Inventory Search Results
3 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: BLD. All 3 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: BLD. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1883: Brooklyn
New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA - East River
| 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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- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1869 Clifton (Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Next to 1909 Manhattan - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Near 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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1937: Golden Gate
San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA - San Francisco Bay
| 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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- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1964 Verrazzano Narrows (Verrazano Narrows) - Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA.
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1957: Mackinac
St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan, USA - Straits of Mackinac
| 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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