Suspension Bridges of Belgium
This is a list of all 22 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Belgium. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1824: Wissekerke
Bazel, Belgium
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1681 (added 2005-03-26) |
| Year Completed: | 1824 |
| Name: | Wissekerke |
| Location: | Bazel, Belgium |
| At or Near Feature: | Wissekerke Castle |
| Coordinates: | 51.145383 N 4.302667 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Jean-Baptiste Vifquain |
| References: | IBB, ISFF |
| Status: | Closed, 1990 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 23.11 meters (75.8 feet) |
| Deck width: | 1.9 |
External Links:
1826: Vermontois
Péruwelz, Belgium - Pommerœul-Antoing Canal
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6629 (added 2021-09-07) |
| Year Completed: | 1826 |
| Name: | Vermontois |
| Location: | Péruwelz, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Pommerœul-Antoing Canal |
| Principals: | Pierre Simons |
| References: | IBB |
| Status: | Replaced, 1866 |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 36.7 meters (120.4 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- IBB: Replaced in 1866. Multiple figures exist for main span length: 36.4, 36.7, and 40 meters.
1841: Oban
Lavacherie, Sainte-Ode, Belgium - Ourthe River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 5577 (added 2020-12-20) |
| Year Completed: | 1841 |
| Name: | Oban |
| Location: | Lavacherie, Sainte-Ode, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Ourthe River |
| Coordinates: | 50.062789 N 5.507661 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Destroyed, December, 1944 |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 14 meters (45.9 feet) |
External Links:
1842: Aywaille
Aywaille, Wallonia, Belgium - Amblève River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6630 (added 2021-09-07) |
| Year Completed: | 1842 |
| Name: | Aywaille |
| Location: | Aywaille, Wallonia, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Amblève River |
| References: | IBB |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Replaced, 1934 |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 50 meters (164 feet) estimated |
1843: Seraing
Seraing, Liège vicinity, Belgium - Meuse River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6550 (added 2021-08-29) |
| Year Completed: | 1843 |
| Name: | Seraing |
| Location: | Seraing, Liège vicinity, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Meuse River |
| Coordinates: | 50.616960 N 5.509567 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Hubert Brialmont, John Cockerill & Cie |
| References: | AAJ, IBB, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed, 1905 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 105 meters (344.5 feet) |
External Links:
1852: Vennes
Liège, Belgium - Meuse Dérivation
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2319 (added 2007-05-05) |
| Year Completed: | 1852 |
| Name: | Vennes |
| Also Known As: | Boverie, Englebert |
| Location: | Liège, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Meuse Dérivation |
| Coordinates: | 50.62959 N 5.57801 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | IBB |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed, 1905 or 1906 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Adjacent replacement completed in 1903. The suspension bridge was still standing at the time of the world's fair (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège) held in Liège in 1905.
- IBB: Precise construction date unknown, but was in time frame 1852-1864. Other sources cite 1852.
- Coordinates refer to the current Vennes Bridge. This is the approximate location of the removed suspension bridge.
External Links:
- Le Pont Suspendu de la Boverie sur la Dérivation de la Meuse à Liège. Main page: Les ponts metalliques historiques belges.
- Pont des Vennes — Wikipédia
1869: Stadspark
Antwerp, Belgium
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2078 (added 2006-06-10) |
| Year Completed: | 1869 |
| Name: | Stadspark |
| Also Known As: | City Park |
| Location: | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 51.211054 N 4.414975 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Cail et Halot |
| References: | ISFF |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Main Span: | 1 x 27.5 meters (90.2 feet) |
| Deck width: | 3.5 |
Notes:
- Cables and deck replaced, 1976.
External Links:
1899: Hanssenspark
Vilvoorde, Belgium
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2079 (added 2006-06-10) |
| Year Completed: | 1899 |
| Name: | Hanssenspark |
| Location: | Vilvoorde, Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 50.924332 N 4.428762 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | ISFF |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Main Span: | 1 x 17.55 meters (57.6 feet) |
| Deck width: | 3.08 meters |
Notes:
- ISFF: Renovated in 1970s and again in 2000.
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4571 (added 2020-06-02) |
| Year Completed: | 1965 |
| Name: | Fraterstraat |
| Location: | Merelbeke, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Ringvaart |
| Coordinates: | 51.005227 N 3.760873 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway |
| Status: | Removed, c. 2021 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 56 meters (183.7 feet) estimated |
Notes:
- Replaced by a stayed or extradosed bridge at some point in the 2021-2022 time frame.
- Near (suspension bridge) - Merelbeke, East Flanders, Belgium.
External Links:
2005: Kanne
Kanne, Belgium - Albert Canal
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2136 (added 2006-10-28) |
| Year Completed: | 2005 |
| Name: | Kanne |
| Location: | Kanne, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Albert Canal |
| Coordinates: | 50.810612 N 5.671073 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
External Links:
2007: College
Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium - Leie River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 3333 (added 2019-12-07) |
| Year Completed: | 2007 |
| Name: | College |
| Location: | Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Leie River |
| Coordinates: | 50.833342 N 3.267162 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
External Links:
2016: La Belle Liégeoise
Liége, Belgium - Meuse River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6551 (added 2021-08-29) |
| Year Completed: | 2016 |
| Name: | La Belle Liégeoise |
| Location: | Liége, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Meuse River |
| At or Near Feature: | Parc de la Boverie |
| Coordinates: | 50.627863 N 5.573774 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 |
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7900 (added 2023-10-15) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| Crossing: | North Sea |
| Coordinates: | 51.342407 N 3.173718 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Temporary bridge built across the gap in the Zeebrugge Mole created during the Zeebrugge Raid (April 23, 1918). Presumably erected in 1918. Coordinates provided here are approximate.
(footbridge)
Zelzate, East Flanders, Belgium
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4584 (added 2020-06-05) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Zelzate, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 51.198797 N 3.814564 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | ISFF |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Derelict (last checked: 2006) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 8.25 meters (27.1 feet) |
| Deck width: | 1.5 meters |
Notes:
- ISFF: Built 1880-1885 in a private garden and noted (in 2006) the bridge was in poor condition.
External Links:
(suspension bridge)
Couvin, Belgium
(suspension bridge)
Evergem, Gent vicinity, East Flanders, Belgium - Westbekesluis
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4570 (added 2020-06-02) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Evergem, Gent vicinity, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Westbekesluis |
| Coordinates: | 51.087382 N 3.659881 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (three-lane), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 99.7 meters (327.1 feet) estimated |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4572 (added 2020-06-02) |
| Name: | (suspension bridge) |
| Location: | Merelbeke, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Ringvaart |
| Coordinates: | 51.007842 N 3.751466 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (three or more lanes), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 99 meters (324.8 feet) estimated |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
External Links:
Grimohaye
Limal, Wavre vicinity, Belgium
| Bridgemeister ID: | 6628 (added 2021-09-07) |
| Name: | Grimohaye |
| Also Known As: | Limal, Limale |
| Location: | Limal, Wavre vicinity, Belgium |
| At or Near Feature: | Limal Castle |
| References: | IBB |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
Notes:
- IBB: One of earliest known wire suspension bridges in Belgium. Bridge was in existence in 1830, presumably built in mid-to-late 1820s.
Kasteel Cortewalle
Cortewalle Castle, Beveren, Belgium
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1819 (added 2005-05-21) |
| Name: | Kasteel Cortewalle |
| Location: | Cortewalle Castle, Beveren, Belgium |
| Coordinates: | 51.21435 N 4.2651 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | ISFF |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 26.37 meters (86.5 feet) |
| Deck width: | 2.4 meters |
Notes:
- ISFF: Completed in time frame 1900-1905. Renovated, 1970, and again in 1991.
External Links:
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4569 (added 2020-06-02) |
| Name: | Speybrug |
| Location: | Lievegem, Gent vicinity, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Ringvaart |
| Coordinates: | 51.085412 N 3.658703 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 54.5 meters (178.8 feet) estimated |
Notes:
External Links:
Waggelbrug
Halle, Belgium - Canal Bruxelles Charleroi
| Bridgemeister ID: | 7484 (added 2022-12-28) |
| Name: | Waggelbrug |
| Also Known As: | Branlant |
| Location: | Halle, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Canal Bruxelles Charleroi |
| Coordinates: | 50.735462 N 4.241489 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Status: | Removed, 1930s |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
External Links:
- Klarabrug | Waterwegen en Zeekanaal. History of the canal bridges at this location.
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.