Notes:

• John Templeman built several bridges (like this one) using James Finley's design.
• Repaired in 1827 after 5 of 10 chains snapped under weight of a team of oxen.
• The complete description from Thomas Pope's 1811 Treatise (POPE):

  "The chain Bridge lately thrown over the Merrimack, three miles above Newburyport, in the state of Massachusetts, is now in constant use. This Bridge consists of a single arc, two hundred and forty-four feet span. The abutments are of stone, forty-seven feet long, and thirty-seven high; the uprights, or framed work, which stand on the abutments, are thirty-five feet high, over which are suspended ten distinct chains, the ends of which on both sides of the river are buried deep in pits and secured by large stones: each chain is five hundred and sixteen feet long; and, where they pass over the uprights, they are treble, and made in short links, which is said to be more secure than saddles made of plates of iron. The four middle joists rest on the chains; all the rest are suspended to the main chains to equalize the floor. This Bridge has two passage-ways of fifteen feet in width each, and the floor is so solid as to admit of horses, carriages, etc. to travel at any speed, with very little perceptible motion of the floors. The railing is stout and strong, which adds much firmness to the floor. There are three chains in each range on each side, and four in the middle range: they are calculated to support nearly five hundred tons. From the surface of the water to the middle of the floor is forty feet; and from the top of the abutments to the top of the uprights is thirty-five feet high, making seventy-two feet. The magnitude and power of the abutments, the width and length of the floors, the elevation of the work, the evident powers of the chains, etc. all conspire to make it a wonderful work. Every expense attending it did not amount to twenty-five thousand dollars. The abutment being of stone, the uprights covered, and the chains painted to prevent rust, leaves nothing but the flooring to decay. This Bridge was constructed by John Templeman, Esq. of the district of Columbia, whose talents for the productions of such work, and the various improvements suggested and used by him, have been highly beneficial, and do him great credit."

• Gregory W. Buff sent a transcription of an article describing the 1827 failure. The article was in the Saturday, February 24, 1827 issue (Volume IV, Number 31) of the Canadian Spectator (Montreal, Quebec) newspaper:

  "Newburyport, Feb 9. Disastrious [sic] Accident. - On Tuesday morning last, the Essex Merrimack Bridge gave way in the centre, from the parting of the chains that support it. On the Bridge, at the moment, was a loaded team, drawn by six oxen and two horses, driven by two men, Messrs. Garlton [sic] and Jackman, all of whom were precipitated, forty feet, into the river beneath. The teamsters preserved themselves by means of swimming, and the support of fragments of the bridge; the team were all of them except one of the horses, swept beneath the ice a few rods below, and drowned. Five of the ten chains which supported the Bridge, were snapped in different places, and now remain upholding the broken and shattered timber altogether as sad a wreck as we ever witnessed. At the moment of the crash, the light evolved from the friction of the chains resembled the the vivid streaming of a meteor. Various excuses are assigned for the accident, and none, with more probability, than the united effect of the incumbent pressure of the immense body of snow lying upon the bridge, and the frost which had contracted the particles of iron. These produced a tenseness in the chains, which was incapable of resisting the additional pressure of the loaded team, and the whole gave way. The estimated expense of repairing the breach is about 4000 dollars; and the Directors, as we understand, plan to set about it immediately. It will be built up as before. To those who have been losers by this accident the corporation intend to make generous inumeration. The traveling will be uninterrupted, as the solidity of the ice above the bridge forms a safe passage way - and for the conveyance of carriages and heavy baggage the proprietors have promptly provided suitable boats. If any aversion to chain bridges has been produced by this accident, we should be sorry, for ourselves we feel yet unshaken faith in their superior security. The misfortune in this case was no doubt owing to the causes above stated, and not to any defect in the construction of the bridge. Probably hundreds of individuals, including each sex and all ages, have visited the ruins of the bridge. They present a sad and melancholy appearance - crushed and broken timbers suspended by the massy chains, which hang lazily from the pyramidical abutments, while the beholder instinctly shrinks back in terror at the reflection of the situation of the two human beings who were precipitated into the abyss beneath. The preservation of these two men is almost miraculous. Although hurled down 40 feet amid crashing and falling timber, entangled with their cattle, they fell without receiving the least injury, and attained the shore, after being for nearly half an hour, immerse in water chilled to the freezing point. Mr. Jackman is far advanced in years - and suffered somewhat from the exposure to the cold. Mr. Carlton [sic], escaped unhurt. The Chain Bridge has been built for about fifteen years, the span is 220 feet. We believe this was the second or third Chain Bridge built in the United States; and this is probably the first that has met with a similar accident. We understand the proprieters of the Rooks Bridge intend to rebuild theirs as a Chain Bridge."

• Replaced by 1909 Chain - Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. The 1909 structure was almost entirely new (except for portions of the piers and abutments).

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001418

Notes:

• May have been rebuilt around 1850. History of the bridge is unclear between the 1838 collapse and replacement in 1872.
• This 1818 bridge was a replacement for the 1817 Dryburgh Abbey suspension bridge which appears to have been primarily a cable-stayed structure and is not included in the inventory. The 1817 bridge failed due to wind in early 1818.
• Later at same location 1872 Dryburgh Abbey - Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008269

Notes:

• 2007, March: Closed after a hanger snapped in high winds. Repaired and reopened August, 2007.
• 2020, October: Closed for major renovation and conservation project.
• 2023, April: The bridge is reopened.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1826 Menai Strait - Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Conservation - Union Chain Bridge - unionchainbridge.org. Site devoted to the 2020-2023 renovation project. This page lists the highlights of the project.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000162

Notes:

• Réunion was known as "Isle of Bourbon" at this time.
• Built as part of same project as 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion, France.

Notes:

• SBR: Severely damaged 1833, 1836. Destroyed by storm 1896.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008326

Notes:

• 1904: Major reinforcement and strengthening project.
• 2008, February: Major refurbishment project completed.
• Next to 1904 (footbridge) - Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom.

Annotated Citations:

• "Conway Suspension Bridge." The Engineer, 20 May 1904.
  

  Details regarding the 1904 reinforcement project: "...It was therefore decided to renew all the suspension rods, and pins, and to fix steel cables above the suspension links, to supplement them so that the maximum stress in the links due to any possible travelling load should not exceed 5 tons per square inch. It was also decided to build a stiffening girder coupled to the suspension rod on each side of the bridge, and at the same time to widen the bridge by building a footway 6ft. wide outside the suspenders on the north side of the bridge."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000447

Notes:

• Steel cables added, 1992.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010131

Notes:

• 1839 (or 1840): Restored. Deck strengthened.
• 1893: Original wood deck replaced with a steel deck.
• 1938-1940: Original wrought-iron chains replaced with steel eyebars, deck strengthened.
• 1999: Deck resurfaced and other improvements to strengthen bridge.
• 2020: Major maintenance project planned to start January, 2021.
• 2022, October: Closed due to serious structural concerns. Expected to reopen January 2023 with a weight restriction.
• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1820 Union - Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1834 Zaehringen (Grand Pont Suspendu) - Fribourg, Switzerland.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000091

Notes:

• Multi-span structure distinct from Templeman's 1810 Chain Bridge. Sometimes misidentified as an 1827 replacement to the 1810 Templeman Chain Bridge because of the significant damage to the Templeman bridge in 1827.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008067

Notes:

• Destroyed August 30, 1944. Rebuilt 1946.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008624

Notes:

• Replaced by 1887 Hammersmith - London, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008011

Notes:

• Originally built with iron chains. Later replaced with iron wire.
• Near 1831 Masaryk (Masarik, Mazarik, de la Gare) - Lyon vicinity, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008335

Notes:

• Provided access to the lighthouse at South Stack. Iron chain suspension system replaced in 1964, surviving until until 1983, but unclear if it was still functioning as a suspension bridge. Towers are now used as abutments for a pedestrian truss bridge.

Notes:

• 1887: Flooring failed.
• 1944: Bombed by Allied Forces, August 6.

External Links:

• Musée de la résistance en ligne
• Structurae - Structure ID 20012664

Notes:

• SBR: March 19, 1830, with a "crowd of people, estimated at 700, ... watching a boat race," a chain broke "plunging most of the people into the river." Repaired.
• 1838: Wrecked by storm. Repaired.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1840. Rebuilt. Bombed, 1944. Repaired, 1945. Location now occupied by a cable-stayed footbridge, completed 1986.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017171

Notes:

• Damaged by flood in 1840. Rebuilt.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005249

Notes:

• 1944: Heavily damaged.
• 1945: Repaired and reopened.
• Similar to Saint-Vallier - Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bourg St-Andéol - 1830
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015893

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002998

Notes:

• Demolished, 1938. Only towers remain.
• Replaced by 1935 Remoulins - Remoulins, Gard, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003005

Notes:

• Two side spans meeting at a single midstream tower.
• Later at same location 1949 (footbridge) - Valence, Drôme and Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009700

Notes:

• Badly wrecked by flood, October 17, 1907. Replaced, 1910.
• Near 1851 Saint-Just-sur-Loire - Saint-Just-sur-Loire and Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20071041

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009505

Notes:

• Was still standing in 1938 when it was bypassed, but was likely demolished some time in 1938.

Notes:

• Original iron rod cables replaced by an Arnodin cable system, 1891. Replaced in 1925 with a "rigid suspension bridge of reinforced concrete".
• Replaced by 1925 Luzancy - Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, France.

Notes:

• Bombed, 1944. Reopened 1945, but not fully restored until 1946.
• This bridge has been referenced by many spellings of "Masaryk", but the sign posted at the actual bridge reads "Masaryk".
• Next to 1844 Mouton - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Near 1827 L'île Barbe - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003376

Notes:

• The towers from the older of the two Mirabeau suspension bridges are visible alongside the current crossing.
• Damaged by flood, 1843. Rebuilt.
• Replaced by 1935 Mirabeau - Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Unsure if this was an immediate replacement.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012661

Notes:

• Reconstructed, 1930. Closed to vehicular traffic, 1984. Closed to all traffic 2002. Underwent extensive refurbishment, 2008.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20021612

Notes:

• Near Yzeures-sur-Creuse - Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Indre-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1840.
• Bridge appears to currently be suspended from a combination of wire rope and rigid rods.
• Near 1831 La Feuillée - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003372

Notes:

• The longer of two suspension bridges separated by a short distance, one over the large branch of the Loire and one over the small branch of the Loire where the river flows around an island.
• Similar to 1846 Mallemort - Mallemort, Bouches-du-Rhône and Mérindol, Vaucluse, France.
• Near 1833 Petit - Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Boulleret, Cher, France.
• Later at same location 1959 Cosne-sur-Loire - Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Cher, France.

Notes:

• Sometimes confused with the Allier River suspension bridges closer to Mornay-sur-Allier, the Pont du Veurdre was located at (or near) the alignment indicated by the coordinates here.
• See 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Pont du Veurdre - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20062421

Notes:

• According to MOS, the 284 foot measurement given for this bridge is for the "chord line" of the chains, not the pier-to-pier deck length.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008012

Notes:

• Sometimes claimed to be built in the 1820s, it appears to have been started in 1829 and completed in 1834. The bridge is attributed to Pedro Miranda who was born in 1808.

Notes:

• Small iron chain suspension bridge.
• BSI: Reported to have been "almost entirely renewed", 1885. Ruddock also suggests the bridge was originally constructed with just diagonal stays (as other Justice bridges) and the catenary chains were added during the renewal.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 56. Crathie Suspension Bridge (after the flood)
• Structurae - Structure ID 20070665

Notes:

• GHD: "...asymmetrical bridge supported by a single pier."
• Ile aux Barques is now known as Ile Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
• This location is better known for the large underspanned suspension bridge completed in 1834 by Dufour (documented in great detail in reference GHD). The underspanned bridge is omitted from the Bridgemeister inventory. This entry is for the small footbridge that connected to the larger underspanned bridge. Follow the image link for more information.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017858

Notes:

• Badly damaged by fire 1848. Replaced 1860 (or soon after).
• Next to 1842 Cité (City, Île de la Cité) - Île de la Cité and Île St-Louis, Paris, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000203

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20068030

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1826 Menai Strait - Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
• Near 1840 Gotteron - Fribourg, Switzerland.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000475

Notes:

• Cables and deck appear to have been replaced (at least once).
• AAJ describes an accident in 1836: "...some of the iron-work, which was faulty, gave way and the platform fell into the river. Six persons were drowned."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013232

Notes:

• AAJ guesses this bridge was completed in 1835 due to contract let in 1833 specifying two-year construction period.
• See 1935 La Réole (Rouergue) - La Réole, Gironde, France. Unsure if the newer bridge is at the same location.

Notes:

• AAJ guesses this bridge was completed in 1835 based on contract let in 1833 specifying a two-year construction period.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Troisième pont suspendu de Langeac - 1868. Indicates the bridge depicted here was competed 1868 after the first (1835) and second (1860) Langeac suspension bridges were destroyed by flood.

Notes:

• Replaced by Les Ormes - Les Ormes, Vienne, France.

Notes:

• 1944: Heavily damaged during WWII. Repaired.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Montmerle sur Saône - 1835
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015059

Notes:

• One of the four spans, effectively a separate bridge over a small channel of the Rhône to an island that connected to the main river spans, was still standing in early 2005, but closed to all traffic. The deck and cables were removed or destroyed at some point in 2005 or 2006 leaving just the pylons of this span.
• Replaced by Roquemaure - Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010789

Notes:

• Dynamited in 1940 or 1941. Eventually replaced by a long low-lying truss bridge.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1930 Le Guétin - Le Guétin, Cuffy vicinity, Cher and Gimouille, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20068209

External Links:

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

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1876, and 1920. Reconstructed, 1921-1922. "Stranded" by shift in river's course, 1970's and 1980's, sweeping away southern approach spans. Deck removed, 1984.
• Known locally as "Shakin' Briggie" or "Shakkin' Briggie," but also referred to as Morrison Bridge and St. Devenick's Bridge.
• Restoration under consideration, 2005.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 1. The Shakkin' Briggie
• Structurae - Structure ID 20021622

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

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016370

Notes:

• Now supported by wire cable.
• In the early 2010s, the bridge was closed and the deck was removed (see accompanying 2013 photo set). By 2019 it had been further dismantled awaiting rehabilitation.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20020906

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:

• 1909: The bridge is extensively renovated.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017439

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Triel

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:

• 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:

• 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

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bigny - 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:

• 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

Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008656

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:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005397

External Links:

• PONTS SUSPENDUS - Les ponts metalliques historiques belges

External Links:

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

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:

• BBR and BOB say 1841.

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20070583

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

Notes:

• Replaced by a concrete arch, 1939.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20045960

Notes:

• At time of completion, Ottawa was still known as Bytown.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007336

Notes:

• Collapsed, September 12, 1988, under weight of truck that exceeded the posted weight limit.

Notes:

• Near 1838 Marmande - Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1949 Lacroix-Saint-Ouen - Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, Oise, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Lacroix-St-Ouen - 1846

Notes:

• Damaged 1872, 1880, 1882, 1886 by flood, 1940 by bombs. Extant 2005 but closed.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010537

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20077356

Notes:

• Damaged by drifting boat, 1854. Rebuilt, 1856. Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1946. Demolished, 1953.
• Crossed at present-day location of Pont Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny.
• Originally constructed with two suspended spans. When it was rebuilt in 1856, towers were added increasing the number of suspended spans to six.
• Near 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20022553

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont du Robinet
• Structurae - Structure ID 20003002

Notes:

• 1927: The bridge is reconstructed and strengthened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013923

Notes:

• This was the three-span south section of the Saint-Symphorien bridge.
• 1940-1944: The Saint-Symphorien bridge is destroyed by French troops in June 1940 to slow the German army. Repaired in 1943. Destroyed again in 1944 by the German army. It is unclear whether both the north and south bridges were destroyed during these events.
• Connects to 1847 Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Passerelle Saint-Symphorien - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008484

Notes:

• Large masonry towers. Main span of 180 meters is unusually large for a French bridge of this decade.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20057028

Notes:

• Later at same location 1954 Viviers - Viviers, Ardèche and Châteauneuf-Du-Rhône, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20062498

Notes:

• BPL: Completed 1848. RDH/BDR: Completed 1848, not used until 1849.
• Originally constructed to carry the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Converted to a one-lane vehicular bridge soon after the canal closed in 1898. Substantially restored in 1980's and 1990's, but retains original cables.
• Built as part of same project as 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 High Falls Aqueduct - High Falls, New York, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 Neversink Aqueduct - Cuddebackville, New York, USA.
• Near 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000260

Notes:

• Don Sayenga notes, the bridge was designed by W.T. Clark, but built by Adam Clark (no relation).
• 1945: Destroyed during WWII, rebuilt 1949.
• 2020: Major rehabilitation project expected to start May, 2021.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000455

Notes:

• Replaced 1836 Fourneau - Le Fourneau, Bourbon-Lancy vicinity, Saône-et-Loire and Allier, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by Jaulgonne - Jaulgonne and Varennes, Aisne, France.

Notes:

• Refurbished, 1888. Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt. Replaced, 1950-1959.
• Companion to 1849 Galliéni (Napoleon) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012492