Notes:

• 2019, September: Dismantled for refurbishment, expected to be completed in early 2020.
• 2020, September: Refurbishment stalled during contract negotiations with contract. Bridge has been reassembled with new cables but work is not completed.
• 2020, October: Completion of refurbishment still on hold as two companies involved in the project go into examinership.
• 2020, December: Restored bridge reopens.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017412

Notes:

• Joseph Dice supervised the construction of this bridge to replace the 1904 structure destroyed in a tornado in 1924. A postcard of this bridge reads: "built in 1927 by the Benton County Court and by popular subscription of citizens to replace a similar bridge destroyed by a windstorm two years earlier. Structure swings on two wire cables imbedded and anchored in concrete and stone. The towers and floor beams are of steel while the floor is of wood. A state highway crosses this bridge."
• Reopened for pedestrians, 2007, after being closed for several years.
• Replaced 1904 Upper (Swinging) - Warsaw, Missouri, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008115

External Links:

• Waiho bridge Franz Josef 1970s.

Notes:

• The town of Dayhoit has also been known as Day, White Star, and Wilhoit.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com | Dayhoit Bridge

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1941.

Notes:

• Heavily damaged by flood, likely prior to 1969. Appears to have been repaired before being replaced with another suspension bridge in 1980.
• Replaced by 1980 Åbrua (Aaen) - Tynset, Innlandet, Norway.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Flomskadet bru
• DigitaltMuseum - Åbrua
• DigitaltMuseum - Åbrua

Notes:

• Companion to 1930 Colfax-Foresthill (Yankee Jims) - Yankee Jims, Colfax vicinity, California, USA.

Notes:

• The coordinates provided here indicate the approximate alignment of the bridge, about 0.5 miles southeast of the current (2020s) Des Arc White River crossing. The bridge delivered traffic near the east end of East Chester Street in Des Arc.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Des Arc Swinging Bridge - Prairie County, Arkansas

Notes:

• January 2009: Closed indefinitely following inspections revealing major deterioration. Demolished in 2012.
• Near 1905 Market Street - Steubenville, Ohio and East Steubenville, West Virginia, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009568

Notes:

• Replaced 1920 Kaibab Trail - Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.
• Near Silver - Bright Angel Campground vicinity, Arizona, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007246

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• 2019: Major rehabilitation in progress.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005692

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20072688

Notes:

• Hybrid truss, suspension bridge. Collapsed December 15, 1967 while full with traffic. 46 people died.
• Companion to 1928 Saint Marys (Hi Carpenter, Short Route) - Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001423

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• Next to 1926 Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Next to 1927 Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004770

Notes:

• Closed. Scheduled to be restored as pedestrian crossing.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005556

Notes:

• Same design as the Silver Bridge that famously collapsed in 1967. Demolished 1971 as a precautionary measure because the engineers decided they could not tell if it suffered from the same flaw as the Silver Bridge without dismantling the eyebars.
• Companion to 1928 Point Pleasant (Silver) - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Gallipolis vicinity, Ohio, USA.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1959 Saint-Hubert - Port Saint-Hubert, Plouër-sur-Rance vicinity and La Ville-es-Nonais, Côtes-d'Armor, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013264

Notes:

• Replaced by 1957 Senumstad - Væting, Birkenes, Agder, Norway.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20070696

Notes:

• Replaced 1871 Tarassac - St. Martin-de-l'Arcon vicinity, Hérault, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013747

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20072051

Notes:

• Replaced 1845 Volonne - Volonne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
• Replaced by 1949 Volonne - Volonne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20018835

Notes:

• Inundated during creation of Falcon Reservoir.

Notes:

• Removed at some point between 1972 and 2006.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Vikoøya hengebru i Gol

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1926 Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com | Ambassador Bridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000532

Notes:

• Replaced 1860 Auburn-Coloma - Auburn and Coloma, California, USA.

Notes:

• Major rehabilitation completed, 2017, including complete replacement of towers.

Notes:

• Crosses both River Dee and Llangollen Canal
• A thorough report on these bridges was published in 2010 by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW), Chain Bridge, Llantysilio, Denbighshire. The Pickering bridge (built 1817, according to the report) was contructed with the deck laid on the chains. This bridge was removed in 1870 but appears not to have been replaced until at least 1876. The new bridge, not simply refurbished, was constructed with the deck supported by the chains underneath, but in an "underspanned" fashion with small pillars resting on the chains, supporting a level deck. This bridge was destroyed by flood on Feb. 16, 1928. The report also investigates whether the chains of the current (1929) bridge are the original chains from the 1817 Pickering bridge and concludes there is evidence "supporting the hypothesis that the chains we see on the bridge today are same as those put on the bridge in 1817" and adds "If the present chains are the originals, there is little reason to doubt that they are the oldest suspension bridge chains in the western world."
• 2015: Underwent major restoration and reopened.

External Links:

• Chainbridge Hotel. The bridge is situated next to the hotel. Their web site notes the original "chain bridge" at this location was built in 1814 by Exuperious Pickering and was refurbished in 1870 and rebuilt in 1929.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20074318

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025021

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003353

Notes:

• GAP: Destroyed by flood, 1935.
• Replaced by 1936 Hinckesman's Access Road - Frasertown vicinity, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20066674

Notes:

• The November 1933 issue of The Wisconsin Engineer (a publication of the University of Wisconsin) has an article by C.W.P. Walter about research that was being performed by the University of Wisconsin's Engineering Department: "The particular hardware laden contrivance [in the Engineering Building] is a half-model of the Red River Bridge which carried light highway traffic between Clarksville, Texas, and Idabel, Oklahoma. In the early part of this year movement of the Red River as a result of flood waters washed away one of the intermediate piers supporting the end spans, and cause the cable to drop and be subjected to impact loading. It was contended by the company owning the bridge that the cable was overstressed and injured to such an extent that it would be necessary for the insurance company to replace the cable as well as the pier. A committee... was appointed to investigate the questions involved. While the investigation proceeded the Red River continued to scour away the foundation of the existing piers, ultimately causing the bridge to collapse completely."
• AUB mentions this bridge very briefly: "In 1928, [Jim Diamond] was employed by Austin Bridge Company as a consultant on the super-structure and cable work for the White River bridge at Des Arc. Later in the same year, he represented the owners as job engineer on the bridge built by the Company across Red River above Clarksville, Texas."
• Apparently this bridge was damaged by flood the same week it was supposed to open. 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) writes: "The Austin Bridge Company completed the bridge May 19, 1929, but on May 23, when more than 400 people went to see the new bridge opened, an estimated 40 feet of the Red River bank had caved in near the bridge. Heavy rains continued to hinder road construction. A resident near the bridge recalled the night of May 19, 1929, as the night the river changed its course, and by morning had moved the entire structure into Oklahoma." The bridge eventually opened on June 20.
• The Friday December 30, 1932 edition of The Port Arthur News ran an article "Red River Bridge Damaged By Water". Texarkana, Dec. 30 (1932).: "High stages in Red River, that earlier this week demolished the Texas side approach to the privately owned suspension bridge [?] miles north of Clarksville on highway 37 to Idabel have been in recession since Wednesday but indicated continued heavy rains such as last night are expected to bring additional high water with probably further damage to the bridge. More than 50 feet of the approach is gone and the ground piers have crumpled, leaving the anchor cables alone holding the bridge in place."
• It appears the final end to this short-lived bridge didn't come until late May, 1933 when it was completely destroyed by flood.

External Links:

• Historic Suspension Bridges: Advent of the State Highway Department. This Texas Department of Transportation page mentions: "Five of the eleven suspension bridges built by [Austin Bridge Company] were toll bridges over the Red River. The Red River is notorious for its volatile, melting, red clay banks. The bridge between Clarksville, Texas, and Idabel, Oklahoma, was built by ABC in 1928, and washed out during flooding in 1932."

Notes:

• Rebuilt 1935.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1951 Köln-Mülheimer - Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000182

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008018

Notes:

• YS20041217: Renamed McPhaul Bridge in honor of Henry Harrison "Harry" McPhaul, "the only Yuma resident who ever became an Arizona Ranger." Bypassed, 1968. 150 feet of deck damaged by fire, 1990.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007346

Annotated Citations:

• Flynn, Sean. "Mount Hope Bridge's support cables are corroding. It'll take $35 million to save them.." Newport Daily News, 13 Dec. 2021, www.newportri.com/story/news/local/2021/12/13/dehumidification-system-needed-save-mount-hope-bridge-ri-cables-corrosion/6456270001/
  

  "'According to a 2016 inspection of the cables at the Mount Hope Bridge, there is significant breakage of the hundreds of wires that make up each of the cables,' RITBA Executive Director Lori Caron Silveira wrote to the Rhode Island House Finance Committee on Dec. 7"

• "Potential Exposure $1B — RI’s Mount Hope Bridge Is in Critical Need of Repair, Says Bridge Authority." GoLocalProv, 9 Dec. 2021, www.golocalprov.com/news/potential-exposure-1b-ris-mount-hope-bridge-is-in-critical-need-of-repair-s
  

  "...Lori Caron Silveira, Executive Director of the [Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority] warns, 'The cables and anchorages of the 92-year-old Mount Hope Bridge urgently need dehumidification if the Mount Hope is to remain structurally safe and able to continue serving the East Bay and interstate commerce.'"

• Barrett, Scott. "'The bridge is safe': But time is of the essence for Mount Hope Bridge cable repair plan." Newport Daily News, 30 Mar. 2022, www.newportri.com/story/news/local/2022/03/30/mount-hope-bridge-cable-repair-plan-advances-payment-plan-unknown/7207276001/
  

  "The process to preserve the deteriorating cables on the Mount Hope Bridge is underway, though how it will be paid for remains a question mark… the [Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority] has put out a request for proposals for a dehumidification system for the two large supporting cables on the 93-year-old suspension bridge."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000565

Notes:

• Looking at a picture of this bridge spanning about 150 feet of water, and looking at present-day maps and images of Ogden Park, it can be confusing trying to reconcile the location of this bridge as present-day Ogden Park has no waterways. The Chicago Park District web site explains, "Additionally, each [of several city parks] had a beautiful landscape with a meandering waterway near a meadow of ballfields. Ogden Park's waterway was drained and filled in 1940."

Notes:

• This bridge was built solely as a tourist attraction.

External Links:

• Royal Gorge Bridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20001403

Notes:

• Replaced by truss, 2002.

Notes:

• GAP: "On Field's Track, which links the Parapara (Wanganui-Raethi) Road at Kakatahi with the Whangaehu Valley."
• Coordinates are for the current (2020) Field's Track crossing of the Whangaehu River.

Notes:

• 2004: Refurbished, including replacement of cables which supposedly dated to the first Alexandra bridge.
• 2020, October: Maintenance project started focused on corrosion prevention including stripping paint and repainting.
• Replaced 1904 Alexandra (Basin) - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
• Near 1939 Duck Reach - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
• Near 1995 Duck Reach - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20076379

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074379

Notes:

• Replaced 1843 Capens - Capens, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• 2023: Replacement announced. The suspension bridge will be preserved and remain in place.
• Companion to 1928 Colfax-Iowa Hill - Colfax vicinity, California, USA.

External Links:

• Facebook - Placer County Government. Video discussing the history of the bridge and planned replacement project.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20011089

Notes:

• 1928 and 1931 also sometimes cited as years of completion. Construction appears to have completed in December 1930, possibly opening in early 1931.
• 2019: Closed pending repairs and rehabilitation.

External Links:

• Save Our Bridge. "Dedicated to restoring and preserving the historic Cranberry Lake footbridge - one of the oldest pedestrian footbridges in the state of New Jersey."

External Links:

• Puente colgante sobre Río Cuyuní | Fotografía Denisantana
• Structurae - Structure ID 20019896

Notes:

• Replaced (footbridge) - Horse Creek, California, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20031477

Notes:

• Next to 2017 Kamoro - Antanambazaha, Madagascar.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20066831

Notes:

• Partially collapsed. Closed and replaced 1994, demolished c. 1996.
• Coordinates are approximate, showing location of replacement.
• Sometimes spelled as "Klenken."
• Sometimes cited as having been completed in 1929, HAER MO-91 (reference HAERMO91) states construction began September 1929 and completed in April 1930.

Notes:

• Replaced Layrac-sur-Tarn - Layrac-sur-Tarn and La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Replaced 1836 Le Guétin - Le Guétin, Cuffy vicinity, Cher and Gimouille, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20037854

Notes:

• Although the length of the main span of the bridge is officially 1,500 feet, the actual length is 1,495 feet. During construction one of the caissons slid and tilted from its intended location. While efforts were made to move the caisson back, it was ultimately fixed in a position that left the main span five feet short of 1,500. Not wanting to lose the claim of having a 1,500-foot bridge, the shortfall has been kept out of official records since.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000544

Notes:

• Replaced by 1955 Riscle - Riscle, Gers, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Nouveau pont de Riscle - 1930

Notes:

• 2021, December: Closed due to deteriorating condition. Repairs expected to start in April 2022.
• 2023, February: Still closed. May be replaced.

Annotated Citations:

• Evans, Hari. "Near century old Snowdonia wobbly bridge that's rotting away and may soon be replaced." North Wales Live, 9 Feb. 2023, https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/near-century-old-snowdonia-wobbly-26198160.
  

  "The suspension bridge used to be renowned for its wobbly midpoint and was a key shortcut across the River Conwy for locals and tourists. However, structural reviews conducted last year found that virtually the entire bridge would need to be refurbished, with the entire timber deck as well as other parts replaced completely."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20070668

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017866

Notes:

• GAP: Maybe completed early 1932, no longer in existence.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007344

Notes:

• Replaced by a small single-towered cable-stayed bridge, circa 2001.

External Links:

• Bemis Pedestrian Bridge - HEB Engineers

Notes:

• Large one-lane suspension bridge built during the construction of Buchanan Dam.

Notes:

• Destroyed August 24, 1944.
• Replaced 1837 Cavaillon - Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000496

Notes:

• Replaced 1841 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.
• Replaced by 1951 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Châtillon-sur-Loire — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008487

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20014285

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20071926

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000032

Notes:

• Replaced 1912 Hagwilget (Bulkley Canyon) - Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20028460

Notes:

• Collapsed, killing three people, September 1965.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025023

Notes:

• In a derelict state by late 2000s. Only the towers remain by late 2010s.

External Links:

• Licitan estudio de ingeniería para la reposición del puente Rubens | La Prensa Austral. "Tender for engineering study for the replacement of the Rubens bridge." Article (2018) discusses replacement of the adjacent highway bridge, but also mentions plans to restore the suspension bridge as tourist attraction.

Notes:

• Replaced 1852 Saint-Pierre - Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016122

Notes:

• Replaced 1849 Saint-Sulpice - Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe, Tarn, France.

Notes:

• 2023, February: Given landmark status by the Cleveland City Council so that it is eligible to receive grants for preservation.
• BMC describes a feud between the neighborhoods on either side of the bridge that led to events in July 1966: "someone set fire to the wooden deck and ripped out fifteen feet of the southern portion. The bridge now is considered a nuisance."
• 2022, October: Added to National Register of Historic Places.

External Links:

• Sidaway Bridge once connected Black and white neighborhoods. Now it connects us to the past.. July 22, 2020 news article by News 5 (ABC) Cleveland.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015438

Notes:

• 2022, March: USD$23.4 million budgeted for rehabilitation project including suspender cable replacements, steel repairs, and painting.
• 2019: Closed late 2019 due to suspender cable corrosion. Short-term fixes applied to reduce the stress on the suspenders and to prevent rusting.
• 2020, June: Reopened with a 15-ton weight limit after installation of temporary support rods and brackets to reduce the stress on damaged cables.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000536

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004772

Notes:

• Substantially rehabilitated, 2003-2005.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000510

Notes:

• 1958: Rebuilt.
• 2020, May: Closed indefinitely due to safety concerns. During an inspection of the bridge "it was determined the northeast timber bridge support was in extremely poor condition."
• 2023, October: Contract to repair bridge awarded. Expected to reopen in April 2024.

Annotated Citations:

• Nairn, Lacie. "Town waiting on province for Rosedale suspension bridge repairs." The Drumheller Mail, 13 Apr. 2022, www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/04/13/town-waiting-on-province-for-rosedale-suspension-bridge-repairs.html
  

  The bridge is still closed. "The town initially hoped to complete repairs over the winter of 2021. However, as the land on the northern shore of the bridge was privately owned, land transfer negotiations were conducted between the Town, Alberta Transportation, and the landowner."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008006

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1950.
• Replaced 1839 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Pont routier du Teil - Inventaire Général du Patrimoine Culturel. Detailed history and many images of the suspension bridges at Le Teil.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20001106

Notes:

• Coordinates are for the 2010 replacement suspension bridge, but construction photos of the newer bridge show the 1931 bridge was extremely close to the 2010 bridge.
• Replaced by 2010 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.
• See 1841 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The relationship between the older and current bridges is unclear.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20029517

Notes:

• 1989: Replaced and subsequently removed.
• Replaced 1881 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France.

Notes:

• Replacement cable-stayed bridge, (the Penobscot Narrows Bridge) completed, late 2006.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001116

Notes:

• Later at same location 1957 (footbridge) - Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada.