Suspension Bridges of Canada (101-155 of 155)


This is a list of bridges 101 through 155 (of 155 total) from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Canada. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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(footbridge)

Port-Daniel, Quebec, Canada - Petite Rivière Port-Daniel
Bridgemeister ID:1407 (added 2004-07-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Port-Daniel, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Petite Rivière Port-Daniel
Coordinates:48.177817 N 64.971483 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada - Little Red River
Bridgemeister ID:4847 (added 2020-07-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Crossing:Little Red River
At or Near Feature:Little Red River Park
Coordinates:53.223489 N 105.721042 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Ryan vicinity, British Columbia, Canada - Moyie River
Bridgemeister ID:1868 (added 2005-08-06)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ryan vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Moyie River
Coordinates:49.121617 N 116.043633 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Saint-Juste-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada - Touladi River
Bridgemeister ID:2589 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Saint-Juste-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Touladi River
Coordinates:47.675142 N 68.795619 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

St-Norbert-de-Mont-Brun vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:1712 (added 2005-04-03)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:St-Norbert-de-Mont-Brun vicinity, Quebec, Canada
At or Near Feature:Parc d'Aiguebelle
Coordinates:48.463686 N 78.702162 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Stuckless Pond vicinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Lomond River
Bridgemeister ID:1195 (added 2004-01-27)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Stuckless Pond vicinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Crossing:Lomond River
At or Near Feature:Gros Morne National Park
Use:Footbridge

(footbridge)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - West Don River
Bridgemeister ID:1474 (added 2004-09-02)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:West Don River
At or Near Feature:Serena Gundy Park
Coordinates:43.71918 N 79.35383 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

West Creston vicinity, British Columbia, Canada - Summit Creek
Bridgemeister ID:903 (added 2003-10-11)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:West Creston vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Summit Creek
At or Near Feature:Dewdney Trail
Coordinates:49.14233 N 116.6446 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Main Span:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet) estimated

(footbridge)

Whistler, British Columbia, Canada - Cheakamus River
Bridgemeister ID:5358 (added 2020-11-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Cheakamus River
Coordinates:50.067139 N 123.032569 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada - Yukon River
Bridgemeister ID:1053 (added 2003-12-12)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Crossing:Yukon River
At or Near Feature:Kishwoot Island Park
Coordinates:60.72929 N 135.05673 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 57.9 meters (190 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(pipeline bridge)

Burstall vicinity, Alberta, Canada - South Saskatchewan River
Bridgemeister ID:2048 (added 2006-05-13)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Burstall vicinity, Alberta, Canada
Crossing:South Saskatchewan River
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Burstall is in Saskatchewan, but the bridge appears to be located west of Burstall in Alberta.

(pipeline bridge)

North Cowichan, Chemainus vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:5173 (added 2020-10-03)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:North Cowichan, Chemainus vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates:48.904068 N 123.757119 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


(pipeline bridge)

Savona, British Columbia, Canada - Thompson River
Bridgemeister ID:1511 (added 2004-10-09)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Savona, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Thompson River
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 182.9 meters (600 feet)

Photo by Eric Sakowski

(pipeline bridge)

Taylor, British Columbia, Canada - Peace River
Bridgemeister ID:919 (added 2003-10-18)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Taylor, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Peace River
Coordinates:56.13737 N 120.66919 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:In use
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(snowmobile bridge)

Causapscal, Quebec, Canada - Causapscal River
Bridgemeister ID:2592 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:(snowmobile bridge)
Location:Causapscal, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Causapscal River
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 51.8 meters (170 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Belleville, Ontario, Canada - Moira River
Bridgemeister ID:275 (added before 2003)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:Moira River
Coordinates:44.165340 N 77.386448 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Was located near (or exactly) the present-day footbridge at the foot of Catharine Street.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Dawson, Yukon, Canada - Klondike River
Bridgemeister ID:2449 (added 2008-04-24)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Dawson, Yukon, Canada
Crossing:Klondike River
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Was in existence in 1901.

(suspension bridge)

Saint-Alexis-des-Monts vicinity, Quebec, Canada - Loup River
Bridgemeister ID:1788 (added 2005-05-17)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Saint-Alexis-des-Monts vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Loup River
Coordinates:46.56165 N 73.144883 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap

Art Wilson Memorial

Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada - Little Saskatchewan River
Bridgemeister ID:2614 (added 2014-04-16)
Name:Art Wilson Memorial
Location:Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
Crossing:Little Saskatchewan River
Coordinates:50.25261 N 99.82839 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire

Beauharnois

Melocheville, Quebec, Canada - St. Lawrence River
Bridgemeister ID:1146 (added 2004-01-17)
Name:Beauharnois
Location:Melocheville, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:St. Lawrence River
Coordinates:45.316050 N 73.908033 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Carries route 132 across a small arm of the St. Lawrence by the Canal de Beauharnois dam.
  • Major rehabilitation efforts completed in 2011 and 2012 including replacement of 56 vertical suspenders.

External Links:


Big Salmon River

Saint Martins, New Brunswick, Canada - Big Salmon River
Bridgemeister ID:3558 (added 2019-12-26)
Name:Big Salmon River
Location:Saint Martins, New Brunswick, Canada
Crossing:Big Salmon River
Coordinates:45.422665 N 65.409299 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Bunzten Lake

Anmore, British Columbia, Canada - Buntzen Lake
Bridgemeister ID:5174 (added 2020-10-03)
Name:Bunzten Lake
Location:Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Buntzen Lake
Coordinates:49.365787 N 122.858608 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • 2022, September: Bridge is scheduled to be replaced by November 2022.

Cal Cheak

Cal Cheak, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:5360 (added 2020-11-22)
Name:Cal Cheak
Location:Cal Cheak, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates:50.059813 N 123.101920 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Castor

Clark Hill Islands, Ontario, Canada - Niagara River
Bridgemeister ID:319 (added before 2003)
Name:Castor
Also Known As:Burning Springs
Location:Clark Hill Islands, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:Niagara River
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

Chaudière River

Charny, Quebec, Canada - Chaudière River
Bridgemeister ID:247 (added before 2003)
Name:Chaudière River
Location:Charny, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Chaudière River
Coordinates:46.717350 N 71.285937 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


Club Les Chevaliers De La Motoneige

New Richmond, Quebec, Canada - Little Cascapedia River
Bridgemeister ID:2595 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:Club Les Chevaliers De La Motoneige
Location:New Richmond, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Little Cascapedia River
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 79.9 meters (262 feet) estimated

Des Chutes Du Ruisseau Creux

Saint-Alphonse-de-Caplan, Quebec, Canada - Bonaventure River
Bridgemeister ID:2596 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:Des Chutes Du Ruisseau Creux
Location:Saint-Alphonse-de-Caplan, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Bonaventure River
Coordinates:48.192363 N 65.563592 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Snowmobile and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 79.2 meters (260 feet) estimated

Forêt Ouareau

Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec, Canada - Ouareau River
Bridgemeister ID:2423 (added 2008-03-02)
Name:Forêt Ouareau
Location:Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Ouareau River
At or Near Feature:Ouareau Forest
Coordinates:46.252520 N 73.974730 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Galatea Trail

Kananaskis Village vicinity, Alberta, Canada - Kananaskis River
Bridgemeister ID:815 (added 2003-05-30)
Name:Galatea Trail
Location:Kananaskis Village vicinity, Alberta, Canada
Crossing:Kananaskis River
At or Near Feature:Galatea Trailhead
Coordinates:50.8634 N 115.178917 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Jean Renner Photo by David Denenberg

George C. King

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Bow River
Bridgemeister ID:2705 (added 2019-06-15)
Name:George C. King
Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Crossing:Bow River
Coordinates:51.048159 N 114.047009 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 2013
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Demolished late 2012 or early 2013, since replaced with a new George C. King bridge completed 2014.

Gervais Lacasse

Causapscal vicinity, Quebec, Canada - Assemetquagan River
Bridgemeister ID:2591 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:Gervais Lacasse
Location:Causapscal vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Assemetquagan River
Use:ATV and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet) estimated

Grand Canyon

Capilano, British Columbia, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:1006 (added 2003-11-21)
Name:Grand Canyon
Also Known As:Second Canyon
Location:Capilano, British Columbia, Canada
Use:Footbridge

Notes:

  • Level footbridge with large timber towers, not the famous Capilano swinging bridge.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Great Woods Park

Beausejour vicinity, Manitoba, Canada - Brokenhead River
Bridgemeister ID:1502 (added 2004-10-08)
Name:Great Woods Park
Location:Beausejour vicinity, Manitoba, Canada
Crossing:Brokenhead River
Coordinates:50.078129 N 96.468661 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Harold Chapman

Kananaskis Village vicinity, Alberta, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:1863 (added 2005-08-01)
Name:Harold Chapman
Location:Kananaskis Village vicinity, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates:50.791133 N 114.858333 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Hell's Gate

Boston Bar, British Columbia, Canada - Fraser River
Bridgemeister ID:1244 (added 2004-02-16)
Name:Hell's Gate
Location:Boston Bar, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Fraser River
At or Near Feature:Hell's Gate
Coordinates:49.780421 N 121.449785 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82.3 meters (270 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Appears to be wide enough to have once carried vehicles, but is now restricted to pedestrians.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Hopewell Heritage

Hopewell, Nova Scotia, Canada - East River
Bridgemeister ID:5101 (added 2020-09-05)
Name:Hopewell Heritage
Location:Hopewell, Nova Scotia, Canada
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:45.477334 N 62.697679 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Jean-Luc Sylvain

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada - Montmorency River
Bridgemeister ID:2727 (added 2019-06-22)
Name:Jean-Luc Sylvain
Location:Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Montmorency River
Coordinates:46.927142 N 71.193853 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Snowmobile and ATV
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Koksilah River

Cowichan Station, British Columbia, Canada - Koksilah River
Bridgemeister ID:566 (added 2002-12-30)
Name:Koksilah River
Location:Cowichan Station, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Koksilah River
At or Near Feature:Bright Angel Provincial Park
Coordinates:48.73651 N 123.67823 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Photo by Gary Woodbury

La Tuque

La Tuque, Quebec, Canada - St. Maurice River
Bridgemeister ID:1628 (added 2005-03-11)
Name:La Tuque
Location:La Tuque, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:St. Maurice River
Coordinates:47.449433 N 72.797383 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Louis-Marie Gagnon

Grand-Fonds vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:2553 (added 2012-01-01)
Name:Louis-Marie Gagnon
Location:Grand-Fonds vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates:49.04213 N 66.69042 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Sign at bridge says "Passerelle - Louis-Marie Gagnon - Cap-Chat 2000"

Menzies Creek

Bloedel vicinity, British Columbia, Canada - Menzies Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2427 (added 2008-04-12)
Name:Menzies Creek
Location:Bloedel vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Menzies Creek
Coordinates:50.11210 N 125.37409 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Montmorency Falls

Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada - Montmorency Falls
Bridgemeister ID:1418 (added 2004-07-17)
Name:Montmorency Falls
Location:Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Montmorency Falls
Coordinates:46.890964 N 71.147429 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 David Denenberg

Montmorency Falls

Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada - Montmorency Falls
Bridgemeister ID:1526 (added 2004-10-24)
Name:Montmorency Falls
Location:Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Montmorency Falls
Coordinates:46.890706 N 71.147952 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, HBE
Use:Vehicular
Status:Failed, April 30, 1856
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Towers from this bridge are still visible next to the towers of the current suspension footbridge. HBE, in 1911, notes that it "collapsed some years ago carrying a wagon and its driver into the cataract."
  • Jakkula (AAJ) cites an article tracing back to the Quebec Gazette stating the bridge failed on April 30, 1856 resulting in the loss of "several" lives and recounting the troubled history of the bridge: "There had been statements made before to the effect that the bridge was not to be trusted. People crossed it with terror. On the northern bank, 5 of the 7 strands of one of the wire cables had previously given way, and the cable had been repaired."
  • Later at same location Montmorency Falls - Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada.

Oldenburg

Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada - Whitemouth River
Bridgemeister ID:5176 (added 2020-10-03)
Name:Oldenburg
Location:Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada
Crossing:Whitemouth River
Coordinates:50.018106 N 96.030656 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2013)
Main Cables:Wire

External Links:


Panorama Mountain Resort

Panorama, British Columbia, Canada - Toby Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2676 (added 2019-03-30)
Name:Panorama Mountain Resort
Location:Panorama, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Toby Creek
Coordinates:50.458872 N 116.240551 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Passerelle 132

Amqui, Quebec, Canada - Matapédia River
Bridgemeister ID:2590 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:Passerelle 132
Location:Amqui, Quebec, Canada
Crossing:Matapédia River
Use:Snowmobile and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50.9 meters (167 feet) estimated

Pollux

Clark Hill Islands, Ontario, Canada - Niagara River
Bridgemeister ID:848 (added before 2003)
Name:Pollux
Also Known As:Burning Springs
Location:Clark Hill Islands, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:Niagara River
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

Rivière St-Jean

Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Bridgemeister ID:2554 (added 2012-01-01)
Name:Rivière St-Jean
Location:Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates:48.77112 N 64.52019 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80.5 meters (264.1 feet)

Sheep Creek

Williams Lake vicinity, British Columbia, Canada - Fraser River
Bridgemeister ID:1641 (added 2005-03-14)
Name:Sheep Creek
Location:Williams Lake vicinity, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Fraser River
Coordinates:51.982898 N 122.275076 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Crossed the Fraser southwest of Williams Lake next to the present route 20 crossing. Some of the stone piers are still visible next to the present arch bridge. For some time, the two bridges were standing side-by-side (perhaps 100 yards apart).
  • Built prior to 1908. Removed after 1959.

Swinging

Tidnish vicinity, Nova Scotia, Canada - Tidnish River
Bridgemeister ID:1751 (added 2005-04-20)
Name:Swinging
Location:Tidnish vicinity, Nova Scotia, Canada
Crossing:Tidnish River
Coordinates:45.97675 N 64.042783 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, January 2 015 (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 66 meters (216.5 feet)

Notes:

  • A visitor sent the following information: "[The bridge is] located on a hiking trail on the bed of an abandoned late 19th century railway track, which is raised several meters above a low, marshy area. The bridge itself spans a gap where the Tidnish River flows through the embankment. When driving along the Sunrise Trail, you get a brief glimpse of the bridge, although you must take a small back road to get to it... The bridge is very sturdy, and does not 'swing' although a 70 kg (150 lb.) person can easily create a visible ripple that passes back and forth along the deck by stomping on it. The anchors for the main cables appear to be nothing more than two I-beams sticking out of the ground on a 45 degree angle to which the cables are bolted. The diagonal I-beams are most likely bolted or welded to a horizontal, buried I-beam. The suspender 'cables' are steel rods that are kept from sliding by resting behind a clamp. The bridge looks small and assymetrical when viewed from a distance because the towers and a large portion of the span aren't visible through the trees on each end. The path also passes over an old keystone bridge which was constructed when the railway was built in the late 19th century, you do not realize this when you are actually on the path because there is 2-3 m (7-10 ft.) of soil on top of the bridge, so you can only see the large stones when you are standing ON them."
  • Patrick S. O'Donnell sent more information about 19th-century arch bridge at this location. It was part of an ambitious project known as the "Chignecto Marine Transport Railway" intended to transport large ships across the Isthmus of Chignetco.
  • Closed indefinitely in early 2015 after approach span wood supports were found to have deteriorated.

External Links:


Topham

Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada - North Saskatchewan River
Bridgemeister ID:2706 (added 2019-06-16)
Name:Topham
Also Known As:Siffleur Falls
Location:Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada
Crossing:North Saskatchewan River
At or Near Feature:Siffleur Falls Trailhead
Coordinates:52.048079 N 116.406621 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Valley River

Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada - Valley River
Bridgemeister ID:5175 (added 2020-10-03)
Name:Valley River
Location:Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Crossing:Valley River
Coordinates:51.242700 N 100.098440 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, 2017
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


Bridgemeister ID:5920 (added 2021-06-10)
Name:Walcott
Location:Walcott, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Bulkley River
Coordinates:54.517482 N 126.838512 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

External Links:

  • Walcott Suspension Bridge on Bulkley River - Northern BC Archives. Image taken in 1932 stating the bridge was "moved from its original location in the Hagwilget Canyon" implying this is the relocated 1912 Bulkely/Hagwilget Canyon suspension bridge that was replaced in 1931. The two bridges, however, don't appear to resemble each other and the Walcott bridge's main span appears to have been about 50 feet shorter than the 1912 Bulkely Canyon bridge . Perhaps only the cables were reused.

Bridgemeister ID:5921 (added 2021-06-10)
Name:Walcott
Location:Walcott, British Columbia, Canada
Crossing:Bulkley River
Coordinates:54.517548 N 126.839274 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Replaced Walcott - Walcott, British Columbia, Canada. Several components appear to have been retained from the prior bridge, but the towers and deck were replaced at some point giving the appearance of a different suspension bridge.

Zoo

Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Bow River
Bridgemeister ID:1465 (added 2004-08-28)
Name:Zoo
Also Known As:St. George's
Location:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Crossing:Bow River
At or Near Feature:Calgary Zoo, St. George's Island
Coordinates:51.04615 N 114.030983 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

Photo by Jean Renner


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