Notes:

• 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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20068207

Notes:

• Replaced 1852 Queens Park - Chester and Handbridge, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Chesterwiki - Suspension Bridge. Interesting details about the bridge.

Notes:

• 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

Notes:

• GAP: Built circa 1924. Destroyed by flood c.1971.
• Later at same location Matukituki River - Cattle Flat, West Wanaka, Wanaka vicinity, Otago, New Zealand.

External Links:

• 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."

Notes:

• 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

Notes:

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

Notes:

• 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."

Notes:

• 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:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000530

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

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

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Kemna Bridge - Miller County, Missouri

External Links:

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

External Links:

• 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.

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20019293

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

• 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."

External Links:

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

Notes:

• Bypassed, 1948.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000958

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017509

Notes:

• Replaced by 1935 Swinging - Thomson, Minnesota, USA.

Notes:

• 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.

Notes:

• 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:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011118

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• 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

Notes:

• 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:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Buechter Bridge - Miller County, Missouri
• Structurae - Structure ID 20014258

Notes:

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

External Links:

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

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20033145

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Kliethermes Bridge - Miller County, Missouri

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• Mellah Slimane Bridge - Wikipedia
• Perregaux Footbridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20009826

Notes:

• 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:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Mill Creek Swinging Bridge - Miller County, Missouri

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Powhatan Swinging Bridge - Lawrence County, Arkansas

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025016

Notes:

• Rehabilitated, 1985.

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000495

Notes:

• 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.

Notes:

• Suspended flume, carried waste material away from the Great Western Sugar Co. factory. Has not been used since 1950s.

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002306

External Links:

• Arapuni Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000531

Notes:

• Closed to vehicular traffic, 1985. Closed to all traffic, 2004. Refurbished and subsequently reopened 2006.
• Damaged by over-sized truck May 20, 2017 and closed. Reopened July 2017.
• Replaced 1897 Bertrand Road (Tikorangi) - Huirangi, New Zealand.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025018

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20035256

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000939

Notes:

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

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• 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.

Notes:

• 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

Notes:

• 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.

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025229

Notes:

• 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.

Notes:

• 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.

Notes:

• Replaced 1863 Alexandra (Trutch's) - Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20079905

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008016

Notes:

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

Notes:

• 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

Notes:

• Replaced 1842 Briollay - Briollay, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• 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.

External Links:

• Pont suspendu de Chartrouse ou de l'île des Pilotes - - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel
• Île des Pilotes — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20010574

Notes:

• According to a rootsweb article (Fannin County TXGenWeb - Ferry's in Fannin County, from Pat Pryor, by Kathy J. Ellis), "when in 1932 this bridge fell, many people said that acid had been put on the cables to break them so that people from Oklahoma could not cross to Bonham." However, the true date of collapse may have been in 1934. The February 2, 1934 issue of The Daily Oklahoman has a front-page article with a photo of the bridge with collapsed deck. The photo is captioned: "The Red River Bridge on Highway 22 Near Durant After the Midnight Crash," and the article reads: "Here Is the debris of a $60,000 investment made by the states of Oklahoma and Texas eight months ago when they purchased the Bonham-Durant bridge across the Red river on highway 22. Three of the five spans of the 1,500-foot suspension bridge turned upside down and dropped into the river bed when a four-Inch wire cable rusted and broke in two about 15 feet from the ground on the Texas side. A lull in the usual heavy traffic across the bridge prevented accidents. The crash came at midnight, and one motorist had barely reached the Texas side when the cable gave away. Other motorists stopped their cars just in time to witness the spans of the bridge crash 40 feet into the stream. The bridge was built in 1926 and was operated as a toll bridge until 1933 when the two states bought it and made it a free crossing."
• In the October 1989 edition of the Oklahoma Water News an article (excerpted from an article in The Chronicles of Oklahoma by Dr. Bernice N. Crockett) states: "On January 15, 1934, a norther of terrific force came up which cause the Sowell's Bluff Bridge to fall. At 1 a.m. the wire cables on the Fannin side of the river became twisted, then snapped, broken in half, and the entire massive structure fell into the river below -- a complete wreck."

Notes:

• AAJ: "Recabled" in 1939.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004783

Notes:

• 1937: Strengthened.
• 1940: Partially destroyed to slow advancing German troops.
• 1943: Repairs completed and bridge reopened.
• 1944: Partially destroyed.
• 1944-1945: Repaired and reopened.
• 1965: Closed and replaced due to concerns about deteriorating main cable strength.
• Replaced 1834 Jargeau (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel) - Jargeau and Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont suspendu de Jargeau - Wikipedia

Notes:

• GAP: Replaced, early 1970's.

Notes:

• BAAW: suspension cables removed, 1989, replaced by arches. However, the modified structure (pictured in BAAW) appears to be more of a continuous truss than an arch-based structure. The bridge appears to have been subsequently removed entirely as there are no current (as of 2020) Yoshino River bridges near Myoshi resembling the bridge.

Notes:

• 1935: One of the towers fails in a windstorm causing part of the bridge to collapse.
• 1936: The remainder of the derelict bridge is wrecked by a flood.
• Replaced 1840 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1938 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003015

Notes:

• Condemned, 1953, due to sinking foundation.
• Follow the image for more information about this bridge and location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007351

Notes:

• This bridge was originally built with the Gisclard suspension system. Such bridges are not included in the Bridgemeister suspension bridge inventory. However, at some point the suspension system was modified to be more similar to a standard suspension bridge. It isn't clear when this modification occurred.
• Near Créteil (Saint-Maur) - Créteil-sur-Marne and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000497

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• Next to 1926 Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Next to 1928 Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004771

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20078598

Notes:

• Rehabilitation completed, 2016.
• Replaced 1918 Rånåsfoss - Rånåsfoss, Viken, Norway.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20072052

External Links:

• St Jo "Airline" Suspension Bridge over the Red River Texas - Facebook. Coordinates provided here are based on the research presented in this Bridgehunting Texas Facebook group post.

Notes:

• Dismantled and relocated to a crossing north of Soná where it survived until some point in the 2008-2013 time frame.
• Moved to Rio Cobre - Los Bajos del Cobre, Soná District, Veraguas, Panama.

External Links:

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