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• One of four suspension bridges along the canopy walk.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.
• Connects to Holden Arboretum - Kirtland, Ohio, USA.

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• Located near confluence of Willow Creek and Arroyo Seco.
• 2023, January 9: Destroyed by flood.

External Links:

• Ventana Wilderness Forums - Arroyo Seco Gorge Horsebridge is Gone. Blog with several images of the bridge and its demise.

Notes:

• The vehicular suspension bridge at Hyampom, not to be confused with the locally famous Hyampom Mule Bridge, was likely located at the coordinates provided here and likely destroyed by the Christmas flood of 1964.

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• Likely completed in the 1930s.
• 1964, December: Destroyed by flood.

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• Coordinates provided are for approximate location of the bridge crossing the Nashua River from the railroad tracks north of Temple St., to Jackson Mill building number 2.
• Bridge was in existence in 1875 when it was photographed for a popular stereoview image.

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• Destroyed by flood.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter - Kampeter Bridge

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• Collapsed, July, 1962 while a car was crossing. Three adults were killed, one child was injured, but survived.
• From a UPI wire news article appearing in July 1962 Kentucky newspapers: "The swinging bridge fell when a cable snapped afler being weakened by rubbing against a concrele abutment, [Commisioner of Highways Henry Ward] said."

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• Likely built 1949-1953. Huge derelict industrial conveyor suspension bridge, mostly demolished by 2011. Patrick S. O'Donnell estimated the main span at approximately 750 feet.
• Mostly demolished as of late 2011.

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• Near (footbridge) - Brake vicinity, West Virginia, USA.

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• There are two suspension footbridges across the Robinson River at Criglersville. This one is located where Lindsay Lane fords Robinson River.
• 2020, October: Closed after failing safety inspection.
• 2021, February: VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) proposals to either rehabilitate or replace the bridge are being considered.
• Near 1987 (footbridge) - Criglersville, Virginia, USA.

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• This is the third Michigan suspension footbridge I've found nicknamed "Little Mac".
• Stephen Quintana writes: "One of my first projects was to be the inspector on the construction of this bridge. This was somewhere between 1994 and 1996. I remember the contractor's only experience with any Forest Service projects was installing some toilets for us. He had never done anything like this before. I wasn't on the job site the day he pulled the cables across the river, so I asked him how he did it. He said he used a fishing pole with a small weight and cast it across the river. Then he used that to pull a larger rope, then a much larger rope, then finally the cables. I thought they did a pretty good job on this bridge. I remember the cost was somewhere around $100,000 for this project."

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• From a sign at the New River Gorge visitors center: "Built in the 1920's, this suspension bridge connected the New River Lumber Company sawmill with the Long bottom train station on the other side of the New River. Rail cars pulled by a steel cable carried lumber to the railroad station."

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• Sign at bridge reads: "Long Creek Suspension Bridge. This is a replica of the bridge that once spanned Long Creek at Francis Crossing approximately 2 miles southwest of Melvern. It was the only known bridge of this design in Kansas. The bridge was originally constructed between 1885 and 1890 by the Wilden Bridge Company. The original bridge was 100 feet long and 13 feet wide. It was designed for horse drawn hay wagons..."
• See 1882 Long Creek - Melvern vicinity, Kansas, USA.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Maries River Swinging Bridge | Maries County, Missouri

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20083675

Notes:

• See Martins Ferry - Martins Ferry, Weitchpec vicinity, California, USA which may be an older bridge at this location.

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• Destroyed by flood, January, 1890.
• See Martins Ferry - Martins Ferry, Weitchpec vicinity, California, USA which may have replaced this bridge.

External Links:

• Bird's eye view of Martins Ferry Bridge and buildings beyond. Undated high-resolution image of a Martins Ferry suspension bridge with open-frame timber towers. Unclear if this photo was taken before 1890, the purported destruction date of this early Martins Ferry suspension bridge. Despite the resolution, there is not much to see in the image to help date it. Twisted strand main cables are evident, but such cables were manufactured as early as the mid-1850s.

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• Located at the Needleton stop of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
• Replaced by 2008 Needleton - Needleton vicinity, Colorado, USA.

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• Likely removed. See Alaska digital archives identifiers ASL-P61-141-003, UAF-1980-68-295, and UAF-1980-68-296 which are photos of the bridge from the time period 1913-1939. One photo is captioned "Mile 3 - Nome River Susp. Br. - Rt. 8".

External Links:

• Alaska's Digital Archives - Distance view of bridge. Identifier UAF-1980-68-295

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• Completed in 1926 or 1928. Now known as Orange Country Club.
• 2012: "Orange County Golf Club" renamed to "West Hills Country Club".

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• Private vehicular bridge.

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• In 2005, the Appalachian Trail was rerouted over this bridge.

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• Near Pueblo Canyon - Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.

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• Spring, 2011: Largely destroyed by flood.
• October, 2011: Rebuilt.

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• Next to a truss footbridge known as the Pueblo Canyon Bridge.
• Near former location of Peggy Sue - Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.

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• Pier and abutment remnants of this bridge are still present (2020).
• Replaced 1909 Ripley - Ripley, Oklahoma, USA.

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• 2007, October: Closed due to structural issues.
• 2009-2010: Repaired late 2009 or 2010 and reopened.
• 2021, May: Closed due to "hazardous conditions" pending repairs. Work expected to start in July.
• 2021, July: Bridge remains closed indefinitely. City of Kingsport soliciting more bids for repair work.
• 2022, April: Repairs in progress.
• 2022, June: Repairs completed, bridge reopened.

Annotated Citations:

• Hightower, Cliff. "Swinging bridge under repairs." The Kingsport Times News, 25 Apr. 2022, www.timesnews.net/news/swinging-bridge-under-repairs/article_2f96a368-c4cb-11ec-beff-2f8670dafd5b.html
  

  "Inland [Construction] will replace all of the bridge’s existing wooden joists with new ones, while the existing chain link fencing and tension wire along the sides will be replaced with new, vinyl-coated green fencing."

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• Replaced by Rock Cut Farm (Baoba) - Baoba, Pennsylvania, USA.

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• Destroyed by flood, June 2006.
• Replaced Rock Cut Farm (Baoba) - Baoba, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Replaced by 2007 Rock Cut Farm (Baoba) - Baoba, Pennsylvania, USA.

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• Replaced (footbridge) - Rockbridge Baths, Virginia, USA.

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• Sign at bridge states: "Destroyed August 1976, Rebuilt 1977"

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• Coordinates are approximate location of this bridge, believed to be where present day (2020) Fleming-Sector Road would have continued to intersect the river. Location was also known as Glebe Station.

External Links:

• Sector - Wikipedia

Notes:

• 2023, March: Destroyed when a tree fell on it. May be rebuilt by mid-2023.

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• Early 20th-century one-lane vehicular bridge, no longer in existence

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• 2020, September: Closed due to structural concerns. Reopened a week later after a formal structural assessment and some stabilization work. Additional maintenance planned for near future.
• Near 1928 Kaibab Trail (Black, South Kaibab) - Bright Angel Campground vicinity, Arizona, USA.

Notes:

• Located off of Front Street. Heavily damaged by November, 2003 floods.

Notes:

• This entry refers to the southernmost of the two footbridges at this location.
• 2022, March 30: Reopened, but in need of further repairs. Unclear if it was closed because its companion bridge was also closed for repairs or for other safety reasons.
• 2023, May: Closed for extensive repairs.
• 2024, March: Reopened upon complation of repairs.
• Connects to Spokane Falls II - Spokane, Washington, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20072641

Notes:

• This entry refers to the northernmost of the two footbridges at this location.
• 2019, April: Closed awaiting deck repairs.
• 2022, March 30: Reopened following completion of repairs including deck replacement.
• Connects to Spokane Falls I - Spokane, Washington, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20072642

Notes:

• Collapsed September 13, 1842 under weight of troops (ONC).

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• Connects to 2000 Debbie's Dream Catcher - Owensboro vicinity, Kentucky, USA.

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• At former location of Swinging (Orange Grove) - Catonsville, Maryland, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20021292

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• Later at same location Swinging (Orange Grove) - Catonsville, Maryland, USA.

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• June 2014: Damaged when a tractor, well over the posted weight limit, tried to cross and broke through the bridge deck. Reopened August 23, 2018 after an "extensive reconstruction" that completely replaced the deck and possibly cables. After reconstruction, the weight limit was increased from 3 tons to 20 tons.
• November 2009: Closed due to safety concerns after six cable strrands were found to be broken. Repaired June-August 2010 and reopened.

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• Was in use in early 1900's.

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• Destroyed by flood before 2003. Supposedly was located across the street from Coffey's General Store which is still in existence as of 2020. Coordinates indicate approximate location based on that description.

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• Closed since 2016 after an inspection deemed it unsafe. Was mentioned in local press several times in 2019 and 2020 with the community upset that no action was taken to repair the bridge which provided a convenient means of reaching downtown Elkins. Various articles in this time frame refer to the bridge as 76 or 80 years old.

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• Crossed a channel of the Kennebec River to Mill Island. Appears to have been located at the coordinates provided here.

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• Trail footbridge.

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• Destroyed by Hurricane Iniki, 1992. Rebuilt.
• Temporarily closed, week of January 10, 2005, because of damage due to storm. HA20050114: "A portion of the bridge has completely split apart from the end support at the town side of the bridge, said Al Afos of the county Roads Division." Appears to have reopened later in 2005.
• Near (footbridge) - Hanapepe vicinity, Hawaii, USA.

Notes:

• There are at least two swinging bridge locations at Townsend, Tennessee. There have been at least two bridges at this location known as Kinzel Springs (also Sunshine) at the western end of Townsend. This entry is for the older of the two Kinzel Springs bridges.

Notes:

• There are at least two swinging bridge locations at Townsend, Tennessee. There have been at least two bridges at this location known as Kinzel Springs (also Sunshine) at the western end of Townsend. This entry is for the present-day (2020) of the Kinzel Springs bridges.
• 2019: Closed due to decaying timber structural members.
• 2020, June: Repairs started. Expected to be reopened in 2020.

External Links:

• Bridge at Kinzel Springs repairs are underway. June 12, 2020 article in The Daily Times of Blount County (Tennessee).

Notes:

• From David Denenberg: "I stopped by this park in 2006 and asked at the park station if the bridge was still in existence. They said there were some short modern steel footbridges, but no suspension bridges remaining. The person I spoke with knew such a bridge had existed at one point, in the park, but suspected it had been removed years ago. I hope he was right because I decided not to pay the permit fee and verify for myself."

Notes:

• Now known as the Curtis Davis Bridge, the suspended span appears to have been replaced with a truss with, apparently, non-functional suspension cables. The original suspension bridge towers remain.

Notes:

• Used by golf carts. Just barely wide enough for one golf cart.

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• Destroyed by flood following Hurricane Irene, 2011.