External Links:

• Crathorne | Harper Bridges

Notes:

• See 1921 (footbridge) - Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, USA.

Notes:

• Likely damaged or destroyed during the catastrophic Vermont flood event in early November 1927. Replacement completed in 1929.

Notes:

• 2024, June: New York State announces US$1,948,000 awarded to to the Clinton County Planning Department for rehabilitation and refurbishment of the Keeseville Swing Bridge.
• At (or near) former location of Swing - Keeseville, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024778

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1901.
• Replaced 1883 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.
• Replaced by 1902 Swinging - Skowhegan, Maine, USA.

Notes:

• The town was named "Mauch Chunk" at the time the pipeline was built.

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood March 19, 1936.

Notes:

• Jakkula (AAJ) lists this bridge as completed in 1889 based on articles from 1899-1900 discussing braced chain suspension bridges. Various internet sources consistently cite 1863 as the year of completion. The 1889 date is more consistent with several similar braced-chain suspension bridges built in the 1890, but it is unclear which sources are accurate.
• "Braced chain" main cables.
• Similar to 1936 Kindee - Kindee, Ellenborough vicinity, New South Wales, Australia.
• Similar to 1951 Marias River (Pugsley) - Chester vicinity, Montana, USA.
• Similar to (footbridge) - Sarov (Саров), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
• Similar to Allan - Segenhoe, Scone vicinity, New South Wales, Australia.
• Similar to Ininskiy (Ининский) - Inya (Иня), Altai Republic, Russia.
• Similar to Reku Vel' - Solginskiy (Солгинский), Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

External Links:

• Il ponte dei Fiorentini…
• Ponte dei Fiorentini - Wikipedia

Notes:

• Near 1891 Livron - Livron-sur-Drôme, Drôme and La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012958

Notes:

• Replaced 1865 Market Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007025

Notes:

• Damaged by wind, January 1890. Repaired. Dismantled after being replaced by a steel arch bridge (the famous "Honeymoon Bridge"), 1899. Much of the dismantled bridge was reused for the 1899 Lewiston-Queenston bridge.
• Replaced 1869 Clifton (Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• See 1899 Lewiston-Queenston - Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Staffordshire Bridges: 1. Ferry Bridge, Stapenhill
• Structurae - Structure ID 20024241

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011371

Notes:

• Large suspension bridge carrying a flume to transport lumber for the Kings River Lumber Company of Sanger, California.

Notes:

• Rebuilt 1985.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010890

Notes:

• HARPER: Likely located at Pelham Street, just east of the present-day (2020) Lincoln train station.

External Links:

• Bandon | Harper Bridges

Notes:

• Braced chain (stiffened-eyebar) design often espoused by Gustav Lindenthal. ONF (an article by Lindenthal) refers to this as the Jefferson Ave. bridge while Fowler's book (IEA) calls it "Grand Avenue". AAJ describes it as "a three-hinged inverted arch with two stiffened chains, one on each side."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20056221

Notes:

• Replaced by 1936 Kellams (Little Equinunk, Kellams-Stalker, Kellam) - Kellams, New York and Stalker, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• (PDF) Jules Seguin en España: prefabricación e innovación en los puentes colgantes de Fuentidueña, Arganda, Carandia y Zaragoza construidos por el empresario francés. Paper from the Proceedings of the Ninth National Congress and First Hispano-American International Congress on the History of Construction. See references.
• Zaragoza - Puente Colgante y puente de hierro sobre el río Gállego (en Santa Isabel) | Europeana. 1930 image of the bridge just before it was demolished.

Notes:

• Nancy Fraser writes: "The pedestrian suspension bridge [was] located at Island Garden Amusement Park in Lewiston, Maine. It started at the water gate house that you can see and led to an island over the water falls where they had entertainment. It was in existence in Lewiston from 1891 to 1903. It was later sold to Amos Gerald of Fairfield, Maine to be used for the trolley line leading to Casco Castle and Amusement Park in South Freeport, Maine."
• Moved to (footbridge) - South Freeport, Maine, USA.

Notes:

• Multi-span pipeline suspension bridge carrying a large water main. Since replaced with a bridge carrying both pedestrians and a large pipeline.

Notes:

• Small footbridge. Replaced by tunnel by 1900.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1945 Ölfusá - Selfoss, Iceland.

Notes:

• This bridge likely functioned more as a cantilever bridge than a suspension bridge.
• 1938-1940: The bridge undergoes a major reconstruction to widen the bridge. The towers appear to have been replaced at this time, but the suspension/cantilever system is retained. The resulting structure is listed separately.
• Replaced 1845 Kettenbrücke (Chain, Ketten) - Mannheim, Germany.
• Replaced by 1940 Friedrichsbrücke - Mannheim, Germany.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Kurpfalzbrücke. History of several bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20021313

Notes:

• Near 1889 La Voulte-sur-Rhône - La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Rhône, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006497

Notes:

• This bridge is an eyebar suspension and truss hybrid similar to the Florianopolis, Silver, and Saint Marys bridges.
• 2012, May: Closed for two weeks for repairs after a snapped support was discovered.
• Companion to 1891 Upper - English Center Borough, Pennsylvania, USA.
• See 1926 Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) - Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
• See 1928 Point Pleasant (Silver) - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Gallipolis vicinity, Ohio, USA.
• See 1928 Saint Marys (Hi Carpenter, Short Route) - Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA.

Annotated Citations:

• Crossley, Pat. "Historic bridge on the list to be rehabbed." Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 9 Mar. 2023, https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2023/03/historic-bridge-on-the-list-to-be-rehabbed/
  

  $12 million rehabilitation project planned. "According to Maggie Baker, a spokesperson with PennDOT… 'After traffic is switched to the temporary bridge, the existing bridge will be carefully dismantled. The existing structural components of the bridge will be shipped to a fabricator to be cleaned and painted. Remedies for damaged components will be coordinated with the onsite cultural resource representative. Abutments will be carefully dismantled and reconstructed.'"

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004762

Notes:

• Slightly larger than the Lower Bridge at English Center.
• Companion to 1891 Lower - English Center Borough, Pennsylvania, USA.

Annotated Citations:

• Jackson, Stephen T. "If the River Could Talk: Bridges at 27 sites." The Herald Bulletin., 3 July 2016, www.heraldbulletin.com/community/if-the-river-could-talk-bridges-at-27-sites/article_0141fb64-6416-526d-baa4-752e97f65b95.html
  

  "Opened March 7, 1892, in what would today be the shadow of the Eisenhower Bridge, was a suspension bridge built to carry pedestrian traffic from Anderson to Park Place. Twin support towers at each end of the bridge held the suspension span in between… The fun lasted until a flood brought it down March 27, 1921."

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com | Anderson Pedestrian bridge

Notes:

• c. 1913-1916: Original timber towers replaced with steel towers.
• 1936: Deck destroyed by flood. Steel towers and cables survive.
• Replaced by 1936 Androscoggin Pedestrian (Swinging) - Topsham and Brunswick, Maine, USA.

External Links:

• The History of the Swinging Bridge - Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

Notes:

• Approaches, abutments, piers, and pylons still in existence, 2018, but the original deck and cables are completely gone. A newer pedestrian suspension bridge is effectively sitting on the original bridge's piers between the original pylons.
• Later at same location (footbridge) - Aurec-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Replaced with arch in 1939, but original towers retained. STC says replaced 1937.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006323

Notes:

• Closed May 2015 for repairs. Reopened October, 2015.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 19. Polhollick Suspension Bridge
• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 44. Polhollick Bridge (revisited)
• Structurae - Structure ID 20021613

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016519

Notes:

• 1870 and 1874 are also sometimes cited as year of completion.

External Links:

• Flickr - Dennis, Texas Suspension Bridge. Image of the bridge. Taken c. 1960-1962.
• Flickr - Dennis, Texas Suspension Bridge. Image of the bridge. Taken c. 1960-1962.

Notes:

• Replaced 2014. One tower remains as a monument to the Harper bridge.

External Links:

• Dorrator | Harper Bridges

Notes:

• Towers replaced, at some point. Unclear how much of the present-day (2020) bridge is original.

External Links:

• Feugh Lodge | Harper Bridges

Notes:

• Damaged by earthquake 2010, subsequently repaired.
• Similar to 1900 Mafeking (Revell's) - Raven Quay, New Zealand.
• Similar to Butcher's Ford (Durrell's Ford, Hassall's Ford, Butchers) - Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024855

External Links:

• Trentham | Harper Bridges

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002348

Notes:

• Appears to have been predominantly underspanned.
• Replaced by 1905 Swinging - Riverside, Illinois, USA.

Notes:

• Replaced, but elements of the suspension bridge were retained in the new structure which is now (2020) boarded up.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Coordinates are for likely location of this bridge, since replaced.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Coordinates are for likely location of this bridge, since replaced.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• 2005: Dismantled and reassembled 700 meters downstream from original location to make way for construction of the Arcediano dam. Coordinates provided here are for the newer location.

External Links:

• Pont de Bonpas - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20012242

Notes:

• Replaced 1881 Cromdale - Cromdale, Scotland, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• fulking.net - The Aerial Cableway 1894-1909

Notes:

• 1920s: Bypassed
• 1990s: Only towers remain.
• 2015: Tower(s) demolished.

External Links:

• Facebook - Bridge connecting Mettupalayam and Ooty/Coonoor in Tamilnadu.. Images of the demolition of the suspension bridge tower. Posted October 9, 2015
• Facebook - Bridge on the River Kallar. Post detailing the history of the bridge site. Posted January 20, 2018.
• Heritage Bridge near Kallar Demolished | The Hindu. Article about demolition of the bridge. October 12, 2015.
• Historians upset over demolition of 120-year-old structure that supports Kallar’s Hanging Bridge | Coimbatore News - Times of India. Article regarding demolition of the towers, October 10, 2015.
• Pradeep Damodaran: Oldest bridge connecting Nilgiris with Coimbatore at Kallar lies vandalized, uncared for. Blog post with image of one of the bridge towers, posted August 12, 2013.
• The eighty one years old suspension bridge across the Kallar River, connecting Coimbatore and the... | The Hindu Images. Image with suspension bridge tower visible in the background.
• The History of Coonoor - Clean Coonoor. History of the area including an image of the bridge.
• YouTube - Kallar Bridge connecting Mettupalayam and Ooty, Tamilnadu | India Video. Video with footage of the suspension bridge tower. Posted July 16, 2013.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008135

Notes:

• GAP: Originally footbridge, widened 1916. Collapsed October, 1931. Rebuilt.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024856

External Links:

• Turnpikes and Toll Bridges | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Image of the bridge. It appears to have been similar to the Flinn-Moyer Beveridge Bridge in Texas.

Notes:

• Collapsed under weight of cattle 1913.
• Replaced by 1913 Middle - Warsaw, Missouri, USA.

Notes:

• Near 1904 Alexandra (Basin) - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
• Replaced by 1939 Duck Reach - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Grøtte bru over Orkla ved Grøtte gård i Rennebu

Notes:

• Short stiffened eyebar ("braced chain") of the style that Lindenthal often proposed. A mid-span support was added many years ago.
• Major rehabilitation started, June 2007. Reopened November, 2007.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011103

Notes:

• HARPER: 1895. Previously had 1898.

External Links:

• Sellack | Harper Bridges

Notes:

• 1983: Rebuilt.
• 2020, December: Rehabilitation project likely.
• 2021, October: Contract awarded for repairs.

Annotated Citations:

• McIntyre, Bruce. "Swinging Bridge will be upgraded at a cost of almost $300,000." Toronto Star, 20 October 2021, https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/10/20/swinging-bridge-will-be-upgraded-at-a-cost-of-almost-300000.html.
  

  "In his report to council recently, Development and Property Director Mike Asselin said the bridge was an important piece of infrastructure and just like other municipal property like bridges and roads, council was faced with the prospect of investing in one of its assets or eventually be forced to close the bridge due to safety concerns. Although there had been some repairs completed in 2020, it was more of a stop-gap measure to deal with some immediate issues."

Notes:

• Located near the locally famous Wedding Oak tree.
• 1938: Reconstructed by Austin Bridge Co.
• 2006: Major restoration project completed.

External Links:

• Beveridge Bridge Restoration Project - YouTube. A 27-minute video.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20005565

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011113

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1936.
• Replaced by (footbridge) - Addingham, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1926 Bertrand Road - Huirangi, New Zealand.

Notes:

• Restored early 1990s, but has since fallen into disrepair and is closed. Unusual main "cables" appear to be steel rods or some kind of segmented rigid steel members.

Notes:

• Destroyed by fire, 1926.

Notes:

• 2021, October 28: Destroyed by flood.

Notes:

• Rebuilt 1939 by David Steinman. Closed and demolished, 1970.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012317

Notes:

• One tower remains preserved near the former site of the bridge.
• Replaced 1874 (suspension bridge) - Bannockburn, New Zealand.

Notes:

• Described as being on the road between Grahamstown and King William's Town which possibly would have been located near the present-day Keiskamma road crossing at Kalana.

Notes:

• Likely replaced an older suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20039675

Notes:

• Sometimes cited as completed 1897, 1899, or "around 1899".
• Sometimes attributed to Mitchell and Pigg, but that would have been several years before the earliest bridges typically attributed to Mitchell and Pigg. Mitchell and Pigg are more clearly associated with the 1909 replacement of this Pease River bridge. Texas suspension bridge dominant builder history generally evolved from Flinn/Moyer (1890s, early 1900s) to Mitchell/Pigg (mid-1900s thru early 1910s) to Austin Bridge (1910s onward) with design similarities (and employees) shared through that evolution.
• Destroyed by tornado, 1907. Coordinates are for the replacement suspension bridge, assumed to be on the same alignment or very close.
• Replaced by 1909 Pease River - Vernon, Texas, USA.

Notes:

• Replaced by a nearby suspension bridge, but the end pylons are still present at the ends of the replacement span as of 2019.
• Replaced 1829 Port-Sainte-Foy - Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne and Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, France.
• Near future location of 1961 Saint-Foy-la-Grande - Saint-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde and Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt, Dordogne, France.

External Links:

• Le pont suspendu - Le pays foyen

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009575

Notes:

• According to plaque at bridge, rebuilt 1909, 1925, 1956, 1989.

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1962.

External Links:

• El Vapor Nou i el seu pont penjant - TOTRubí.cat. Article about the bridge. Dated August 7, 2023
• Facebook - EL DESAPAREGUT PONT PENJANT DEL VAPOR NOU. Image and history of the bridge.
• Facebook - EL PONT PENJANT DEL VAPOR NOU. Image and history of the bridge.

Notes:

• Closed to traffic in 1970s. Dismantled in 2008 and the wood used as fuel for a Sankthans bonfire that year.
• Replaced by 2009 Vollan - Yset, Tynset, Innlandet, Norway.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Bro ved Vollan gård, Kvikne

Notes:

• Near 1898 (footbridge) - Pontiac, Illinois, USA.

Notes:

• Near 1898 (footbridge) - Pontiac, Illinois, USA.

Notes:

• Wrecked by flood October 3rd or 4th, 1904.

Notes:

• Moved to 1909 Brest Transporter - Brest, Finistère, France. The bridge was dismantled in 1904 and reassembled in Brest, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004465

External Links:

• Brinkburn Footbridge -

Notes:

• Replaced by 1946 Doveridge - Doveridge, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Doveridge | Harper Bridges

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20049197

Notes:

• Large hybrid truss/suspension bridge. While often classified as a suspension bridge, it is unclear if this bridge functioned as more of a cantilevered truss than a suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Kaisersteg – Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000469

Notes:

• Othmar Ammann worked as an intern on this bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001542

Notes:

• Denis Beukman writes: "The Levey bridge at Tsomo was damaged (timber work only) by a tree washed down the river during a flood some time in 1958 or 1959. In the mid 1960's it was either sold or donated to a church group which dismantled it and moved it lower down the river."

External Links:

• Tsomo | Harper Bridges

External Links:

• Keswick | Harper Bridges