Notes:

• 1856: Heavily damaged by flood.
• Replaced by 1859 Sully-sur-Loire - Sully-sur-Loire and Saint-Père-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008475

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de La Celle-Bruère - 1837

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1838, rebuilt 1840, wrecked by wind 1850, rebuilt 1851, damaged by floods 1886, rebuilt 1887, rebuilt 1914.
• Replaced by 1931 Cavaillon - Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016374

Notes:

• Connected l'Ile Saint-Louis and Quai St. Bernard.
• AAJ says replaced in 1863, but the current bridge at this location (Pont Sully) was not completed until 1876.
• Companion to 1837 Damiette - Paris, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032321

Notes:

• AAJ: It connected "the Quai of Célestins with the l'Ile Saint-Louis on one side, and with the I'lle of Louviers on the other."
• Companion to 1837 Constantine - Paris, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032320

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013745

Notes:

• Eventually replaced by present-day arch bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20062406

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032331

Notes:

• The current (2022) bridge at this location is built on the piers of the suspension bridge.

Notes:

• Destroyed 1940, temporarily rebuilt, destroyed 1944.
• Replaced by 1953 Ancenis - Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique and Le Fourneau, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008476

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008208

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Chambilly sur la Loire - 1838

Notes:

• Likely replaced by the current concrete arch bridge at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016370

Notes:

• Appears to have been mainly a footbridge. Likely removed.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire-com - Pont de Kermelo-Lorient - 1838

Notes:

• 1882: Wrecked by wind. Rebuilt with two main suspension spans instead of one.
• Replaced by La Roche-Guyon - La Roche-Guyon, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines, France.

Notes:

• Likely destroyed in 1870 during Franco-Prussian war to prevent advance of the Prussian army.
• Later at same location 1920 Les Andelys - Les Andelys, Eure, France. The 1920 bridge was not an immediate replacement.

Notes:

• AAJ lists this bridge as completed in 1835.
• Near 1845 Couthures - Couthures-sur-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Marmande (Renaud Jean) - Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• 1930: The bridge is strengthened. The suspension system is replaced, the deck is stiffened with a plate girder system, and the pairs of end pylons are transformed to (or replaced with) towers with gothic arches.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006535

Notes:

• Replaced by 1906 Montfrin - Montfrin, Gard, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Montfrin - 1838

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Ruoms - 1838

Notes:

• 1909: The bridge is extensively renovated.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017439

Notes:

• 1933, October 4: A section of the bridge deck collapses under the weight of a truck.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1950 Tournus - Tournus, Saône-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Pont suspendu à Tournus - 1838

Notes:

• Replaced by 1945 Triel-sur-Seine - Triel-sur-Seine and Vernouillet, Yvelines, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Triel

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010596

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Balbigny - 1839

Notes:

• Collapsed under weight of maching troops, April 16, 1850, killing more than 200 soldiers. Collapse precipitated French virtual moratorium on suspension bridge building bringing to a close the prolific era of French wire cable suspension bridges.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004743

Notes:

• Later at same location 1941 Belleperche - Cordes-Tolosannes, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-histoire - Pont de Belleperche - 1841
• Structurae - Structure ID 20029230

Notes:

• Damaged by flood 1843, closed until 1844, destroyed 1944. Towers still standing, 2005.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010536

External Links:

• Charles Albert Bridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002116

Notes:

• Was at location of present-day Pont Wilson.
• Rebuilt, 1850.
• Near 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003382

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Lisle-sur-Tarn - 1839
• Structurae - Structure ID 20062413

Notes:

• Heavily damaged by flood debris, 1843.
• Later at same location 1939 Manosque - Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012660

Notes:

• Wrecked by wind 1852, rebuilt, damaged 1866, 1869, 1870, and 1871. After the 1871 repairs, it was restricted to foot traffic. It was replaced in 1911 by an arch. Approaches extant (next to the later suspension bridge), 2004.
• Next to 1960 Roche-Bernard - La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004742

Notes:

• This is perhaps one of the most fanciful large suspension bridges ever built.
• Destroyed in a storm, 1869. Its replacement (a truss bridge) was completed in 1883. The approaches and the bottom halves of the suspension bridge towers were strengthened and used for the replacement.
• AAJ citing Engineering News-Record: "Vergès used inclined tie cables running from the top of the tower at one end of a span to a roadway-level connection on the opposite tower."

External Links:

• Structurae - Cubzac Bridge. Photos of the replacement truss structure.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000898

Notes:

• 1940: Destroyed during WWII.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1840. Rebuilt and reopened, 1843. Damaged by floods, 1856 and 1881.
• Replaced by 1931 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France.

Notes:

• Various sources suggest completed 1837-1839. The bridge may have initially failed upon its completion in 1837 and then opened in 1839.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bigny - 1840

Notes:

• Located at the confluence of the Bono River with the Auray River.
• Substantial repairs 1859 and 1863, damaged by storm 1865, renovated 1867, traffic restricted 1869, more repairs 1869-1870, rebuilt 1925.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003014

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1940, during WWII.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016404

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Domène sur l'Isère - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire.com - Pont de La Gâche sur l'Isère en face de Pontcharra - 1840

Notes:

• 1925: Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge reusing the approach spans and piers of the 1840 suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000883

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• This was the larger of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the smaller of the two bridges at this location separated by a small island. When the larger suspension bridge was replaced in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.
• Replaced by 1936 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

Notes:

• This was the smaller of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the larger of the two suspension bridges. When it was replaced by another suspension in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Seveux - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Seyssel - 1840
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002993

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de St-Jean-de-Maruéjols - 1840

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1880.
• Replaced by 1881 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Villers-le-lac - 1840

Notes:

• Replaced by 2002 Agen - Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008656

Notes:

• Replaced by 1937 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016223

Notes:

• Later at same location 1946 Boran - Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Boran-sur-oise
• Wikipedia - Boran-sur-Oise

Notes:

• Near Saint-Georges-sur-Loire - Saint-Georges-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Later at same location 1948 Chalonnes - Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004776

Notes:

• Sometimes referred to as "Chaufort."
• Replaced, 1928.
• Near Bragny - Verdun-sur-le-Doubs and Bragny-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• >Ancien pont suspendu de Chauvort ⋅ Patrimoine en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Chauvort d'Allerey-sur-Saone - 1841

Notes:

• 1870: Heavily damaged during Franco-Prussian war.
• 1872: Repairs completed.
• Replaced by 1935 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008477

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1846, rebuilt 1848, damaged by flood 1856, rebuilt 1857.
• Replaced by 1931 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. Built on same piers.

External Links:

• Pont de Châtillon-sur-Loire — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008482

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Quincy - 1841

Notes:

• Unclear if it crossed an arm of the Loire (since filled), the Saint-Félix Canal, or both.
• 1846: Renovated.

External Links:

• Archives municipales de Nantes : Les ponts de l'Erdre et de la Loire
• Pont de la Rotonde — Wikipédia

Notes:

• See 1931 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The relationship between the older and current bridges is unclear.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20086318

Notes:

• May have been replaced in 1929 by another suspension bridge that was destroyed in 1944 during WWII.
• 2023: Remnants of a former suspension bridge still exist below the current concrete arch bridge and are visible when the water level is low.

Notes:

• Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bourret - 1842

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Briollay - Briollay, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Casseneuil - 1842

Notes:

• Next to 1834 Louis-Philippe (de la Reforme) - Île St-Louis, Paris, France.

Notes:

• Connects to 1842 Les Rosiers-sur-Loire - Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1843.
• Replaced by 1856 Les Mées - Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032355

Notes:

• Connects to 1842 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Les Rosiers-sur-Loire - Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1933 Pertuiset - Pertuiset, Firminy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20018398

Notes:

• Failed 1856, rebuilt 1858, destroyed 1940 (war), rebuilt 1942, destroyed 1944 (war), rebuilt 1946, restricted to pedestrians, 1983. Abandoned in the 1990s. Stood in a derelict state for several years.
• 2013: Work is completed to replace the derelict deck with a suspension footbridge that sits on the original piers but does not use the towers of the former suspension bridge. This new installation is tracked separately.
• Replaced by 2013 Himalayenne (Rochemaure, Himalayan) - Rochemaure, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Rochemaure — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002995

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017918

Notes:

• Deck failed, August 21, 1883, during a load test. Replacement built on the original piers.
• Replaced by 1884 Tonnay-Charente - Tonnay-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Tonnay-Charente
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000899

Notes:

• Coordinates are for the present day (2022) Pont Édouard Daladier. The suspension bridge was on an alignment immediately adjacent to it.
• 1888-1890: Strengthened, and perhaps largely rebuilt, by Ferdinand Arnodin. This introduced the hybrid cable-stayed/suspension system commonly seen in images of the bridge.
• 1944, June: Heavily damaged by US bombardment. Eventually repaired and reopened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012658

Notes:

• Replaced by 1930 Capens - Capens, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1953 Guynemer - Elbeuf and Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006496

Notes:

• Structurae has the bridge completed in 1922 (with a 1941 reconstruction) and AAJ suggests the bridge was completed 1924-1927, but older images of the bridge show an older bridge consistent with the 1843 date. The later dates represent reconstructions. The current bridge has steel cables.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013933

Notes:

• 1870: Cables cut during Franco-Prussian War. Later rebuilt, but unclear to what extent the original superstructure was reused.

External Links:

• Pont de Muides-sur-Loire — Wikipédia

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont d'Ondes sur la Garonne - 1843

Notes:

• Location now inundated behind the Sautet dam (Barrage du Sautet).

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont du Sautet près de Corps - 1843

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20070583

Notes:

• Replaced by 1923 Blagnac - Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1955 Buzet-sur-Tarn - Buzet-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France. Unclear if the 1955 bridge was a direct replacement.

Notes:

• Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1946. Was located at the site of the current Pont Georges Clemenceau
• Next to 1831 Masaryk (Masarik, Mazarik, de la Gare) - Lyon vicinity, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008348