Suspension Bridges Crossing St. John River
This is a list of all 3 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing St. John River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1852: St. John
St. John, New Brunswick, Canada - St. John River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 37 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1852 |
| Name: | St. John |
| Location: | St. John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Crossing: | St. John River |
| Principals: | Edward Serrell |
| References: | AAJ, BPL, HBE, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Removed, 1915 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 195.1 meters (640 feet) |
Notes:
- Rebuilt 1857.
External Links:
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1860: Grand Falls
Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada - St. John River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 60 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1860 |
| Name: | Grand Falls |
| Location: | Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Crossing: | St. John River |
| Coordinates: | 47.050722 N 67.736611 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | James Tomlinson |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane) |
| Status: | Replaced, 1915 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 63.9 meters (209.75 feet) |
| Deck width: | 16 feet |
Notes:
- Out of use, 1912.
Image Sets:
Joe Long's
Fort Kent, Maine, USA and Clair, New Brunswick, Canada - St. John River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 252 (added before 2003) |
| Name: | Joe Long's |
| Also Known As: | Joe Lange's |
| Location: | Fort Kent, Maine, USA and Clair, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Crossing: | St. John River |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Main Spans: | 3 |
Notes:
- The bridge had at least three suspended spans, but likely more. Some sources attribute the bridge to a "Joe Long" and some to "Joe Lange". The 1905 Maine State Legislature proposed an act to authorize a "Joseph Long" to build a toll footbridge at Fort Kent.
External Links:
- Facebook. Several images of the bridge. Text states the bridge was built in the 1930s, but it may have actually been built several years earlier.
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