Note: Completion year and 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 |
1741 | Winch (Wynch) | Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom | River Tees - Low Force | | 21.34 | |
1820 | Union | Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | River Tweed | 55.75256 N 2.10677 W | 136.86 | Images |
1823 | Brighton Pier | Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom | | | 77.72 | Images |
1826 | (footbridge) | Milford, England, United Kingdom | River Derwent | 53.000982 N 1.479285 W | | |
1826 | Broughton (Gerald Road) | Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | River Irwell | | 44.35 | |
1826 | Warden (Hexham, West Boat) | Northumberland, England, United Kingdom | South Tyne River | 54.988277 N 2.141917 W | | Images |
1826 | Welney | Welney, England, United Kingdom | Hundred Foot River | | | Images |
1827 | Hammersmith | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | | 121.92 | Images |
1829 | Middleham | Middleham and Leyburn, England, United Kingdom | River Ure | 54.294316 N 1.818643 W | | Images |
1830 | Grosvenor | Bath, England, United Kingdom | River Avon | 51.393597 N 2.342445 W | 35.97 | Images |
1830 | Stockton Railway | Stockton on Tees, England, United Kingdom | River Tees | | 85.65 | |
1830 | Wynch (Winch) | Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom | River Tees | 54.646132 N 2.150488 W | | Images |
1831 | Scotswood (Chine) | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom | River Tyne | | 112.17 | Images |
1831 | Whorlton | Whorlton, Barnard Castle, England, United Kingdom | River Tees | 54.526243 N 1.836740 W | 53 | Images |
1832 | Marlow | Marlow, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.56735 N 0.773567 W | | Images |
1832 | Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth, England, United Kingdom | River Bure | | | |
1833 | Norfolk | Shoreham, England, United Kingdom | River Adur | | 86.56 | Images |
1836 | Horkstow | Horkstow, England, United Kingdom | River Ancholme | 53.65842 N 0.52837 W | 40.77 | Images |
1836 | Victoria | Bath, England, United Kingdom | River Avon | 51.38350 N 2.37327 W | 45.72 | Images |
1842 | (footbridge) | London, England, United Kingdom | Regent's Canal - Regent's Park | | 22.86 | Images |
1842 | (footbridge) | London, England, United Kingdom | Regent's Canal - Regent's Park | | 22.86 | Images |
1842 | (footbridge) | London, England, United Kingdom | Regent's Park | | 45.72 | Images |
1842 | (footbridge) | London, England, United Kingdom | Regent's Park | | | Images |
1842 | (footbridge) | London, England, United Kingdom | Regent's Park | | | Images |
1842 | (suspension bridge) | Frome, England, United Kingdom | River Frome | | | |
1842 | Wraysbury | Wraysbury, England, United Kingdom | | | 30.48 | |
1845 | Hungerford | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | | 206.04 | Images |
1845 | Stowell Park | Wilcot, England, United Kingdom | Kennet and Avon Canal | 51.35211 N 1.79251 W | | Images |
1848 | Shadwell | Shadwell, England, United Kingdom | Ropery Grounds at Sun Tavern Fields | | | |
1852 | Queens Park | Chester and Handbridge, England, United Kingdom | River Dee | | | Images |
1857 | Saint James's Park | London, England, United Kingdom | Saint James's Park | | | Images |
1858 | Chelsea (Victoria) | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames - Battersea Park | 51.485061 N 0.149897 W | 116.74 | |
1862 | (footbridge) | Greystead, England, United Kingdom | River North Tyne | 55.169017 N 2.353408 W | | |
1862 | Lambeth | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | | 81.69 | Images |
1864 | Clifton | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | River Avon | 51.45496 N 2.62781 W | 213.97 | Images |
1871 | Hunting | Shocklach Green vicinity, England, United Kingdom | River Dee | | 48.77 | |
1877 | Netherby | Kirksandrew-upon-Esk, Longtown vicinity, Cumbria and Netherby, England, United Kingdom | River Esk | 55.03855 N 2.95261 W | | Images |
1878 | Sedgwick (Low Park Woods, New Sedgwick) | Sedgwick and Sizergh, England, United Kingdom | River Kent | 54.281 N 2.7564 W | | Images |
1878 | Spider (Midge) | Crewe, England, United Kingdom | | | | |
1880 | Suspension Pier | Seaview, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom | | | | |
1885 | Hebden | Hebden, England, United Kingdom | River Wharfe | 54.057126 N 1.962584 W | | Images |
1886 | (footbridge) | Huttons Ambo, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | River Derwent | 54.09975 N 0.8311 W | 28.96 | Images |
1887 | (footbridge) | Offord, England, United Kingdom | Great Northern Railway track | | | |
1887 | Hammersmith | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.48845 N 0.23019 W | | Images |
1888 | Crathorne | Carthorne, England, United Kingdom | River Leven | | 16.76 | |
1889 | Stapenhill (Ferry) | Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom | River Trent | 52.79455 N 1.62607 W | 36.58 | Images |
1889 | Teddington | Teddington, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.42981 N 0.322517 W | | Images |
1890 | (footbridge) | Lincoln, England, United Kingdom | Great Northern Railway track | | 21.34 | |
1893 | Trentham | Trentham, England, United Kingdom | River Trent | | 21.34 | Images |
1894 | (footbridge) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | River Freshney | 53.570454 N 0.095989 W | 10.67 | |
1894 | (footbridge) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | River Freshney | 53.569623 N 0.094252 W | 15.24 | |
1894 | (footbridge) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | River Freshney | 53.568240 N 0.092003 W | 15.24 | |
1894 | Devil's Dyke Aerial Cableway | Fulking, Brighton vicinity, England, United Kingdom | Devil's Dyke | | | |
1894 | Tower | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.505837 N 0.075281 W | 82.3 | Images |
1895 | Sellack Boat | Sellack Boat, Ross on Wye, England, United Kingdom | River Wye | 51.948935 N 2.634423 W | 57.91 | Images |
1897 | (footbridge) | Addingham, England, United Kingdom | River Wharfe | | | |
1898 | Brinkburn | Morpeth, England, United Kingdom | River Coquet | 55.279751 N 1.819533 W | | |
1898 | Doveridge | Doveridge, England, United Kingdom | River Dove | 52.903130 N 1.836442 W | | Images |
1898 | Lowther (Keswick) | Keswick, England, United Kingdom | River Greta | | 27.43 | |
1898 | Victoria | Hereford, England, United Kingdom | River Wye | 52.051075 N 2.712197 W | 24.38 | Images |
1900 | Newquay | Newquay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | | 50.415743 N 5.082486 W | 30.48 | Images |
1903 | Sands (Hikey) | Swalwell, England, United Kingdom | River Derwent | 54.956267 N 1.6877 W | | Images |
1904 | Alum Chine | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | Alum Chine | 50.7143 N 1.90058 W | | Images |
1905 | Apley (Linley) | Apley Park, England, United Kingdom | River Severn | 52.581949 N 2.434328 W | | Images |
1905 | Widnes-Runcorn Transporter | Runcorn, England, United Kingdom | River Mersey, Manchester Ship Canal | | 304.8 | Images |
1906 | Wilford (Nottingham, Meadows, Welbeck) | West Bridgford, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom | River Trent | 52.933167 N 1.137967 W | 68.58 | Images |
1907 | Romney (Dockwray) | Kendal, England, United Kingdom | River Kent | 54.33595 N 2.74507 W | | Images |
1908 | Wardown Park | Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom | River Lea - Wardown Park | 51.89201 N 0.418833 W | | Images |
1910 | Castle | Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom | | | | Images |
1912 | Howley | Howley, Warrington, Cheshire and Latchford, England, United Kingdom | River Mersey - Victoria Park | 53.387333 N 2.57845 W | | Images |
1920 | Reeth Swing | Reeth vicinity, Swaledale, England, United Kingdom | River Swale | 54.385673 N 1.952474 W | | Images |
1922 | Porthill | Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom | River Severn | 52.708233 N 2.763083 W | | Images |
1923 | Queens Park | Chester and Handbridge, England, United Kingdom | River Dee | 53.18796 N 2.88421 W | 83.82 | Images |
1924 | Burrator Reservoir | Sheepstor, England, United Kingdom | Burrator Reservoir | | | |
1934 | (footbridge) | Ilkley, England, United Kingdom | River Wharfe | 53.93241 N 1.81483 W | | Images |
1935 | Gaol Ferry (Southville, St. Paul's, Coronation Road) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | River Avon-New Cut | 51.445871 N 2.599464 W | | Images |
1935 | Goyt Valley (Buxton) | Buxton, England, United Kingdom | River Goyt | | | Images |
1935 | Trews Weir (New Cricklepit) | Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom | River Exe | 50.71295 N 3.52333 W | | Images |
1937 | Chelsea | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.48438 N 0.14984 W | 107.29 | Images |
1939 | Thames Ditton Island | Thames Ditton, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.39303 N 0.33127 W | | Images |
1946 | Doveridge | Doveridge, England, United Kingdom | River Dove | 52.903057 N 1.836045 W | | Images |
1950 | Burgate | Burgate, Fordingbridge vicinity, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | River Avon | 50.938883 N 1.781117 W | | Images |
1951 | Dinckley | Dinckley, Lancashire and Hurst Green, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | River Ribble | 53.82456 N 2.4788 W | | Images |
1962 | Tamar | Devon and Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | Tamar River estuary | 50.40917 N 4.2033 W | 336.4 | Images |
1966 | Severn (First Severn Crossing) | Aust and Beachley, England, United Kingdom | River Severn | 51.610422 N 2.641658 W | 987.55 | Images |
1981 | Humber | Hull, Humberside, England, United Kingdom | Humber River | 53.70654 N 0.44997 W | 1,410 | Images |
1988 | Exeter Quay (Cricklepit) | Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom | | 50.71811 N 3.53233 W | | Images |
2000 | Millennium | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.50964 N 0.09856 W | | Images |
2001 | Halgavor | Bodmin, Cornwall and Lanhydrock, England, United Kingdom | A30 Highway | 50.4503 N 4.697267 W | 48 | |
2003 | A5 Nesscliffe Bypass | Nesscliffe, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom | A5 Roadway | 52.76524 N 2.91796 W | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Addingham, England, United Kingdom | River Wharfe | 53.94536 N 1.87446 W | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Churchtown, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | River Wyre | 53.877182 N 2.791870 W | | |
| (footbridge) | Esholt, Apperley Bridge vicinity, England, United Kingdom | River Aire | 53.84566 N 1.71667 W | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Eskdale, England, United Kingdom | River Esk | | | |
| (footbridge) | Holme, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom | Great Northern Railway track | 52.474283 N 0.237478 W | | |
| (footbridge) | Kingsland and Eyton, England, United Kingdom | River Lugg | 52.247378 N 2.785220 W | | |
| (footbridge) | Knipe, Bampton, England, United Kingdom | River Lowther | 54.566764 N 2.751081 W | | |
| (footbridge) | Portinscale vicinity and Keswick vicinity, England, United Kingdom | River Derwent | 54.60362 N 3.15692 W | | Images |
| (footbridge) | Studley, England, United Kingdom | | | | Images |
| (suspension bridge) | Durham, England, United Kingdom | | | | |
| (suspension bridge) | Ham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | River Tone | 51.022483 N 3.014533 W | | Images |
| (suspension bridge) | Painshill, Cobham, England, United Kingdom | | | | Images |
| Alnwick Castle | Alnwick, England, United Kingdom | Alnwick Garden | 55.414198 N 1.697342 W | | |
| Alnwick Castle | Alnwick, England, United Kingdom | Alnwick Garden | 55.414414 N 1.697201 W | | |
| Canford | Wimborne vicinity, Dorset, England, United Kingdom | River Stour | 50.78916 N 1.95831 W | | Images |
| Chain | Bampton, England, United Kingdom | River Exe | 50.977313 N 3.512944 W | | Images |
| Coronation | Stanhope, Durham, England, United Kingdom | River Wear | | | Images |
| Foy | Foy, England, United Kingdom | River Wye | 51.952822 N 2.576809 W | | Images |
| Gott's | Burley and Armley, England, United Kingdom | River Aire | | | |
| North Stoke | North Stoke, England, United Kingdom | River Arun | 50.88455 N 0.546417 W | | Images |
| North York Moors Railway | Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | Murk Esk | 54.435413 N 0.724709 W | | Images |
| Sparke Evans Park | St. Philips, England, United Kingdom | River Avon | 51.44485 N 2.56314 W | | Images |
| Swing | Braystones, England, United Kingdom | River Ehen | 54.435983 N 3.522433 W | | |
| Swing | Cotherstone, England, United Kingdom | River Tees | 54.577025 N 1.981017 W | | Images |
| Whitchurch | Whitchurch, England, United Kingdom | | 52.970522 N 2.671135 W | 36.4 | |
| Wynyard Hall | Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom | Wynyard Hall | 54.625667 N 1.353194 W | | |
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