Suspension Bridges of Montana

This is a list of all 17 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Montana in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1951: Marias River

Chester vicinity, Montana, USA - Marias River
Bridgemeister ID:6486 (added 2021-08-15)
Year Completed:1951
Name:Marias River
Also Known As:Pugsley
Location:Chester vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Marias River
Coordinates:48.291043 N 111.046520 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 88.4 meters (290 feet)

Notes:

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1964: Gates Park Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - North Fork of the Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6349 (added 2021-07-25)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Gates Park Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:North Fork of the Sun River
At or Near Feature:Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.553636 N 112.944389 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2011
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 39 meters (128 feet)

Notes:

External Links:


1964: Medicine Springs Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - North Fork Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6347 (added 2021-07-25)
Year Completed:1964
Name:Medicine Springs Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:North Fork Sun River
At or Near Feature:Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.632222 N 112.857444 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 2016
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 35.1 meters (115 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


2004: (footbridge)

Conner vicinity and Darby vicinity, Montana, USA - Bitterroot River
Bridgemeister ID:1516 (added 2004-10-10)
Year Completed:2004
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Conner vicinity and Darby vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Bitterroot River
Coordinates:45.95001 N 114.13475 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Sahale, LLC
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet)
Deck width:5 feet

2006: Rattlesnake Creek

Missoula, Montana, USA - Rattlesnake Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2030 (added 2006-04-22)
Year Completed:2006
Name:Rattlesnake Creek
Location:Missoula, Montana, USA
Crossing:Rattlesnake Creek
Coordinates:46.90980 N 113.96633 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:HDR Inc.
Use:Footbridge and Pack
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet)

External Links:

Photo by Brad Miller Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

2011: Gates Park Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - North Fork of the Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6350 (added 2021-07-25)
Year Completed:2011
Name:Gates Park Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:North Fork of the Sun River
At or Near Feature:Continental Divide Trail, Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.553624 N 112.944214 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 39 meters (128 feet)

Notes:


2016: Medicine Springs Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - North Fork Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6348 (added 2021-07-25)
Year Completed:2016
Name:Medicine Springs Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:North Fork Sun River
At or Near Feature:Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.632292 N 112.857250 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2016)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 35.1 meters (115 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


(footbridge)

Gardiner vicinity, Montana, USA - Yellowstone River
Bridgemeister ID:2000 (added 2005-12-25)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gardiner vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Yellowstone River
At or Near Feature:Blacktail Deer Creek Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Coordinates:44.996583 N 110.578867 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 67.1 meters (220 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Great Falls vicinity, Montana, USA - Missouri River
Bridgemeister ID:2111 (added 2006-09-03)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Great Falls vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Missouri River
At or Near Feature:Ryan Island Day Use Area
Coordinates:47.568717 N 111.119083 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Located just below Ryan Dam.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Moorehead, Montana, USA - Powder River
Bridgemeister ID:1789 (added 2005-05-17)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Moorehead, Montana, USA
Crossing:Powder River
Coordinates:45.055883 N 105.87705 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2005)

(pipeline bridge)

Plains vicinity and Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA - Clark Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2124 (added 2006-10-21)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Plains vicinity and Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Clark Fork River
Coordinates:47.52982 N 115.05720 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 274.3 meters (900 feet)

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(pipeline bridge)

Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA - Clark Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2125 (added 2006-10-21)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Clark Fork River
Coordinates:47.57957 N 115.20910 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 274.3 meters (900 feet) estimated

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA - Clark Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2126 (added 2006-10-21)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Clark Fork River
Coordinates:47.57604 N 115.19292 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 176.8 meters (580 feet) estimated

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA - Clark Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2127 (added 2006-10-21)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Thompson Falls vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:Clark Fork River
Coordinates:47.56988 N 115.17832 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 189 meters (620 feet) estimated

Notes:


(pipeline bridge)

Thompson Falls, Montana, USA - Clark Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2128 (added 2006-10-21)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Thompson Falls, Montana, USA
Crossing:Clark Fork River
Coordinates:47.58064 N 115.32105 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2006)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 304.8 meters (1,000 feet) estimated

Notes:


Benchmark Pack

Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA - South Fork Sun River
Bridgemeister ID:6351 (added 2021-07-25)
Name:Benchmark Pack
Location:Augusta vicinity, Montana, USA
Crossing:South Fork Sun River
At or Near Feature:Continental Divide Trail, Bob Marshall Wilderness
Coordinates:47.506399 N 112.890707 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pack and Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) estimated

Eagle Falls

Great Falls, Montana, USA - Missouri River
Bridgemeister ID:6358 (added 2021-07-26)
Name:Eagle Falls
Location:Great Falls, Montana, USA
Crossing:Missouri River
At or Near Feature:Eagle Falls, Black Eagle Dam
Coordinates:47.519905 N 111.262229 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, June 6, 1908
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

  • Completed early 1890s.
  • 1908, June: Destroyed by flood.

External Links:

  • Black Eagle Dam - Wikipedia. From the article (retrieved 2021): "A 200-foot-long (61 m), 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) pedestrian suspension bridge ran from the bluffs above each powerhouse over the river." However, historic images of the bridge show it wa significantly longer with main and side spans of roughly 400 and 200 feet respectively.
  • Bridgehunter.com | Eagle Falls Suspension Bridge


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