Inventory Search Results (901-1,000 of 3,191)

3,191 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: *. Bridges 901 through 1,000 (of 3,191 total) appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: *. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.

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1906: Talbot's Inch

Talbot's Inch Village, Kilkenny, Ireland - River Nore
Bridgemeister ID:2947 (added 2019-09-29)
Year Completed:1906
Name:Talbot's Inch
Location:Talbot's Inch Village, Kilkenny, Ireland
Crossing:River Nore
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1947
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Wrecked by flood, 1947.

1906: Tin Top

Tin Top, Texas, USA - Brazos River
Bridgemeister ID:119 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1906
Name:Tin Top
Also Known As:Hightower Valley
Location:Tin Top, Texas, USA
Crossing:Brazos River
Coordinates:32.575956 N 97.822697 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:BRAZ, HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, Jan. 31, 1982 under weight of snow
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

Notes:

  • Some internet resources suggest the "Tin Top" and "Hightower" suspension bridges were separate nearby structures, however, this does not appear to have been the case. Both names were used to describe the same structure and USGS topographical maps from the 1950s label the bridge due south of Tin Top as "Hightower". Mitchell and Pigg did build a similar structure, at Brannon's Crossing. The 2015 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for "Historic Road Infrastructure of Texas, 1866-1965", the Texas Department of Transportation writes: "In 1905 [Mitchell and Pigg] constructed the practically identical Brannon's Crossing and Hightower Valley Bridges across the Brazos in Parker County. The former was a 440-foot clear span while the later, also known as Tin Top, was 400 feet."
  • The coordinates appear to be the exact location of a pier remaining (as of 2020) from this bridge. The alignment indicated by the pier appears to exactly match the location of this bridge as indicated by 1958 USGS topographical map of the area.
  • Similar to 1906 Brannon's Crossing - Weatherford vicinity, Parker County, Texas, USA.
Photo courtesy of Marjorie Campbell

1906: Trellins

Vinay vicinity, Isère, France - Isère River
Bridgemeister ID:1423 (added 2004-07-17)
Year Completed:1906
Name:Trellins
Location:Vinay vicinity, Isère, France
Crossing:Isère River
Coordinates:45.19536 N 5.42482 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 146.6 meters (481 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 25.3 meters (83 feet)

Notes:

  • 2022: Still standing, but suspenders and deck have been removed.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle.

1906: Wilford

West Bridgford, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom - River Trent
Bridgemeister ID:1087 (added 2004-01-01)
Year Completed:1906
Name:Wilford
Also Known As:Nottingham, Meadows, Welbeck
Location:West Bridgford, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Trent
Coordinates:52.933167 N 1.137967 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 68.6 meters (225 feet)
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

  • Designed primarily to carry water and gas mains, but also carries a wide footpath.
  • Closed, July 2008, after reports of falling debris. In December 2008, Severn Trent Water announced plans to refurbish the bridge in 2009. Bridge was reopened February 12, 2010.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1907: (footbridge)

Hooversville, Pennsylvania, USA - Stony Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1569 (added 2004-12-05)
Year Completed:1907
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hooversville, Pennsylvania, USA
Crossing:Stony Creek
Coordinates:40.147818 N 78.913939 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1996
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:


1907: Bromide

Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA
Bridgemeister ID:121 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Bromide
Location:Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA
Principals:Howard V. Hinckley
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1916
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, 1916.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1907: Douglas

Franz Josef Glacier vicinity, New Zealand - Waiho River
Bridgemeister ID:770 (added 2003-03-13)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Douglas
Location:Franz Josef Glacier vicinity, New Zealand
Crossing:Waiho River
Coordinates:43.418226 S 170.180737 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photo by Eileen O'Grady

1907: Gokak Falls

Gokak, Karnataka, India - Ghataprabha River
Bridgemeister ID:2219 (added 2007-03-04)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Gokak Falls
Location:Gokak, Karnataka, India
Crossing:Ghataprabha River
At or Near Feature:Gokak Falls
Coordinates:16.191958 N 74.776933 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:2
Side Spans:2

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1907: Mangaltar

Mangaltar Bazar (मंगलटार बजार) vicinity, Nepal - Roshi Khola
Bridgemeister ID:6434 (added 2021-08-12)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Mangaltar
Location:Mangaltar Bazar (मंगलटार बजार) vicinity, Nepal
Crossing:Roshi Khola
Coordinates:27.493573 N 85.730552 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Louis Harper, Harpers Limited
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1907: Romney

Kendal, England, United Kingdom - River Kent
Bridgemeister ID:2426 (added 2008-03-12)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Romney
Also Known As:Dockwray
Location:Kendal, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Kent
Coordinates:54.33595 N 2.74507 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Coordinates are for the current location of the bridge. It was moved there (from its original location where Romney Road meets the River Kent in Kendal) in the 1990s. A sign at the current (2011) bridge says: "The bridge was erected in 1993 on the initiative of Kendal Civic Society. It incorporates part of the structure of the former Romeny Footbridge erected in 1907..."
Photo by Dave Cooper

1907: Sand

Malangen, Troms og Finnmark, Norway - Sandselva
Bridgemeister ID:3970 (added 2020-03-22)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Sand
Location:Malangen, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Crossing:Sandselva
Coordinates:69.396363 N 18.604359 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30 meters (98.4 feet) estimated

External Links:


1907: Sandy Creek

Mackay, Queensland, Australia - Sandy Creek
Bridgemeister ID:527 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Sandy Creek
Location:Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Crossing:Sandy Creek
Coordinates:21.267726 S 149.138815 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:STC
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Damaged in 1957 and 1958 by overweight vehicles. Bridge was repaired each time. Structure was still standing when a replacement was completed in 1966.

1907: Swinging

Kansas City, Missouri, USA - Blue River
Bridgemeister ID:120 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Swinging
Location:Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Blue River
At or Near Feature:Swope Park, Kansas City Zoo
Coordinates:39.00165 N 94.5244 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Midland Bridge Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 69.2 meters (227 feet)
Deck width:8 feet

Photo by Ben Prusia Photo by David Denenberg

1907: Vulcan

Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork Big Sandy River
Bridgemeister ID:2141 (added 2006-11-02)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Vulcan
Location:Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork Big Sandy River
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

Notes:

  • On Page 13 of the December 27, 1967 edition of West Virginia's The Charleston Gazette newspaper, there is a photograph of this footbridge with a Jeep driving across. The caption reads: "Pedestrian bridge at Vulcan... is used by vehicles because it provides a route over the Tug River to Kentucky. A citizen's group has complained that the bridge is not strong enough to support cars." The photograph accompanies an article "Road Reform Call Urged" that says the bridge is "regularly used by Jeeps and small cars." Note the date of the article, December 27, 1967 is 12 days after the Silver Bridge disaster at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
  • Near (footbridge) - Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Although similar in appearance, these appear to have been different bridges.

1908: (suspension bridge)

Aztec, New Mexico, USA - Las Animas River
Bridgemeister ID:2505 (added 2009-03-07)
Year Completed:1908
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Aztec, New Mexico, USA
Crossing:Las Animas River
Principals:Thurston and Co.
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1908: (suspension bridge)

Isokylä, Ylistaro vicinity, Finland
Bridgemeister ID:2969 (added 2019-10-12)
Year Completed:1908
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Isokylä, Ylistaro vicinity, Finland
Coordinates:62.950875 N 22.451695 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

1908: Bailey

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3516 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Bailey
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Belisario Domínguez

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico - Rio Grijalva
Bridgemeister ID:3219 (added 2019-11-11)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Belisario Domínguez
Also Known As:Porfirio Díaz
Location:Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Crossing:Rio Grijalva
Coordinates:16.742344 N 93.034593 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 1955: Failed due to a truck colliding with part of the bridge. Adjacent replacement was already under construction.
  • 2021: Towers are still present and one set of suspension cables is carrying a small pipeline. Unclear how long the bridge has been in this state.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1908: Erlinesset

Tolga, Østerdalen, Innlandet, Norway - Glomma
Bridgemeister ID:3911 (added 2020-03-15)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Erlinesset
Location:Tolga, Østerdalen, Innlandet, Norway
Crossing:Glomma
Coordinates:62.42619 N 11.09129 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 42.5 meters (139.4 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Restored 1951 and 1999.

External Links:


1908: Eutersdorfer Schaukelbrücke

Großeutersdorf and Kleineutersdorf, Thüringen, Germany - Saale River
Bridgemeister ID:1450 (added 2004-08-01)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Eutersdorfer Schaukelbrücke
Location:Großeutersdorf and Kleineutersdorf, Thüringen, Germany
Crossing:Saale River
Coordinates:50.78555 N 11.56694 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Paul Moser
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 56 meters (183.7 feet)
Deck width:1.5 meters

Notes:

  • Reconstructed 1965, and 1993.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1908: Heath Ford

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3515 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Heath Ford
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 157.6 meters (517 feet)

Notes:

  • Damaged by wind, 1932. Replaced, 1937
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

1908: Kockisch-Liebenhain

Kockisch, Mittweida and Rossau, Saxony, Germany - Zschopau River
Bridgemeister ID:2164 (added 2007-01-12)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Kockisch-Liebenhain
Location:Kockisch, Mittweida and Rossau, Saxony, Germany
Crossing:Zschopau River
Coordinates:50.99595 N 13.00630 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 51 meters (167.3 feet)
Side Spans:1 x 7 meters (23 feet),
1 x 8 meters (26.2 feet)
Deck width:1.3 meters between side rails, 1.7 meters total

Notes:

  • Reconstructed 1996, and after damaged by flood, 2003.

External Links:

Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

1908: Narva

Narva, Estonia - Narva River
Bridgemeister ID:2177 (added 2007-01-13)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Narva
Location:Narva, Estonia
Crossing:Narva River
Coordinates:59.358667 N 28.195417 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Louis Harper, Harpers Limited
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 79.2 meters (260 feet)
Deck width:6 feet

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1908: Newcastle

Newcastle, Texas, USA - Brazos River
Bridgemeister ID:1299 (added 2004-03-28)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Newcastle
Location:Newcastle, Texas, USA
Crossing:Brazos River
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, 1930
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 213.4 meters (700 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Collapsed during flood, 1930.

1908: Sagrada

Sagrada, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2304 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Sagrada
Location:Sagrada, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:J.S. Kidwell
References:BOTO
Status:Removed, 1931
Main Cables:Wire

External Links:


1908: South Bend

South Bend, Texas, USA - Brazos River
Bridgemeister ID:1858 (added 2005-07-17)
Year Completed:1908
Name:South Bend
Location:South Bend, Texas, USA
Crossing:Brazos River
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:HAERTX98
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

1908: Tyngs Island

Lowell vicinity, Massachusetts, USA - Merrimack River
Bridgemeister ID:844 (added 2003-06-28)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Tyngs Island
Location:Lowell vicinity, Massachusetts, USA
Crossing:Merrimack River
At or Near Feature:Vesper Country Club
Coordinates:42.65574 N 71.39971 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Westinghouse, Church, Kerr, and Co., J.R. Worcester
References:AAJ, HBE
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1936
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 167.6 meters (550 feet)
Deck width:4.5 feet

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood, 1936.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Stuart Brorson

1908: Wardown Park

Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom - River Lea
Bridgemeister ID:784 (added 2003-03-16)
Year Completed:1908
Name:Wardown Park
Location:Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Lea
At or Near Feature:Wardown Park
Coordinates:51.89201 N 0.418833 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2015: Refurbished and reopened after having been closed for several years.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper

1909: Brest Transporter

Brest, Finistère, France
Bridgemeister ID:996 (added 2003-11-16)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Brest Transporter
Location:Brest, Finistère, France
Use:Transporter
Status:Removed, 1947
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 109 meters (357.6 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1909: Chain

Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA - Merrimack River
Bridgemeister ID:122 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Chain
Location:Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Crossing:Merrimack River
Coordinates:42.833459 N 70.906674 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:George F. Swain, Robert R. Evans
References:PTS2
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80.8 meters (265 feet)
Deck width:35.8 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1909: Charchare

Tinau (तिनाउ), Palpa, Masyam (मस्याम) vicinity and Koldada (कोलडाँडा) vicinity, Nepal - Tinau Khola
Bridgemeister ID:6803 (added 2021-10-31)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Charchare
Location:Tinau (तिनाउ), Palpa, Masyam (मस्याम) vicinity and Koldada (कोलडाँडा) vicinity, Nepal
Crossing:Tinau Khola
Coordinates:27.793304 N 83.550138 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Louis Harper, Harpers Limited
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 71 meters (232.9 feet)
Deck width:1.2m

External Links:


1909: Cowwarr

Cowwarr, Victoria, Australia - Thompson River
Bridgemeister ID:430 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Cowwarr
Location:Cowwarr, Victoria, Australia
Crossing:Thompson River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1934
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • 1934: Destroyed by flood

External Links:

Photo courtesy Hazel Murphy

1909: Empire

Empire, Panama Canal Zone - Panama Canal
Bridgemeister ID:525 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Empire
Location:Empire, Panama Canal Zone
Crossing:Panama Canal
References:PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane) and Pipeline
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600 feet)

Notes:

  • AAJ: Built to carry water and compressed air pipelines during canal construction, but also had a roadway.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1909: Geithus

Geithus, Modum, Viken, Norway - Drammenselva
Bridgemeister ID:4055 (added 2020-03-29)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Geithus
Location:Geithus, Modum, Viken, Norway
Crossing:Drammenselva
Coordinates:59.92837 N 9.96840 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 90 meters (295.3 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Suspenders and deck destroyed to slow German advance during WWII, 1940. Later repaired.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1909: Manhattan

New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:123 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Manhattan
Location:New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.70667 N 73.99167 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O.F. Nichols, Leon Moisseiff
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BPL, GBD, HBE, LAB, PTS2, SA19050909, SJR
Use:Vehicular (double-deck)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 448.1 meters (1,470 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 221 meters (725 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bill Campbell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Bill Campbell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1909: Melling

Lower Hutt, New Zealand - Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
Bridgemeister ID:690 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Melling
Location:Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Crossing:Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River
Principals:Joseph Dawson
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 91.4 meters (299.9 feet)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1909: Pease River

Vernon, Texas, USA - Pease River
Bridgemeister ID:597 (added 2003-01-11)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Pease River
Location:Vernon, Texas, USA
Crossing:Pease River
Coordinates:34.179636 N 99.324038 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
References:AUB
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:2
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • In September 2006, Howard Laker writes: "The bridge is no longer there, but one tower is still standing. It is located adjacent to US 287 and can be easily seen."
  • 1927: Collapsed under weight of convoy of trucks.
  • Replaced 1897 Pease River - Vernon, Texas, USA.

1909: Ripley

Ripley, Oklahoma, USA - Cimarron River
Bridgemeister ID:298 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Ripley
Location:Ripley, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Cimarron River
Principals:Mitchell & Pigg
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Wrecked, 1912
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • The photo linked here is dated March 2, 1909. Part of the builders plate is legible. The first line appears to be: "Wfd Mch & Fo... Co." (the portion between the Fo and Co is obscured) for Weatherford Machine and Foundry Company. The next two lines are clear: "BUILDERS 1908" and "WEATHERFORD TEXAS". The last line is largely obscured but it appears to say "MITCHELL & PIGG PAT'D 1..." with a year at the end. Mitchell & Pigg was a well-known builder of suspension bridges in Texas. Most sources cite 1909 as the year of completion.
  • South tower washed out, 1912.
  • Replaced by Ripley - Ripley, Oklahoma, USA.
Photograph, collection of David Denenberg

1909: Swinging

Wilmington, Delaware, USA - Brandywine Creek
Bridgemeister ID:270 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Swinging
Location:Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Crossing:Brandywine Creek
At or Near Feature:Brandywine Park
Coordinates:39.76043 N 75.5564 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:FOWP1999S
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Replaced a nearby 1879 suspension footbridge.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

1910: Bouchemaine

Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France - Maine River
Bridgemeister ID:1324 (added 2004-04-26)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Bouchemaine
Location:Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France
Crossing:Maine River
Coordinates:47.420130 N 0.608157 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1944
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Note the interesting stay and suspender arrangement in image. The side spans and much of the center span appear to be supported by stays. Only the center portion of the main span appears to be supported by verticle suspenders.
  • Replaced by 1951 Bouchemaine - Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1910: Castle

Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:1919 (added 2005-10-09)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Castle
Location:Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Status:Replaced, 1951

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1910: Grunwaldzki

Wroclaw, Poland - Oder River
Bridgemeister ID:431 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Grunwaldzki
Also Known As:Kaiser, Imperial, Kaiserbrücke
Location:Wroclaw, Poland
Crossing:Oder River
Coordinates:51.109503 N 17.052506 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:R. Weyerauch, M. Mayer
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (four-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Chain (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 126.5 meters (415 feet)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1910: Kiel Transporter

Kiel, Germany
Bridgemeister ID:956 (added 2003-11-01)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Kiel Transporter
Location:Kiel, Germany
Use:Transporter
Status:Demolished, 1923
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1910: La Feuillée

Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France - Saône River
Bridgemeister ID:6424 (added 2021-08-10)
Year Completed:1910
Name:La Feuillée
Location:Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France
Crossing:Saône River
Coordinates:45.766389 N 4.829081 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PQL
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1944
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1910: Linn Creek

Linn Creek, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:289 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Linn Creek
Location:Linn Creek, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:T.S. Hart
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1931
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 160 meters (525 feet)

Notes:

  • Dismantled 1931 in preparation for inundation that created Lake Of The Ozarks.

External Links:

  • www.LakeHistory.info. Michael Gillespie writes: "The supporting cables were cut and the tower was allowed to fall into the Osage River. The entire flood plain was being inundated by the waters of the newly created Lake of the Ozarks. During World War 2, the cables and tower were raised and sold for scrap. The shoreline of today's Lake of the Ozarks is just at the base of the bridge abutment. The toll house, seen in the photo just to the left of the bridge, is long gone, and everything below that has been underwater for 77 years. I have created a map of the road system at that location."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1910: Massena Center

Massena, New York, USA - Grasse River
Bridgemeister ID:124 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Massena Center
Location:Massena, New York, USA
Crossing:Grasse River
Coordinates:44.959213 N 74.830558 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Holton D. Robinson
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Closed, 1974 (last checked: 2024)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 30.5 meters (100 feet)

Notes:

  • Standing, but closed to all foot and vehicular traffic.
Photo by Christine Major Photo by Christine Major

1910: Perttilä

Isokyrö, Finland - Kyrönjoki River
Bridgemeister ID:2968 (added 2019-10-12)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Perttilä
Location:Isokyrö, Finland
Crossing:Kyrönjoki River
Coordinates:62.983733 N 22.355485 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

1910: Skorpa

Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway - Dunkersundet
Bridgemeister ID:4461 (added 2020-04-25)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Skorpa
Location:Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Crossing:Dunkersundet
Coordinates:63.123771 N 7.759424 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 40 meters (131.2 feet) estimated
Side Span:1 x 21 meters (68.9 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Bypassed September 1, 1939. Removed at some point after. Tower piers still visible, 1970s. North tower pier removed by 2000s. South tower pier still remains, mid-2010s.

1910: Stoveland

Stoveland, Lindesnes, Agder, Norway - Marna
Bridgemeister ID:4342 (added 2020-04-11)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Stoveland
Location:Stoveland, Lindesnes, Agder, Norway
Crossing:Marna
Coordinates:58.121219 N 7.529758 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 46.3 meters (151.9 feet) estimated
Deck width:2.5 meters, expanded in 1948 to 3+ meters

Notes:

  • Removed at some point in 2009-2014 time frame.

1910: Swinging

Spelter, West Virginia, USA - West Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:1983 (added 2005-12-02)
Year Completed:1910
Name:Swinging
Location:Spelter, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:West Fork River
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled, 1951
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The book "Harrison County" in the "Images of America" series by Robert F. Stealey shows an image of this bridge stating it was "replaced by a new concrete span in the early 1960s".

External Links:

  • Asturian-American Migration Forum :: Lleendu tema - History of Spelter, an American Asturian Community. Mentions: "The [Grasselli Company] built a swinging footbridge across the West Fork River in 1910 to connect the town of Spelter with the Fairmont-Clarksburg interurban trolley line. The trolley stop was called 'Ziesing'. Wagons forded the river to bring supplies not carried into the town by the B.&O. Railroad. A school house was built on the hill… DuPont sold the townsite in 1950, including the swinging bridge, to John J. Moschetta who immediately sold the houses to the employees occupying them at the time. Mr. Moschetta dismantled the swinging bridge in 1951… In 1962 a new cement bridge was constructed north of the old vehicular bridge."

1911: Affonso Penna

Itumbiara, Goiás and Araporã, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Paranaíba River
Bridgemeister ID:7455 (added 2022-12-24)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Affonso Penna
Also Known As:Afonso Pena
Location:Itumbiara, Goiás and Araporã, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Crossing:Paranaíba River
Coordinates:18.426530 S 49.206316 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 124 meters (406.8 feet) estimated

1911: Attargu

Lingti (लिंगती) vicinity, Himachal Pradesh, India - Spiti River
Bridgemeister ID:8783 (added 2024-09-01)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Attargu
Also Known As:Attargo, अटार्गो ब्रिज
Location:Lingti (लिंगती) vicinity, Himachal Pradesh, India
Crossing:Spiti River
Coordinates:32.124333 N 78.162111 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Derelict
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

1911: Cameron

Cameron, Arizona, USA - Little Colorado River
Bridgemeister ID:125 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Cameron
Location:Cameron, Arizona, USA
Crossing:Little Colorado River
Coordinates:35.875733 N 111.412567 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Midland Bridge Co., W.H. Code, John Charles
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular and Pipeline
Status:Closed (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 201.2 meters (660 feet)

Notes:

  • The bridge currently carries a pipeline, but the road deck is closed to all traffic.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David McDonald Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Coronation

Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tummel
Bridgemeister ID:2621 (added 2018-12-30)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Coronation
Location:Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tummel
At or Near Feature:Linn of Tummel vicinity
Coordinates:56.720118 N 3.793993 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

1911: Dryburgh Abbey

Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tweed
Bridgemeister ID:6218 (added 2021-07-16)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Dryburgh Abbey
Location:Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tweed
Coordinates:55.580452 N 2.654235 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Douglas Harper Photo by Dave Cooper Photo by David Denenberg

1911: Kaiwarra

Ethelton vicinity, North Canterbury, New Zealand - Hurunui River
Bridgemeister ID:691 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Kaiwarra
Location:Ethelton vicinity, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Crossing:Hurunui River
Principals:Arthur Falkner, T. Ridley
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 46.8 meters (153.5 feet)

External Links:


1911: King George V

Newton Stewart, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Cree
Bridgemeister ID:2468 (added 2008-12-19)
Year Completed:1911
Name:King George V
Location:Newton Stewart, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Cree
Coordinates:54.967048 N 4.485349 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:D. H. and F. Reid Engineers, Victoria Bridge Works
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Plaques posted at the bridge indicate major refurbishments in 1982 and 2001.

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Massena

Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Bridgemeister ID:7202 (added 2022-07-05)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Massena
Location:Saint-Blaise, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Coordinates:43.822410 N 7.241796 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1944
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle.

1911: Pessac-sur-Dordogne

Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde and Dordogne, France - Dordogne River
Bridgemeister ID:2333 (added 2007-07-09)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Pessac-sur-Dordogne
Location:Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde and Dordogne, France
Crossing:Dordogne River
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Prinzregent-Luitpoldbrücke

Passau, Bavaria, Germany - Danube River
Bridgemeister ID:2300 (added 2007-04-26)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Prinzregent-Luitpoldbrücke
Location:Passau, Bavaria, Germany
Crossing:Danube River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1945
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Sponga

Setermoen, Bardu, Troms og Finnmark, Norway - Barduelva
Bridgemeister ID:4082 (added 2020-04-04)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Sponga
Location:Setermoen, Bardu, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Crossing:Barduelva
Coordinates:68.872685 N 18.370350 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50 meters (164 feet)
Deck width:2 meters

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Swing

Llandeilo, Wales, United Kingdom - Towy River
Bridgemeister ID:1399 (added 2004-07-04)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Swing
Also Known As:King's, Shaky
Location:Llandeilo, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:Towy River
Coordinates:51.884462 N 3.986061 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1911: Treyz

Cooks Falls, New York, USA - Beaver Kill
Bridgemeister ID:6776 (added 2021-10-27)
Year Completed:1911
Name:Treyz
Also Known As:George I. Treyz
Location:Cooks Falls, New York, USA
Crossing:Beaver Kill
Coordinates:41.956829 N 74.992559 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons
Use:Tramway
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 70 meters (229.7 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Facility served by the bridge closed in 1925 at which time the bridge was likely abandoned. Towers appear to still be standing (in late 2010s).

External Links:

  • A Delaware County Primer complied by Sue Hudson. "West of Cooks Falls and east of Horton, on the O&W. Acid plant built here by Eugene King burned in June 1888, was rebuilt, and was later bought by local entrepreneur, George I. Treyz. Railroad suspension bridge constructed in 1911 by John A. Roebling's Sons Company of Trenton, NJ to connect Treyz's acid factory, saw mill, and planing mill on Russell Brook to the O&W, which ran on the other side of the Beaver Kill."
  • Cooks Falls - Colchester Historical Society. "Arthur Leighton and George I. Treyz developed the acid factory industries in Cook's Falls... Treyz had a close relationship with the O&W Railroad, which helped both to prosper. Treyz installed a Roebling suspension bridge between his plant and the O&W Railroad. This siding was known as the Grove Switch. A narrow gauge railway was constructed and ran up Russell Brook to the Russell School. This line carried logs and sawed lumber down to the Treyz plant and the O&W Railroad."

1912: (flume bridge)

Rudsmoen, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway - Numedalslågen
Bridgemeister ID:4097 (added 2020-04-05)
Year Completed:1912
Name:(flume bridge)
Location:Rudsmoen, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway
Crossing:Numedalslågen
At or Near Feature:Gravenfoss
Coordinates:59.615535 N 9.677242 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Flume
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 25 meters (82 feet) estimated

Notes:


1912: (flume bridge)

Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway - Numedalslågen
Bridgemeister ID:4095 (added 2020-04-05)
Year Completed:1912
Name:(flume bridge)
Location:Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway
Crossing:Numedalslågen
At or Near Feature:Labrofossen
Coordinates:59.617045 N 9.667134 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Flume
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 54 meters (177.2 feet)

Notes:


1912: (flume bridge)

Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway
Bridgemeister ID:4096 (added 2020-04-05)
Year Completed:1912
Name:(flume bridge)
Location:Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway
Coordinates:59.620334 N 9.667028 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Flume
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 20.75 meters (68.1 feet) estimated

Notes:


1912: Branstetter

Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:2042 (added 2006-05-07)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Branstetter
Also Known As:Peal Bend
Location:Warsaw vicinity, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600 feet)

Notes:

  • Heavily damaged by wind, 1924. Rebuilt.
  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:


1912: County Line

Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:3518 (added 2019-12-24)
Year Completed:1912
Name:County Line
Also Known As:Gilbert-Harris
Location:Henry County and St. Clair County, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:Joseph A. Dice
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:

  • Bridgehunter - County Line Bridge. Robert Hayden (BOTO) describes the County Line bridge briefly as being the first steel-towered Joe Dice bridge but the image at shows large timber towers like other pre-steel towered Dice bridges.

1912: Groslée

Groslée, Ain and Brangues, Isère, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:1536 (added 2004-10-31)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Groslée
Location:Groslée, Ain and Brangues, Isère, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Coordinates:45.712333 N 5.548533 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ferdinand Arnodin
References:BPF
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 177 meters (580.7 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1912: Hagwilget

Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada - Bulkley River
Bridgemeister ID:1229 (added 2004-02-15)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Hagwilget
Also Known As:Bulkley Canyon
Location:Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Bulkley River
At or Near Feature:Hagwilget Canyon
Coordinates:55.257347 N 127.604616 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced, 1931
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 137.5 meters (451 feet)
Deck width:9 feet

Notes:

Magazine article, collection of David Denenberg

1912: Howley

Howley, Warrington, Cheshire and Latchford, England, United Kingdom - River Mersey
Bridgemeister ID:1836 (added 2005-07-02)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Howley
Location:Howley, Warrington, Cheshire and Latchford, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Mersey
At or Near Feature:Victoria Park
Coordinates:53.387333 N 2.57845 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David Rowell & Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2012)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper

1912: Ireland's Road

Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand
Bridgemeister ID:693 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Ireland's Road
Also Known As:Wilson Cutting Road
Location:Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand
Principals:Joseph Dawson
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1968
Main Span:1 x 43.4 meters (142.4 feet)

Notes:


1912: Kirkesnes

Rundhaug, Målselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway - Målselv
Bridgemeister ID:3131 (added 2019-11-02)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Kirkesnes
Location:Rundhaug, Målselv, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Crossing:Målselv
Coordinates:69.019334 N 18.897597 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • 2010: Abutments remain.

1912: Mangatewai Road

Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand - Mangatewai River
Bridgemeister ID:692 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Mangatewai Road
Also Known As:Boyle Road
Location:Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand
Crossing:Mangatewai River
Principals:Joseph Dawson
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1970
Main Span:1 x 53.1 meters (174.2 feet)

Notes:

  • GAP: Completed c.1912. Destroyed by earthquake, 1931.
  • Hamish Kynoch writes: "This bridge over the Mangatewai River was located on Boyle Road. It was damaged in the large earthquake in 1931, but stood for many years, and was used occasionally for livestock, with wooden planking over the crack in the concrete deck. It was demolished about 1970 by dynamiting the anchor blocks at one end of the bridge. There was no replacement and the old road is now closed. Another bridge of the same design was located about three miles away on Wilson Cutting Road."
  • See 1912 Ireland's Road (Wilson Cutting Road) - Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand.

1912: Miller

Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1073 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Miller
Location:Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Principals:Henry Churchill
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Inundated
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 114.3 meters (375 feet) estimated
Deck width:~10 feet

Notes:

External Links:


1912: Miret

Saint-Denis-lès-Martel and Floirac, Lot, France - Dordogne River
Bridgemeister ID:1986 (added 2005-12-02)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Miret
Also Known As:Mezels
Location:Saint-Denis-lès-Martel and Floirac, Lot, France
Crossing:Dordogne River
Coordinates:44.927380 N 1.670215 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 140 meters (459.3 feet)

Notes:

  • Possibly completed 1914, not 1912.
  • In vicinity of Mezels and Floirac.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1912: Orleans

Orleans, California, USA - Klamath River
Bridgemeister ID:126 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Orleans
Location:Orleans, California, USA
Crossing:Klamath River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Destroyed, 1936?
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Some accounts state this bridge was destroyed by fire in 1921. A brief mention in the July 18, 1926 edition of The Fresno Bee implies it was destroyed in June of 1926.
  • Replaced by 1940 Orleans - Orleans, California, USA.

External Links:

  • Catalog Number 1983/001/SBPM01034 - Sacramento Bee. This "Center for Sacramento History" catalog entry suggests the bridge survived until 1936. Given the bridge was ultimately replaced in 1940, this later date makes more sense than some of the earlier claims of it being destroyed in the 1920s unless there were some intermediate reconstructions.
  • Klamath River at Orleans - California State Library. This image shows a bridge of similar construction but apparently shorter span than the other images linked here. However, matching buildings seen in the background of multiple images place it at the same location. Given the muddled suspension bridge chronology at this location and frequency of Klamath River floods, it seems likely there were multiple reconstructions of this bridge.
  • Orleans Bridge 1910 - California State Library. Image purporting to be the Orleans bridge under construction in 1910, but it does not appear to be the same location.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1912: Sauro

Vicenza, Veneto, Italy - Bacchiglione River
Bridgemeister ID:3228 (added 2019-11-11)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Sauro
Location:Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Crossing:Bacchiglione River
Coordinates:45.547632 N 11.550810 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1912: Sewell's Road

Scarborough, Ontario, Canada - Rouge River
Bridgemeister ID:831 (added 2003-06-01)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Sewell's Road
Location:Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:Rouge River
Coordinates:43.82754 N 79.19962 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Frank Barber, Lewis Construction
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2 x 9.1 meters (30 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Restoration completed April, 1981.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1912: Sidi M'Cid

Constantine, Algeria - Oued Rhumel
Bridgemeister ID:1101 (added 2004-01-02)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Sidi M'Cid
Location:Constantine, Algeria
Crossing:Oued Rhumel
Coordinates:36.372592 N 6.614448 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Ferdinand Arnodin
References:AAJ
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 164.6 meters (540 feet)
Deck width:19.5 feet

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1912: Spruce Street

Hillcrest, San Diego, California, USA - Kate Sessions Canyon
Bridgemeister ID:635 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Spruce Street
Location:Hillcrest, San Diego, California, USA
Crossing:Kate Sessions Canyon
At or Near Feature:Bankers Hill Canyon
Coordinates:32.73878 N 117.16541 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Edwin Capp
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 91.4 meters (300 feet)
Side Span:1

Photo by Eric Sakowski Photo by Allison Denenberg

1912: Tumbling Shoals

Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1072 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Tumbling Shoals
Location:Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Principals:Henry Churchill
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 134.1 meters (440 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


1912: Winkley

Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:127 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Winkley
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA
Crossing:Little Red River
Coordinates:35.489833 N 91.973918 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Henry Churchill
References:GBD
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Collapsed, 1989
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 167.6 meters (550 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: (footbridge)

Ithaca, New York, USA - Fall Creek Gorge
Bridgemeister ID:260 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ithaca, New York, USA
Crossing:Fall Creek Gorge
At or Near Feature:Cornell University campus
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Øvre Salangen

Prestbakklia, Salangen, Troms og Finnmark, Norway - Salangsdalselva
Bridgemeister ID:4083 (added 2020-04-04)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Øvre Salangen
Location:Prestbakklia, Salangen, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Crossing:Salangsdalselva
Coordinates:68.867263 N 18.014549 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 54 meters (177.2 feet)

External Links:


1913: Bellingmo

Bellingmo, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway - Glomma
Bridgemeister ID:3920 (added 2020-03-20)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Bellingmo
Location:Bellingmo, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway
Crossing:Glomma
Coordinates:62.02715 N 10.78453 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80 meters (262.5 feet) estimated

1913: Brilliant

Castlegar vicinity, British Columbia, Canada - Kootenay River
Bridgemeister ID:128 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Brilliant
Also Known As:Doukhobor
Location:Castlegar vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Kootenay River
Coordinates:49.31793 N 117.63023 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:J. R. Grant
References:AAJ, PTS2
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 100.9 meters (331 feet)
Deck width:16 feet

Notes:

External Links:


1913: Desmons

Brignon, Gard, France - Gardon River
Bridgemeister ID:6983 (added 2022-04-03)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Desmons
Location:Brignon, Gard, France
Crossing:Gardon River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, March, 1989
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1913: Flakkebrua

Flakk, Birkenes, Agder, Norway - Tovdalselva
Bridgemeister ID:4316 (added 2020-04-10)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Flakkebrua
Location:Flakk, Birkenes, Agder, Norway
Crossing:Tovdalselva
Coordinates:58.338842 N 8.220412 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, kart.1881.no, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced, 2001
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 59 meters (193.6 feet) estimated
Deck width:~2 meters

Notes:

  • Translated from Norwegian: "The bridge came in 1913. It soon became clear that the bridge was built of poor materials. It was too late, so the logs could tear it down in flood times. It was therefore reinforced with new cables... In 1935, a major improvement was made to the bridge. It got plank deck so it could be run by horse and carriage over it. At the same time, a new road was worked up through the Tollenesholta from Flakkebrua to Osen. The bridge was also used by smaller private cars until the 1960s. Then it was closed to all motorized traffic. It was still used as a walking and cycling route."
  • Replaced by 2001 Flakkebrua - Flakk, Birkenes, Agder, Norway.

1913: Grängesberg

Grängesberg, Sweden - Skärningen Grängesberg
Bridgemeister ID:8152 (added 2024-02-03)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Grängesberg
Location:Grängesberg, Sweden
Crossing:Skärningen Grängesberg
Coordinates:60.082389 N 14.998528 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Dismantled, 1925
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Coordinates indicate approximate location of the bridge over the large mine cut (Skärningen) at Grängesberg. The bridge was dismantled in 1925 so that the cut could be widened. It was reassembled at Vansbro.
  • Moved to Vansbro (Saltviksbro) - Vansbro, Sweden.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1913: Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend, Millers Flat vicinity, New Zealand - Clutha River
Bridgemeister ID:695 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Horseshoe Bend
Location:Horseshoe Bend, Millers Flat vicinity, New Zealand
Crossing:Clutha River
Coordinates:45.722574 S 169.471335 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John Edie, Jimmy Doake
References:GAP
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Olwyn Whitehouse Photo by David Denenberg

1913: Kerman

Ksar el-Kebir (Alcazarquivir), Morocco - Oued Loukos
Bridgemeister ID:5847 (added 2021-05-13)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Kerman
Location:Ksar el-Kebir (Alcazarquivir), Morocco
Crossing:Oued Loukos
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1913: Makarovskiy

Kronstadt (Кронштадт), Kotlin Island, St. Petersburg, Russia - Петровского дока
Bridgemeister ID:7121 (added 2022-06-13)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Makarovskiy
Also Known As:Макаровский, Makarov
Location:Kronstadt (Кронштадт), Kotlin Island, St. Petersburg, Russia
Crossing:Петровского дока
At or Near Feature:Ravine Park (Овражный парк)
Coordinates:59.990911 N 29.775796 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Characteristics:Braced (trussed) chain/cable

Notes:

  • Braced chain suspension system.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1913: Middle

Warsaw, Missouri, USA - Osage River
Bridgemeister ID:149 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Middle
Location:Warsaw, Missouri, USA
Crossing:Osage River
Principals:J.S. Kidwell, C.F. Bibb
References:BOTO
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Demolished
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 140.8 meters (462 feet)
Side Span:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet)
Deck width:12 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Peninsula

Ngatimoti, New Zealand - Motueka River
Bridgemeister ID:694 (added 2003-03-08)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Peninsula
Location:Ngatimoti, New Zealand
Crossing:Motueka River
Principals:D.F. Whiteside
References:GAP
Use:Vehicular
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 58.5 meters (191.9 feet)

Notes:

  • GAP: Reconstructed, 1938.

External Links:


1913: Port-na-Craig

Pitlochry and Port-na Craig, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tummel
Bridgemeister ID:547 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Port-na-Craig
Location:Pitlochry and Port-na Craig, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tummel
Coordinates:56.698167 N 3.733017 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Dave Cooper Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1913: South Fork Mule

Hyampom vicinity, California, USA - South Fork Trinity River
Bridgemeister ID:1993 (added 2005-12-10)
Year Completed:1913
Name:South Fork Mule
Also Known As:Limestairs
Location:Hyampom vicinity, California, USA
Crossing:South Fork Trinity River
At or Near Feature:Six Rivers National Forest
Coordinates:40.719083 N 123.523217 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2006: The bridge is closed. Marilyn Renaker of the "Committee to Save the Mule Bridge" writes in late August, 2006: "Trinity County and the Forest Service would like to abandon the Mule Bridge. Hyampom had a town meeting about this and everyone was opposed to the removal of the bridge which has been a part of our community since 1913."
  • 2010: Multi-year repair and reconstruction project started.
  • 2013: Bridge is reopened.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo courtesy of Jennifer Lance

1913: Swing

Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA - Sheboygan River
Bridgemeister ID:314 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Swing
Location:Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Crossing:Sheboygan River
At or Near Feature:River Park
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1987
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated

Notes:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Swinging

Tishomingo, Oklahoma, USA - Pennington Creek
Bridgemeister ID:129 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Swinging
Location:Tishomingo, Oklahoma, USA
Crossing:Pennington Creek
Principals:Western Bridge Company
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed

Notes:

  • The description on the back of a postcard reads: "The only remaining swinging bridge in the state of Oklahoma crossable by automobile spans beautiful Pennington Creek in Tishomingo. The guaranteed strength of the bridge is 164 tons and is located 3 blocks south of the old Chickasaw Capitol on South Capitol Avenue. The bridge was built by Western Bridge Company of Sherman, Texas and was dedicated November 28, 1913."
  • Destroyed by flood.
  • An article in the April 7, 1964 issue of The Ada Evening News (Oklahoma) titled "Tishomingo Acts To Save Famed Bridge": "Tishomingo's Swinging Bridge, a landmark since Territorial days, may yet be saved from the junk man. Indeed, with a little luck, it may be put back into service to carry traffic across Pennington Creek as it did in its heyday. Some 25 persons attended a regular city council meeting Monday night to urge that the bridge be repaired; and the council appointed a committee to look into the cost of such a project. "It looks favorable," Mayor Lee butler said Tuesday. "It looks like we might get it repaired." The old suspension bridge has been closed to traffic for several years. Floor planks have rotted and fallen away, and the whole structure was condemned as unsafe. The problem of financing has held the city back from repairing the ancient structure. However, Butler said the county commissioners have offered to help, and quite a few individual citizens have promised donations to assist the project. When the committee reports back on the cost, Butler said, the council will be ready to take action."
  • The bridge must have been repaired in the mid-1960's and reopened. An article in the July 9, 1978 issue of The Ada Evening News (Oklahoma) titled "Repair of Tishomingo's Suspension Bridge Slated": "Work is expected to begin in the near future on the renovation of the suspension bridge here which spans Pennington Creek. The landmark structure and last swinging bridge in the state open to vehicular traffic was closed last May when city officials deemed it was 'too dangerous' to keep open due to its deteriorated state. In an effort to reopen the bridge as soon as possible, the Tishomingo City Council acted last week to approve funding for materials necessary to repair the 65-year-old structure and has arranged for participants in the Young Adult Conservation Corps camp at Sulphur to provide the manpower needed for the work. Frank Glover, head of the Tishomingo street department, said the Johnston County commissioners have also promised to aid in the repair of the bridge. Glover said he hopes the renovation will be completed this summer. He estimated materials for the work will cost the city about $5,000- $6,000. The bridge will have to be renovated from the bottom up, including the replacement of the entire wooden floor, Glover said. He said city officials are still looking for someone knowledgeable about the construction of suspension bridges to aid in the repair of the structure."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1913: Whitesville

Whitesville, West Virginia, USA - Coal River
Bridgemeister ID:2142 (added 2006-11-04)
Year Completed:1913
Name:Whitesville
Location:Whitesville, West Virginia, USA
Crossing:Coal River
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Collapsed, July 24, 1926
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 65.2 meters (214 feet)
Deck width:5 feet

Notes:

  • Collapsed July 24, 1926 while overloaded with people watching a carnival performance. The July 25, 1926 edition of The Charleston Gazette reports the incident in an article with headline "Half Hundred Hurt When Crowded Bridge Collapses at Whitesville, Five Dead, Three More May Die" and sub-headline "Span Fall Under Weight of Hundreds Assembled to Watch Fire Fighting Event on River Bank in Connection with Carnival Celebration; Governor Gore Accompanies Physicians and Nurses on Special Relief Train from Here."
  • AAJ cites an Engineering News-Record article from July 29, 1926: "Failure of the bridge was caused by the parting of the turnbuckle on the north end of the east cable. The bridge was built in 1913 and repaired in 1925."



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