This is a list of all 76 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory completed in the decade 1970-1979. 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 |
1970 | A. Murray Mackay | Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada | Halifax Harbour | 44.67737 N 63.61219 W | | |
1970 | Cangas del Narcea | Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain | | 43.176488 N 6.552357 W | | Images |
1970 | Chaijiatai | Chaijiatai (柴家台村), Xigu District (西固区), Lanzhou (兰州市), Gansu, China | Yellow River | 36.115444 N 103.563389 E | 150 | |
1970 | Jacob Alfredo Emmendöerfer | Vila Baependi, Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Rio Itapocu | 26.487872 S 49.073418 W | | |
1970 | Jingyun | Midu and Lincang, Yunnan, China | Lancang River | | 80 | |
1970 | New Little Belt (New Lillebaelt, Nye Lillebæltsbro) | Jutland and Funen, Denmark | Little Belt | 55.518516 N 9.750336 E | 600 | Images |
1970 | Pierre Laporte | Quebec City and Levis, Quebec, Canada | St. Lawrence River | 46.741717 N 71.288333 W | 667.5 | Images |
1970 | Pingbaodiao (Pingpu) | Pingbaoxiang (平堡镇), Jingyuan (靖远县), Baiyin (白银市), Gansu, China | Yellow River | 36.416917 N 104.388250 E | 133 | |
1970 | Tjønntveit | Bø, Vestfold Og Telemark, Norway | Bøelva | 59.408794 N 8.959626 E | 60 | |
1971 | Bjarne Ness Memorial | Fort Ransom, North Dakota, USA | Sheyenne River | 46.51907 N 97.92599 W | 44.2 | Images |
1971 | Castle | Ida Grove, Iowa, USA | Odebolt Creek - Ida Grove Golf and Country Club | 42.343539 N 95.458580 W | | Images |
1971 | Dent | Orofino vicinity, Idaho, USA | Dworshak Reservoir | 46.605 N 116.179 W | 320.04 | Images |
1971 | General De División Jose Cornelio Muñoz | Bruzual, Apure and Barinas, Venezuela | Rio Apure | 8.053919 N 69.333121 W | 260 | |
1971 | Revøysund | Lundegard and Revøy, Norway | Revøysundet | 58.032413 N 7.014400 E | 120 | |
1971 | Save River | Save, Mozambique | Save River | 21.135212 S 34.565829 E | 210 | Images |
1971 | Shichuan | Shichuanzhen (什川镇), Gaolan County (皋兰县), Lanzhou (兰州市), Gansu, China | Yellow River | 36.151222 N 103.993583 E | 124 | |
1971 | Sotra | Bergen and Fjell, Hordaland, Norway | Knarreviksundet | 60.372652 N 5.167047 E | 468 | Images |
1971 | Xiangyang | Liuku (六库镇), Lushui (泸水市), Nujiang Lisu (怒江傈僳族自治州), Yunnan, China | Nujiang | 25.851408 N 98.852680 E | 131.4 | |
1972 | Pênsil | Bairro Trezidela, Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil | Rio Grajaú | 5.818106 S 46.144946 W | | |
1972 | Skjomen | Narvik, Nordland, Norway | Skjomen | 68.370865 N 17.241603 E | 525 | Images |
1973 | (footbridge) | Lincoln, Illinois, USA | Kickapoo Creek - Kickapoo Creek County Park | 40.17338 N 89.37623 W | | |
1973 | (footbridge) | Newtown, Wales, United Kingdom | River Severn - Dolerw Park | 52.514964 N 3.319958 W | | |
1973 | Ben Tat | Truong Son, Vietnam | Ben Hai River | 16.955355 N 106.951413 E | 150 | |
1973 | Bosporus (Bogaziçi, 15 July Martyrs, First, Bosphorus) | Istanbul, Türkiye | Bosporus Strait | 41.046655 N 29.033788 E | 1,073.81 | |
1973 | Cikai | Gongshan County, Yunnan, China | | | 117 | |
1973 | Kanmon (関門橋, Kanmonkyō) | Shimonoseki (下関市), Yamaguchi and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City ( 北九州市), Fukuoka, Japan | Kanmon Straits | 33.961829 N 130.958562 E | 712 | Images |
1973 | Kjærfjord | Kjerstad, Tjeldsund, Troms og Finnmark, Norway | Kjærfjordstraumen | 68.445834 N 16.157278 E | 115 | |
1973 | Nam-Hae (Namhae) | Noryang and Namhae, South Korea | | 34.944605 N 127.871978 E | 404 | Images |
1973 | Samora Michel (Tete) | Tete and Moatize, Mozambique | Zambezi River | 16.154794 S 33.593791 E | | Images |
1973 | William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial II (Chesapeake Bay) | Sandy Point, Maryland, USA | Chesapeake Bay | 38.994433 N 76.381929 W | 487.68 | Images |
1973 | Yumenkou | Hancheng (韩城市), Weinan (渭南市), Shaanxi and Yumenkou (禹门口), Hejin (河津市), Yuncheng (运城市), Shanxi, China | Yellow River | 35.659472 N 110.598778 E | 144 | |
1974 | (footbridge) | Hayfork, California, USA | Hayfork Creek - Bar 717 Ranch | 40.628631 N 123.371112 W | | |
1974 | (pipeline bridge) | Kelif vicinity, Turkmenistan and Keleft, Afghanistan | Amu Darya | 37.345302 N 66.260926 E | 660 | |
1974 | Mestachibo | Beaupré, Quebec, Canada | Sainte-Anne River - Canyon Sainte-Anne | 47.07486 N 70.87540 W | 63 | |
1974 | Slattum-Hewett | Fort Ransom vicinity, North Dakota, USA | Sheyenne River | 46.56435 N 97.90429 W | 38.1 | Images |
1975 | (pipeline bridge) | Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA | Wax Lake Outlet | 29.693867 N 91.374017 W | 243.84 | Images |
1975 | (suspension bridge) | Dong vicinity, Savannakhet, Laos | Nam Sepon | 16.625873 N 106.418546 E | | |
1975 | Hang Tom (Shrimp Cave) | Lai Chau, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam | Da River | 22.078645 N 103.173458 E | 140 | |
1975 | Khaneyatal | Mohanyal (मोहन्याल) and Dhanglagau (धङलगौ), Nepal | Thuli Gad | 28.935397 N 80.909157 E | 200.4 | |
1975 | Kjellingstraum | Kjøpstad vicinity, Nordland, Norway | | 67.078325 N 14.302455 E | 260 | |
1975 | Mayoc | Mayoc, Peru | Mantaro River | 12.813461 S 74.385250 W | | |
1975 | Stádlecký (Stádleck) | Stádlec, Czechia | Lužnice | 49.367400 N 14.514700 E | | |
1975 | Tanana River | Big Delta vicinity, Alaska, USA | Tanana River | 64.15766 N 145.84964 W | 365.76 | Images |
1975 | Tofterøy | Berge, Øygarden, Vestland, Norway | Austefjorden | 60.205563 N 5.071923 E | 143 | |
1975 | Zabia Kladka | Wroclaw, Poland | Oder River | 51.117363 N 17.037060 E | 52 | |
1976 | (footbridge) | Alexeyevka, Belgorod Oblast, Russia | Reka Tikhaya Sosna | 50.629171 N 38.684831 E | 80 | |
1976 | (footbridge) | Brest, Belarus | Mukhovets River | 52.084229 N 23.668432 E | 86 | |
1976 | (footbridge) | Lampasas, Texas, USA | Sulphur Creek | 31.05598 N 98.18108 W | 19.81 | Images |
1976 | (pipeline bridge) | Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA | Wax Lake Outlet | 29.693233 N 91.3743 W | 243.84 | Images |
1976 | (pipeline bridge) | Calumet vicinity, Louisiana, USA | Wax Lake Outlet | 29.691483 N 91.37495 W | 243.84 | Images |
1976 | Cheewhat River | British Columbia, Canada | Cheewhat River - West Coast Trail | 48.663340 N 124.811974 W | | |
1976 | Kiwanis Club Bicentennial | Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA | Rock Creek | 34.508043 N 96.974723 W | | |
1976 | Randøy | Hjelmeland, Rogaland, Norway | Olesundet | 59.218697 N 6.097401 E | 202 | |
1976 | Rosenstein | Stuttgart, Germany | | 48.798233 N 9.20955 E | 57.1 | Images |
1977 | (suspension bridge) | Mariano Dámaso Beraun District, Peru | Monzon River | 9.324963 S 76.029128 W | | |
1977 | (suspension bridge) | Puerto Pizana, Peru | Huallaga River | 8.008642 S 76.649672 W | | |
1977 | (suspension bridge) | Tocache, Peru | Huallaga River | 8.186801 S 76.507317 W | 219.6 | |
1977 | Cunyac | Estrella, Peru | Apurimac River | 13.562583 S 72.575156 W | | |
1977 | Dry River | Bretton Woods vicinity, New Hampshire, USA | Dry River - Dry River Trail, Dry River Wilderness | 44.177914 N 71.351531 W | 30.48 | Images |
1977 | Herrería | La Merced and Chunchuyacu, Peru | Rio Chanchamayo | 11.077142 S 75.329422 W | 150 | |
1977 | Hirado (平戸大橋) | Hirado, Nagasaki and Japan | Hiradoseto Strait | 33.356794 N 129.572374 E | 465.5 | Images |
1977 | Kvalsund | Kvalsund and Kvaløya, Troms og Finnmark, Norway | Kvalsundet | 70.51271 N 23.95136 E | 525 | |
1977 | Lokkarbrua (Lokkaren) | Ramsvika, Namsos, Trøndelag, Norway | Lokkarsundet | 64.507036 N 11.442759 E | 225 | |
1977 | Punta Arenas | Punta Arenas, Peru | Huallaga River | 7.529214 S 76.671460 W | | |
1977 | San Ramón | San Ramón, Peru | Rio Tulumayo | 11.125253 S 75.353022 W | 110 | |
1977 | Toccoa River (Swinging) | Dahlonega vicinity, Georgia, USA | Toccoa River - Benton MacKaye Trail | 34.736857 N 84.167320 W | 80.77 | |
1978 | (footbridge) | Avegno vicinity, Ticino, Switzerland | Maggia River - Valle Maggia | 46.215524 N 8.744706 E | 100 | Images |
1978 | (footbridge) | Kloster Ehrenstein vicinity, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | Wied River | 50.61750 N 7.45082 E | 30.1 | Images |
1978 | (footbridge) | Pontiac, Illinois, USA | Vermilion River - Humiston Riverside Park | 40.876867 N 88.63325 W | | Images |
1978 | Bernier | Bromptonville, Sherbrooke vicinity, Quebec, Canada | St. François River | | 66 | |
1978 | Klosowski | Walcz, Poland | Raduń Lake | 53.263965 N 16.431102 E | | |
1978 | Magapit | Magapit, Lallo vicinity, Cagayan, Philippines | Cagayan River | 18.122340 N 121.672697 E | | |
1979 | (pipeline bridge) | Saporoshje (Zaporizzja) vicinity, Ukraine | Dnieper River | 48.121897 N 35.068470 E | 720 | |
1979 | Alpa Corral (Colgante) | Alpa Corral, Córdoba, Argentina | Rio De las Barrancas | 32.692472 S 64.713583 W | | |
1979 | Lau Luhung | Gunung Meriah, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia | Lau Kalimjubang | 3.185974 N 98.701131 E | 130 | |
1979 | McNicoll | Beaupré, Quebec, Canada | Sainte-Anne River - Canyon Sainte-Anne | 47.07333 N 70.87749 W | 58 | |
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