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• 2020, October 8: Added to National Register of Historic Places.
• 2021, January 6: Closed due to structural issues with the bridge's anchors.
• 2021, February 6: New inspection of the current issue ("loose cables"). Bridge is still closed.
• Near 1925 Mill Creek - Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA.

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH22042

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• 1980: Heavily damaged by fire. Rebuilt and reopened in 1983.
• Near Swing - Dala-Floda, Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Floda Kyrkälvbro

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• 1994: According to BRW, the bridge is closed due to cable corrosion

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• The Happy Pontist: Welsh Bridges: 11. Llanstephan Bridge

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• Rebuilt 1993.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20005690

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20035271

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20011096

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• Closed December 7, 1993 after a cable snapped.
• Replaced by 2018 Strandvoldbrua - Trysil, Innlandet, Norway.
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• Based on historical aerial images, removed at some point 1962-1975.
• Replaced 1903 Teigen (Vikvar) - Mebonden, Selbu, Trøndelag, Norway.
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• Coordinates indicate the approximate location of this bridge. GAP describes it as located where Nuggety Creek flows into the Buller. The current (as of the 2020s) Nuggety Creek Road crosses the Buller about one kilometer north of the coordinates.

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• AUB describes the Byers bridge: "This bridge, three spans of 567' each, one side span of 107', and a 16' roadway, had originally been built in 1914."
• 1935: Damaged by flood.
• 1938: Destroyed by flood.
• Replaced 1914 98th Meridian (Byers) - Byers, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA.
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• Rehabilitated, 1989.

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• Replaced 1844 Blagnac - Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France.
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• Rising Nepal Daily - Century-old suspension bridge on verge of collapse. Article dated April 29, 2025 detailing concerns about the condition of the bridge. "In lack of maintenance, the bridge has continued to deteriorate. About 15 years ago, when there was no other bridge over the Bheri River, most villagers from Jajarkot used this bridge to travel to cities like Nepalgunj, Surkhet and Kathmandu. Among the suspension bridges in western Nepal, the Matela bridge of Bheri Municipality-11 was once considered one of the strongest, but it is now falling apart."

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• J.W. Pigg (of Mitchell & Pigg, prominent Texas suspension bridge builders of the early 20th century) was reportedly involved in the construction of the bridge. Steinman gives a date of 1922, but newspaper articles from mid-1923 describe the plans as still under consideration. The bridge was likely completed in 1923 or 1924.
• A photograph of the bridge appears in the December 16, 1934 issue of The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) with caption: "This Old Bridge Is Doomed," sub-caption "Suspension Bridge on Highway 48 North of Ada," and a blurb: "This old bridge, known as the McKeown bridge, across the Canadian River between Ada and Konawa, is being condemned and will be rebuilt. It is a suspension bridge, one of the few in the state, but when the bridge is rebuilt it will be minus its 'suspenders.'"
• The November 12, 1936 edition of The Ada Evening News reports: "The old suspension, bridge across the river north ot Ada is being torn down, but no one knew just where it will be located when and if it is rebuilt. Konawa wants to build it west of the city of Konawa. Mr. Clark [division engineer for the state highway department] did not know if any provisions have yet been made for its erection."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011104

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20068207

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• The coordinates provided here indicate the likely location of the bridge pictured.

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• Facebook. Image of the bridge.
• Facebook. Image of the bridge.

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• Replaced 1852 Queens Park - Chester and Handbridge, England, United Kingdom.
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• Chesterwiki - Suspension Bridge. Interesting details about the bridge.

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• Originally constructed as a stayed bridge in 1905, rebuilt as a suspension bridge in 1923.
• Based on historic aerial images, removed between 1972 and 2005.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Bru over Vorma ved Svanfossen, flyfoto
• DigitaltMuseum - Svanfoss sett sørfra med bru bak

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• GAP: Built circa 1924. Destroyed by flood c.1971.
• Later at same location Matukituki River - Cattle Flat, West Wanaka, Wanaka vicinity, Otago, New Zealand.
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• Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 12 September 1970 | BRIDGE DOWN. Article dated September 11, 1970: "The single-span suspension bridge across the West Matukituki River, 13 miles from Wanaka, was blown away by gale-force winds yesterday afternoon, cutting the only road access to West Wanaka station, where 10 persons are now isolated."

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• Coordinates indicate likely location of this bridge, destroyed by flood debris at some point after 1974.

External Links:

• Uncle Harry's Bridge | My Grandfather's brother had a farm… | Flickr

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• GAP: completed circa 1924, in addition to "The Five Bridges" also spanning the Mangaheia

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• A postcard reads, "This historic forestry suspension bridge over the Rogue River was... constructed of steel carried piece by piece up-river from Gold Beach by the mail boats. This bridge was swept away by flood waters 100 feet over flood stage during December 1964."

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• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1926 Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.
• Near 2002 Popolopen (William J. Moreau Popolopen) - Fort Montgomery, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH26720
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000530

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• Large temporary bridge built to carry traffic across the reservoir while work was underway to raise Burrator Dam. Possibly completed 1925.

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• Long narrow footbridge with timber towers. Deck replaced, 1926.

External Links:

• Curry Hotel - Alaskarails.com. History of Curry Alaska.

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• Out of service, circa 1980. Subsequently removed.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Eikernsund bru i sundet mellom Fiskumvannet og Eikeren i Øvre Eiker
• DigitaltMuseum - Eikernsundet bru over sundet mellom Eikeren og Fiskumvannet i Øvre Eiker.
• DigitaltMuseum - Eikernsundet hengebru over sundet mellom Eikeren og Fiskumvannet i Øvre Eiker.

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• The Happy Pontist - Scottish Bridges: 48. Garbh Allt Shiel Bridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20021615

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• Original timber towers replaced, 1978.
• Similar to 1925 Mill Creek - Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA.
• Near 1925 Kliethermes (Brumley) - St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA.

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH22046

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• DigitaltMuseum - Hvål (Kvål) bru over Numedalslågen nær Komnes kirke, Kongsberg

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• Early Planning and Construction: 1922-1945 - Larry's River Footbridge Preservation Society. Blog post with several images of the site and bridge.
• Nova Scotia Archives - Clara Dennis Nova Scotia Archives 1981-541 no. 655. Image of Larry's River suspension bridge.
• Nova Scotia Archives - Clara Dennis Nova Scotia Archives 1981-541 no. 656. Image of Larry's River suspension bridge.
• Nova Scotia Archives - Clara Dennis Nova Scotia Archives 1981-541 no. 657. Image of Larry's River suspension bridge.

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• 1950: Reconstructed.
• 2024, August: Weight restrictions imposed due to concerns over the bridge's age and condition.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH34446
• Structurae - Structure ID 20019293

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• GAP: completed circa 1924. One of "The Five Bridges" that spanned the Mangaheia on the Tauwhareparae Road.

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• GAP: completed circa 1924. One of "The Five Bridges" that spanned the Mangaheia on the Tauwhareparae Road.

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• GAP: completed circa 1924. One of "The Five Bridges" that spanned the Mangaheia on the Tauwhareparae Road.

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• GAP: completed circa 1924. One of "The Five Bridges" that spanned the Mangaheia on the Tauwhareparae Road.

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• GAP: completed circa 1924. One of "The Five Bridges" that spanned the Mangaheia on the Tauwhareparae Road.

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• Legend has it the bridge was burned during a dispute. This likely occurred before 1955. Some sources suggest it occurred before or during 1950. The road that leads to the Texas side of the former crossing is "Burned Out Bridge Road." Follow the image of the derelict tower to see the remains of the bridge.
• AUB mentions: "In January 1924, a contract was entered into with Nocona Bridge Company for a bridge across Red River, nine miles north of Nocona, connecting Texas and Oklahoma. The plans called for a 700' span, 16' roadway, and the main cables to contain 1,000 No. 9 galvanized wires each. The building of this, [the Austin Bridge Company's] first complete cable bridge, and the experience gained therefrom helped to launch Austin Bridge Company into an interesting and profitable line of work."

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• Nocona Suspension Bridge at Ketchum Bluff, Texas. University of Texas Arlington Libraries Digital Gallery
• Bridgehunter.com - BH70626

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• Bypassed, 1948.

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH36180
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000958

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20017509

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• Replaced by 1935 Swinging - Thomson, Minnesota, USA.
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• Bridgehunter.com - BH44624

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• 1930: Destroyed by flood.
• Replaced 1845 Villemur-sur-Tarn - Villemur-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Villemur-sur-Tarn - Villemur-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France.
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• Coordinates provided here are the likely approximate location of the bridge. Two pipelines cross the Red River here. For many years they were elevated above the river. Piers are still (as of the 2020s) visible on the alignment indicated by the coordinates, and another set of piers slightly west.
• In AUB, two main spans and part of another suspended span are visible.

External Links:

• X (Twitter). Post with several images of the bridge. September 12, 2021.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH10910
• Structurae - Structure ID 20011118

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• May have been completed 1923-1924. Coordinates represent the suspected former location of this bridge.
• See 1925 A.A. Hadley (Mattole River, Lindley) - Honeydew vicinity, California, USA. The towers of the Blair Grove and Hadley bridges appear identical.

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• Suspension bridge over South Fork of the Eel River near Miranda, Humboldt County California - Calisphere
• Suspension bridge over South Fork of the Eel River near Miranda, Humboldt County, California - Calisphere

External Links:

• The Bodie Creek Suspension Bridge. Detailed account of the bridge's history and construction.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20035736

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• Completed circa 1925.
• Sometimes spelled Buetcher. The road the bridge carried is named with the "Buechter" spelling.
• Renovated 1986.
• Similar to 1925 Kliethermes (Brumley) - St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH22041
• Structurae - Structure ID 20014258

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• Later at same location 1950 Elvenes - Elvenes, Kirkenes, Sør-Varanger, Troms og Finnmark, Norway.
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External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Den tyske broen over Pasvikelva ved Elvenes…
• Historien om ei bru - Varanger Museum

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• Rebuilt, 1949. Reconstruction, 1989, 1998, and in 2003 after 2002 flood damage.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20033145

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• Renovated, 1988. Closed, Spring 2006. Subsequently demolished in 2008.
• Completed circa 1925.
• Similar to 1925 Buechter - St. Anthony vicinity, Missouri, USA.

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH22047

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• Described as a "rigid suspension bridge of reinforced concrete."
• Replaced 1831 Luzancy - Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, France.
• Similar to 1926 Laon - Laon, Aisne, France.
• Similar to Pommiers - Pommiers, Aisne, France.
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• Mellah Slimane Bridge - Wikipedia
• Perregaux Footbridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20009826

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• Original cables now assisted by additional steel cables.
• Similar to 1924 Kemna - St. Elizabeth, Missouri, USA.
• Near 1922 Glaize (Auglaize, Grand Glaize, Grand Auglaize) - Brumley vicinity, Missouri, USA. The bridges are less than half a mile apart.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH22048

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• Originally built with a set of tram tracks designed for cars hauling bananas.
• Next to (footbridge) - Pandora, Limón, Costa Rica.
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• Bridgehunter.com - BH10413

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20025016

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• Rehabilitated, 1985.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH64148

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• Coordinates are approximate, adjacent to the two subsequent replacement bridges.
• Replaced by 1952 Térénez - Landévennec vicinity and Rosnoen vicinity, Finistère, France.
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• Structurae - Structure ID 20000495

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• Circa 1930's steel vehicular suspension bridge. Bypassed, 1961 (by the Conrad Lundy Jr. bridge) and removed some time after.
• Replaced 1913 Wind River - Carson, Washington, USA.
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• Suspended flume, carried waste material away from the Great Western Sugar Co. factory. Has not been used since 1950s.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH64279

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• Self-anchored.
• Replaced 1884 North Side (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Next to 1927 Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Next to 1928 Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com - BH30305
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002306

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• 2025, January: Restoration is complete after the bridge had been in a derelict state for many years.

External Links:

• The Portugal News - 100 year old bridge reopens to the public. Article about the restored bridge. Dated January 26, 2025.

External Links:

• Arapuni Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia

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• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1924 Bear Mountain - Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
• Near 1957 Walt Whitman - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH31509
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000531

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• 1985: Closed to vehicular traffic.
• 2004: Closed to all traffic.
• 2006: Refurbished and reopened.
• 2017, May 20: Damaged by oversized truck. Bridge is closed.
• 2017, July: Bridge is repaired and reopened.
• At some point, the bridge reopened to vehicular traffic.
• Replaced 1897 Bertrand Road (Tikorangi) - Huirangi, New Zealand.
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External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025018

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• Federal Highway Administration year 2000 data listed 1910 as the year of completion.
• Original timber towers replaced with steel towers, 1988.

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH22039

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• Bridgehunter.com - BH25929

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• Bypassed, 1978. Still standing, but partially dismantled.
• Next to (pipeline bridge) - Roldanillo vicinity and Zarzal vicinity, Colombia.
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External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20035256

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• Moved from 1903 Teigen (Vikvar) - Mebonden, Selbu, Trøndelag, Norway.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000939

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• Damaged by flood, 1933. Rebuilt, 1934. Cables failed, 1939. Rebuilt.

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• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - Partial collapse of the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International. Image of the partial collapse of the bridge in 1933. Flooding completely undermined the foundation on one side.

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• 2003: Much of the bridge is dynamited. Stone towers remain.
• 2020 (or early 2021): The stone towers are demolished to make way for a replacement bridge.

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• Alcalde de Policarpa, en Nariño, dinamitó una joya de la ingeniería portuguesa de 100 años de antigüedad. Article about the history of the bridge and its destruction.
• Facebook. Several images of Claudia Cabrera, former mayor of Policarpa, escorted across a pulley system installed between the bridge towers.
• Facebook. Older image of the bridge with deck intact.
• Facebook. Work progressing on the replacement bridge. November 1, 2022.
• Google Maps - Puente De La Guaca. Image with the remaining towers visible, September 2018.
• Google Maps - Puente De La Guaca. Image taken in front of one of the towers, September 2018.
• Google Maps - Puente De La Guaca. Image of remaining tower , September 2018.

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• Rigid reinforced concrete suspension bridge.
• Similar to 1925 Luzancy - Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, France.
• Similar to Pommiers - Pommiers, Aisne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002994

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• GAP: Refurbished, 1983.
• Not entirely clear the bridge described in GAP as the "Lower Hurunui" bridge near the mouth of the Hurunui is the same bridge as the present day bridge carrying Blythe Road. The detailed description of the 1926 bridge does not seem to match the current structure. However, Thornton also implied major changes to the bridge during the 1983 refurbishment.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20089851

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• The "cables" of this bridge appear to have been steel plates riveted together. The deck is plate girder. Not surprisingly, recent photos of the bridge show it resting on two intermediate piers. AAJ describes the cables: "'laminated chains' made of flat iron plates, there being two such chains to a side, each of five plates riveted together."
• Replaced 1830 (suspension bridge) - Nassau, Germany.
• Replaced by 2005 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
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• Structurae - Structure ID 20025229

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• Built with a set of tram tracks designed for cars hauling fruit.
• Older sources refer to the "Pejivalle" river.
• Removed at some point in the 2002-2015 time frame.

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• 1992: Closed to pedestrian traffic.
• 2004, October 7: Collapsed. Was still closed to pedestrian traffic at the time of the collapse, but was still carrying the local water supply.
• Later at same location 2021 Satok - Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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• Replaced 1863 Alexandra (Trutch's) - Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada.
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• Structurae - Structure ID 20079905

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008016

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• Coordinates are for likely alignment of this former bridge, with at least one pier remaining (as of 2020).

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• Replaced by a cable-stayed bridge April, 2004.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Bingsfoss bru 1924
• DigitaltMuseum - Bingsfoss bru 1927
• DigitaltMuseum - Bingsfoss bru. 12-4-1932
• DigitaltMuseum - Kjøring over Bingsfoss bru med hest og vogn

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• Replaced 1842 Briollay - Briollay, Maine-et-Loire, France.
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• Sometimes referenced as "Bryant-Fannin". The bridge unquestionably connected Fannin County to Bryan County, Oklahoma, but according to a www.rootsweb.com article (Fannin County TXGenWeb - Ferry's in Fannin County, from Pat Pryor, by Kathy J. Ellis) it was erected at a site known as "Bryant's Crossing" named for a local, Dave Bryant. The Steinman inventory lists it as "Bryan-Fannin". AUB mentions it as "Bryant-Fannin". The Rootsweb article also mentions it collapsed in 1940 under weight of a truck.
• An article in the December 6, 1940 issue of The Port Arthur News (Texas) titled: "Suspension Bridge Plunges Into Red River" describes the collapse: "Owners of a $75,000 tollbridge which plunged into the Red River Wednesday when a suspension cable anchor pulled loose were undecided today whether it would be rebuilt. The bridge, owned by the Austin Bridge company of Dallas, was near Telephone, Tex., 12 miles north of here, and was several miles from a principal highway. Most of the traffic from the Bonham area toward Oklahoma is across a structure built recently to replace a toll bridge at nearby Sowell's bluff that collapsed in 1930. Mrs. Jim Freeman, toll keeper, said she heard a 'rumble' and looked up to see the 'deadman anchor' pull loose, throwing the entire weight of the 1,300 foot span on the other cable. It snapped, and the flooring and steel framework of the bridge sagged into the water. No one was on the structure when it fell."
• Remains of three piers are still visible, 2019.