 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Likely built in 1950s and removed by 1985.


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