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Bridgemeister ID: | 3 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1801 |
Name: | Jacob's Creek |
Also Known As: | Iron Bridge, Chain Bridge |
Location: | Iron Bridge, Mount Pleasant vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA |
Crossing: | Jacob's Creek |
Coordinates: | 40.112598 N 79.553186 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Judge James Finley |
References: | AAJ, ASB, BBR, BOB, BPL, CAB, DSE20000116, HBE, LAB, PTS2 |
Use: | Vehicular |
Status: | Removed, 1833 |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 21.3 meters (70 feet) |
Deck width: | 12.5 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 4 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1807 |
Name: | Chain |
Location: | Georgetown, District of Columbia and Virginia, USA |
Crossing: | Potomac River |
Coordinates: | 38.92959 N 77.11627 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | John Templeman |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BCW, CAB, DSE20000118, HBE, PTS2 |
Use: | Vehicular |
Status: | Destroyed, 1812 |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 39.2 meters (128.5 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 9 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1809 |
Name: | Schuylkill Falls |
Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Crossing: | Schuylkill River |
Principals: | John Templeman |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BPL, CAB, DSE20000118, HBE, PTS2 |
Status: | Removed |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 2 |
Main Spans: | 2 x 46.6 meters (153 feet) |
Deck width: | 18 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 14 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1810 |
Name: | Chain |
Also Known As: | Essex-Merrimack |
Location: | Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
Crossing: | Merrimack River |
At or Near Feature: | Deer Island |
Coordinates: | 42.833947 N 70.906811 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | John Templeman |
References: | AAJ, BBR, CAB, GBD, HBE, POPE, PTS2, RDH |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, light vehicles only) |
Status: | Replaced, 1909 |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 74.1 meters (243 feet) |
Deck width: | 30 feet (2 roadways of 15 feet) |
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"The chain Bridge lately thrown over the Merrimack, three miles above Newburyport, in the state of Massachusetts, is now in constant use. This Bridge consists of a single arc, two hundred and forty-four feet span. The abutments are of stone, forty-seven feet long, and thirty-seven high; the uprights, or framed work, which stand on the abutments, are thirty-five feet high, over which are suspended ten distinct chains, the ends of which on both sides of the river are buried deep in pits and secured by large stones: each chain is five hundred and sixteen feet long; and, where they pass over the uprights, they are treble, and made in short links, which is said to be more secure than saddles made of plates of iron. The four middle joists rest on the chains; all the rest are suspended to the main chains to equalize the floor. This Bridge has two passage-ways of fifteen feet in width each, and the floor is so solid as to admit of horses, carriages, etc. to travel at any speed, with very little perceptible motion of the floors. The railing is stout and strong, which adds much firmness to the floor. There are three chains in each range on each side, and four in the middle range: they are calculated to support nearly five hundred tons. From the surface of the water to the middle of the floor is forty feet; and from the top of the abutments to the top of the uprights is thirty-five feet high, making seventy-two feet. The magnitude and power of the abutments, the width and length of the floors, the elevation of the work, the evident powers of the chains, etc. all conspire to make it a wonderful work. Every expense attending it did not amount to twenty-five thousand dollars. The abutment being of stone, the uprights covered, and the chains painted to prevent rust, leaves nothing but the flooring to decay. This Bridge was constructed by John Templeman, Esq. of the district of Columbia, whose talents for the productions of such work, and the various improvements suggested and used by him, have been highly beneficial, and do him great credit."
"Newburyport, Feb 9. Disastrious [sic] Accident. - On Tuesday morning last, the Essex Merrimack Bridge gave way in the centre, from the parting of the chains that support it. On the Bridge, at the moment, was a loaded team, drawn by six oxen and two horses, driven by two men, Messrs. Garlton [sic] and Jackman, all of whom were precipitated, forty feet, into the river beneath. The teamsters preserved themselves by means of swimming, and the support of fragments of the bridge; the team were all of them except one of the horses, swept beneath the ice a few rods below, and drowned. Five of the ten chains which supported the Bridge, were snapped in different places, and now remain upholding the broken and shattered timber altogether as sad a wreck as we ever witnessed. At the moment of the crash, the light evolved from the friction of the chains resembled the the vivid streaming of a meteor. Various excuses are assigned for the accident, and none, with more probability, than the united effect of the incumbent pressure of the immense body of snow lying upon the bridge, and the frost which had contracted the particles of iron. These produced a tenseness in the chains, which was incapable of resisting the additional pressure of the loaded team, and the whole gave way. The estimated expense of repairing the breach is about 4000 dollars; and the Directors, as we understand, plan to set about it immediately. It will be built up as before. To those who have been losers by this accident the corporation intend to make generous inumeration. The traveling will be uninterrupted, as the solidity of the ice above the bridge forms a safe passage way - and for the conveyance of carriages and heavy baggage the proprietors have promptly provided suitable boats. If any aversion to chain bridges has been produced by this accident, we should be sorry, for ourselves we feel yet unshaken faith in their superior security. The misfortune in this case was no doubt owing to the causes above stated, and not to any defect in the construction of the bridge. Probably hundreds of individuals, including each sex and all ages, have visited the ruins of the bridge. They present a sad and melancholy appearance - crushed and broken timbers suspended by the massy chains, which hang lazily from the pyramidical abutments, while the beholder instinctly shrinks back in terror at the reflection of the situation of the two human beings who were precipitated into the abyss beneath. The preservation of these two men is almost miraculous. Although hurled down 40 feet amid crashing and falling timber, entangled with their cattle, they fell without receiving the least injury, and attained the shore, after being for nearly half an hour, immerse in water chilled to the freezing point. Mr. Jackman is far advanced in years - and suffered somewhat from the exposure to the cold. Mr. Carlton [sic], escaped unhurt. The Chain Bridge has been built for about fifteen years, the span is 220 feet. We believe this was the second or third Chain Bridge built in the United States; and this is probably the first that has met with a similar accident. We understand the proprieters of the Rooks Bridge intend to rebuild theirs as a Chain Bridge."
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Bridgemeister ID: | 373 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1820 |
Name: | Union |
Location: | Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | River Tweed |
Coordinates: | 55.75256 N 2.10677 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Sir Samuel Brown |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BC3, BEM, BOB, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2, SBR |
Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2023) |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 136.9 meters (449 feet) |
Deck width: | 18 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 375 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1822 |
Name: | (footbridge) |
Location: | Annonay, Ardèche, France |
Crossing: | Cance River |
Principals: | Marc Seguin, Camille Seguin, Jules Seguin, Paul Seguin, Charles Seguin |
References: | AAJ, BBR, GHD, LAB, TTSB |
Use: | Footbridge |
Status: | Removed |
Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 18 meters (59.1 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 378 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1825 |
Name: | Tain-Tournon |
Location: | Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain, Drôme, France |
Crossing: | Rhône River |
Principals: | Marc Seguin |
References: | AAJ, ASB, BBR, BPF, GHD, LAB, MOS, PTS2, TTSB |
Use: | Vehicular |
Status: | Removed, 1965 |
Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 2 |
Main Spans: | 2 x 85 meters (278.88 feet) |
Deck width: | 13.75 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 380 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1826 |
Name: | Conwy |
Also Known As: | Conway |
Location: | Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | River Conwy |
Coordinates: | 53.280476 N 3.823742 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Thomas Telford |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BC3, BCO, BEM, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2 |
Use: | Vehicular |
Status: | Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021) |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 99.7 meters (327 feet) |
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Details regarding the 1904 reinforcement project: "...It was therefore decided to renew all the suspension rods, and pins, and to fix steel cables above the suspension links, to supplement them so that the maximum stress in the links due to any possible travelling load should not exceed 5 tons per square inch. It was also decided to build a stiffening girder coupled to the suspension rod on each side of the bridge, and at the same time to widen the bridge by building a footway 6ft. wide outside the suspenders on the north side of the bridge."
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Bridgemeister ID: | 382 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1826 |
Name: | Menai Strait |
Location: | Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | Menai Strait |
Coordinates: | 53.221367 N 4.1646 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Thomas Telford |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BC3, BCO, BDU, BEM, BOU, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2 |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 176.5 meters (579 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 395 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1834 |
Name: | Zaehringen |
Also Known As: | Grand Pont Suspendu |
Location: | Fribourg, Switzerland |
Crossing: | Sarine River |
Principals: | Joseph Chaley |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BFL, HBE, LAB |
Use: | Vehicular |
Status: | Removed, 1920's |
Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 273.1 meters (896 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 24 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1842 |
Name: | Fairmount |
Also Known As: | Callowhill Street, Upper Ferry |
Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Crossing: | Schuylkill River |
Principals: | Charles Ellet |
References: | BBR, BOB, BPL, HBE, LAB, PTS2, WHSB |
Use: | Vehicular |
Status: | Replaced, 1875 |
Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 104.2 meters (342 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 400 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1845 |
Name: | Hungerford |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | River Thames |
Principals: | Isambard K. Brunel |
References: | BBR, BEM, BTH, HBE, PTS2 |
Use: | Footbridge |
Status: | Removed |
Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 206 meters (676 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 100.3 meters (329 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 32 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1849 |
Name: | Wheeling |
Also Known As: | Wheeling and Belmont |
Location: | Wheeling, West Virginia, USA |
Crossing: | Ohio River |
Coordinates: | 40.07167 N 80.72667 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Charles Ellet |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BC3, BOB, BPL, CEJ, COB, GBD, HBE, LAB, LACE, ONF, PTS2, RWS, WCC, WHSB |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, light vehicles only) |
Status: | Restricted to foot traffic, since September 2019 (last checked: 2020) |
Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 307.8 meters (1,010 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 51 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1855 |
Name: | Niagara Suspension |
Location: | Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Crossing: | Niagara River |
Principals: | John A. Roebling |
References: | AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BFL, BMA, BOB, BPL, HBE, LIR, NSB, ONF, PTS2, SA18810716, SJR |
Use: | Rail (heavy rail) and Vehicular (double-deck), with walkway |
Status: | Replaced, 1897 |
Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 250.3 meters (821.3 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 413 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1864 |
Name: | Clifton |
Location: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | River Avon |
Coordinates: | 51.45496 N 2.62781 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Isambard K. Brunel, P.W. Barlow, Hawkshaw |
References: | AOB, BBR, BC3, BEM, BMA, BOU, BRB, CTW, HBE, NTB, ONF, PTS2 |
Use: | Vehicular, with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 214 meters (702 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 89 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1883 |
Name: | Brooklyn |
Also Known As: | Great East River |
Location: | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Crossing: | East River |
Coordinates: | 40.706 N 73.99667 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | John A. Roebling, Washington A. Roebling |
References: | AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BBTS, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, BOB, BOU, BPL, COB, CTW, GB, GBD, HBE, LAB, LACE, NG198305, ONF, PTS2, SJR |
Use: | Rail (light rail) and Vehicular (major highway), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 486.3 meters (1,595.5 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 283.5 meters (930 feet) |
Deck width: | 85 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 111 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1903 |
Name: | Williamsburg |
Location: | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Crossing: | East River |
Coordinates: | 40.71355 N 73.97226 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | L.L. Buck |
References: | AAJ, BAAW, BAR, BBR, BPL, GBD, HBE, PTS2, SJR |
Use: | Rail (light rail) and Vehicular (major highway), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 487.7 meters (1,600 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 123 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1909 |
Name: | Manhattan |
Location: | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Crossing: | East River |
Coordinates: | 40.70667 N 73.99167 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | O.F. Nichols, Leon Moisseiff |
References: | AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BPL, GBD, HBE, LAB, PTS2, SA19050909, SJR |
Use: | Vehicular (double-deck) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 448.1 meters (1,470 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 221 meters (725 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 141 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1924 |
Name: | Bear Mountain |
Location: | Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA |
Crossing: | Hudson River |
Coordinates: | 41.32 N 73.985 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Howard C. Baird |
References: | AAJ, BAAW, BBR, CPW, PTS2, SJR |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 497.4 meters (1,632 feet) |
Deck width: | 48 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 145 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1926 |
Name: | Benjamin Franklin |
Also Known As: | Philadelphia-Camden |
Location: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA |
Crossing: | Delaware River |
Coordinates: | 39.95333 N 75.135 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Modjeski, Webster, Ball, Moiseff |
References: | AAJ, BBR, BFL, BONJ, BPL, DRB, GBD, PTL, PTS2, USS |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) and Rail (subway), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2007) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 533.4 meters (1,750 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 219.3 meters (719.5 feet) |
Deck width: | 125.5 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 437 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1926 |
Name: | Hercilio Luz |
Also Known As: | Florianopolis |
Location: | Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
Coordinates: | 27.59393 S 48.56619 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | David B. Steinman, Holton D. Robinson |
References: | AAJ, ADDS, BBR, PTS2, USS |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2011) |
Main Cables: | Eyebar (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 339.5 meters (1,113.75 feet) |
Deck width: | 37 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 169 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1931 |
Name: | George Washington |
Also Known As: | GWB |
Location: | New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA |
Crossing: | Hudson River |
Coordinates: | 40.85333 N 73.955 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | O.H. Ammann, Leon Moisseiff, Dana, Gilbert |
References: | AAJ, AOB, ARF, BBR, BC3, BFL, BMA, BONJ, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, ENR19270811a, ENR19270811b, ENR19290411c, GBD, LAB, LACE, PTS2, SIX, SJR |
Use: | Vehicular (double-deck), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,066.8 meters (3,500 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 198.1 meters (650 feet) |
Deck width: | 120 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 188 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1937 |
Name: | Golden Gate |
Location: | San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA |
Crossing: | San Francisco Bay |
Coordinates: | 37.82 N 122.47667 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Joseph B. Strauss, Leon Moisseiff, Charles A. Ellis, Irving F. Morrow |
References: | AAJ, AZB, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, GAT, GBD, GGB, LAB, SPG |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,280.2 meters (4,200 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 343 meters (1,125.41 feet) |
Deck width: | 80 feet |
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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) |
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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) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 198 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1940 |
Name: | Tacoma Narrows |
Also Known As: | Galloping Gertie |
Location: | Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA |
Crossing: | Puget Sound |
Coordinates: | 47.267015 N 122.548462 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Leon Moisseiff |
References: | AAJ, BAR, BBR, BFL, BMA, BPL, COB, CTT, GBD, IT1999F, SPW |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
Status: | Collapsed, 1940 |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 853.4 meters (2,800 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 335.3 meters (1,100 feet) |
Deck width: | 39 feet |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 455 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1941 |
Name: | Rodenkirchen |
Also Known As: | Rodenkirchener, Köln-Rodenkirchen |
Location: | Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Crossing: | Rhine River |
Coordinates: | 50.898518 N 6.989139 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Fritz Leonhardt, Paul Bonatz, Karl Schaechterle |
References: | BBR, BFL, BRU |
Use: | Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway |
Status: | Destroyed, January, 1945 |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Spans: | 3 |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 206 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1950 |
Name: | Tacoma Narrows |
Also Known As: | Sturdy Gertie, Second Tacoma Narrows |
Location: | Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA |
Crossing: | Puget Sound |
Coordinates: | 47.270540 N 122.552895 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Dexter R. Smith |
References: | BBR, BC3, BCO, BFL, COB, CTT, SPW |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 853.4 meters (2,800 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 335.3 meters (1,100 feet) |
Deck width: | 46f 8in |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 210 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1957 |
Name: | Mackinac |
Also Known As: | Mighty Mac |
Location: | St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA |
Crossing: | Straits of Mackinac |
Coordinates: | 45.820533 N 84.727667 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | David B. Steinman |
References: | ADDS, BBR, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, COB, GBD, LAB, MACB, MM, WOT |
Use: | Vehicular (four-lane) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,158.2 meters (3,800 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 548.6 meters (1,800 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 461 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1962 |
Name: | Tamar |
Location: | Devon and Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | Tamar River estuary |
Coordinates: | 50.40917 N 4.2033 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Mott, Hay and Anderson |
References: | AOB, BBR, NTB, WOT |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 336.4 meters (1,103.7 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 463 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1964 |
Name: | Forth Road |
Location: | Queensferry, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | Firth of Forth |
Coordinates: | 56.004020 N 3.404095 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
References: | BBR, BC3, BDU, BFL, FRB, NTB, WOT |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway), with walkway |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,006 meters (3,300.5 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 408 meters (1,338.6 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 219 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1964 |
Name: | Verrazzano Narrows |
Also Known As: | Verrazano Narrows |
Location: | Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA |
Crossing: | Verrazano Narrows |
Coordinates: | 40.60667 N 74.045 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Othmar H. Ammann, Whitney |
References: | BBR, BC3, BFL, BOU, COB, CTW, GBD, LAB, SIX, VNB |
Use: | Vehicular (double-deck) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,298.4 meters (4,260 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 464 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1966 |
Name: | 25 de Abril |
Also Known As: | Tagus, Salazar, April 25th |
Location: | Lisbon, Portugal |
Crossing: | Tagus River |
Coordinates: | 38.6968 N 9.179 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | David B. Steinman, Ray M. Boynton, et. al. |
References: | BAAW, BAR, BBR, BC3, BDU, BFL, BMA, CTW |
Use: | Rail and Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,012.9 meters (3,323 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 483.4 meters (1,586 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 465 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1966 |
Name: | Severn |
Also Known As: | First Severn Crossing |
Location: | Aust and Beachley, England, United Kingdom |
Crossing: | River Severn |
Coordinates: | 51.610422 N 2.641658 W |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
References: | AOB, BAAW, BBR, BDU, BFL, COB, NTB, SEV |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 987.6 meters (3,240 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 304.8 meters (1,000 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 480 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1984 |
Name: | Ohnaruto |
Also Known As: | Onaruto |
Location: | Awajishima, Hyogo and Naruto, Tokushima, Japan |
Crossing: | Naruto Strait |
Coordinates: | 34.238877 N 134.651243 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
References: | BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 876 meters (2,874 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 330 meters (1,082.7 feet) |
Deck width: | 34 meters |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 481 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1987 |
Name: | Kita Bisan-Seto |
Also Known As: | 北備讃瀬戸大橋 |
Location: | Yoshima Island and Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan |
Crossing: | Seto Inland Sea |
Coordinates: | 34.379065 N 133.820065 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
References: | BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) and Rail |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 990 meters (3,248 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 274 meters (899 feet) |
Deck width: | 35 meters upper deck, 30 meters lower deck |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 483 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1988 |
Name: | Fatih Sultan Mehmet |
Also Known As: | Bosporus II |
Location: | Istanbul, Türkiye |
Crossing: | Bosporus Strait |
Coordinates: | 41.091363 N 29.061628 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
References: | BBR, BDU |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2023) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,091.2 meters (3,580 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 485 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1988 |
Name: | Minami Bisan-Seto |
Also Known As: | 南備讃瀬戸大橋 |
Location: | Yoshima Island (与島) and Sakaide (坂出市), Kagawa, Japan |
Crossing: | Seto Inland Sea |
Coordinates: | 34.364167 N 133.825278 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
References: | BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) and Rail |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,100 meters (3,608.9 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 274 meters (899 feet) |
Deck width: | 35 meters upper deck, 30 meters lower deck |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 486 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1988 |
Name: | Shimotsui-Seto |
Also Known As: | 下津井瀬戸大橋 |
Location: | Kojima, Okayama and Hitsuishijima (櫃石島), Kagawa, Japan |
Crossing: | Seto Inland Sea |
Coordinates: | 34.431483 N 133.807833 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
References: | AOB, BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Main Span: | 1 x 940 meters (3,084 feet) |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 501 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1998 |
Name: | Akashi Kaikyo |
Also Known As: | 明石海峡大橋 |
Location: | Maiko, Tarumi-ward, Kobe and Matsuho, Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan |
Crossing: | Akashi Strait |
Coordinates: | 34.630617 N 135.0327 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority |
References: | BAR, BBR, BDU, CTW, PS199803, SA199712b |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2020) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,991 meters (6,532.2 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 960 meters (3,149.6 feet) |
Deck width: | 35.5 meters |
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Bridgemeister ID: | 502 (added before 2003) |
Year Completed: | 1998 |
Name: | Great Belt |
Also Known As: | Great Belt Fixed Link, Storebaelt, East, Storebælt, East Belt |
Location: | Korsør and Nyborg, Denmark |
Crossing: | Great Belt |
At or Near Feature: | Storebaelt |
Coordinates: | 55.342087 N 11.036430 E |
Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
Principals: | COINFRA |
References: | BAR, BBR, BC3, BDU, COB, CTW |
Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
Status: | In use (last checked: 2023) |
Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
Suspended Spans: | 3 |
Main Span: | 1 x 1,624 meters (5,328.1 feet) |
Side Spans: | 2 x 535 meters (1,755.2 feet) |
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