Notes:

• AAJ: "Recabled" in 1939.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004783

Notes:

• 1935: One of the towers fails in a windstorm causing part of the bridge to collapse.
• 1936: The remainder of the derelict bridge is wrecked by a flood.
• Replaced 1840 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1938 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003015

Notes:

• This bridge was originally built with the Gisclard suspension system. Such bridges are not included in the Bridgemeister suspension bridge inventory. However, at some point the suspension system was modified to be more similar to a standard suspension bridge. It isn't clear when this modification occurred.
• Near Créteil (Saint-Maur) - Créteil-sur-Marne and Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000497

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• Next to 1926 Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Next to 1928 Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004771

Notes:

• January 2009: Closed indefinitely following inspections revealing major deterioration. Demolished in 2012.
• Near 1905 Market Street - Steubenville, Ohio and East Steubenville, West Virginia, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009568

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• 2019: Major rehabilitation in progress.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005692

Notes:

• Hybrid truss, suspension bridge. Collapsed December 15, 1967 while full with traffic. 46 people died.
• Companion to 1928 Saint Marys (Hi Carpenter, Short Route) - Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001423

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• Next to 1926 Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Next to 1927 Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004770

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1926 Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com | Ambassador Bridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000532

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003353

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20066674

Notes:

• Replaced by 1951 Köln-Mülheimer - Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000182

Notes:

• YS20041217: Renamed McPhaul Bridge in honor of Henry Harrison "Harry" McPhaul, "the only Yuma resident who ever became an Arizona Ranger." Bypassed, 1968. 150 feet of deck damaged by fire, 1990.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007346

Annotated Citations:

• Flynn, Sean. "Mount Hope Bridge's support cables are corroding. It'll take $35 million to save them.." Newport Daily News, 13 Dec. 2021, www.newportri.com/story/news/local/2021/12/13/dehumidification-system-needed-save-mount-hope-bridge-ri-cables-corrosion/6456270001/
  

  "'According to a 2016 inspection of the cables at the Mount Hope Bridge, there is significant breakage of the hundreds of wires that make up each of the cables,' RITBA Executive Director Lori Caron Silveira wrote to the Rhode Island House Finance Committee on Dec. 7"

• "Potential Exposure $1B — RI’s Mount Hope Bridge Is in Critical Need of Repair, Says Bridge Authority." GoLocalProv, 9 Dec. 2021, www.golocalprov.com/news/potential-exposure-1b-ris-mount-hope-bridge-is-in-critical-need-of-repair-s
  

  "...Lori Caron Silveira, Executive Director of the [Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority] warns, 'The cables and anchorages of the 92-year-old Mount Hope Bridge urgently need dehumidification if the Mount Hope is to remain structurally safe and able to continue serving the East Bay and interstate commerce.'"

• Barrett, Scott. "'The bridge is safe': But time is of the essence for Mount Hope Bridge cable repair plan." Newport Daily News, 30 Mar. 2022, www.newportri.com/story/news/local/2022/03/30/mount-hope-bridge-cable-repair-plan-advances-payment-plan-unknown/7207276001/
  

  "The process to preserve the deteriorating cables on the Mount Hope Bridge is underway, though how it will be paid for remains a question mark… the [Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority] has put out a request for proposals for a dehumidification system for the two large supporting cables on the 93-year-old suspension bridge."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000565

Notes:

• Looking at a picture of this bridge spanning about 150 feet of water, and looking at present-day maps and images of Ogden Park, it can be confusing trying to reconcile the location of this bridge as present-day Ogden Park has no waterways. The Chicago Park District web site explains, "Additionally, each [of several city parks] had a beautiful landscape with a meandering waterway near a meadow of ballfields. Ogden Park's waterway was drained and filled in 1940."

Notes:

• This bridge was built solely as a tourist attraction.

External Links:

• Royal Gorge Bridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20001403

Notes:

• Replaced by truss, 2002.

Notes:

• Replaced 1836 Le Guétin - Le Guétin, Cuffy vicinity, Cher and Gimouille, Nièvre, France.

Notes:

• Although the length of the main span of the bridge is officially 1,500 feet, the actual length is 1,495 feet. During construction one of the caissons slid and tilted from its intended location. While efforts were made to move the caisson back, it was ultimately fixed in a position that left the main span five feet short of 1,500. Not wanting to lose the claim of having a 1,500-foot bridge, the shortfall has been kept out of official records since.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000544

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007344

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000032

Notes:

• Replaced 1912 Hagwilget (Bulkley Canyon) - Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20028460

Notes:

• 2022, March: USD$23.4 million budgeted for rehabilitation project including suspender cable replacements, steel repairs, and painting.
• 2019: Closed late 2019 due to suspender cable corrosion. Short-term fixes applied to reduce the stress on the suspenders and to prevent rusting.
• 2020, June: Reopened with a 15-ton weight limit after installation of temporary support rods and brackets to reduce the stress on damaged cables.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000536

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004772

Notes:

• Substantially rehabilitated, 2003-2005.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000510

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1950.
• Replaced 1839 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001106

Notes:

• 1989: Replaced and subsequently removed.
• Replaced 1881 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France.

Notes:

• Replacement cable-stayed bridge, (the Penobscot Narrows Bridge) completed, late 2006.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001116

Notes:

• 2021, January: Closed for replacement of deck and suspension system.
• 2021: While undergoing reconstruction, one of the piers settles abnormally.
• 2022, September: Work expected to be completed in November 2023.
• At former location of Bonneuil-Matours - Bonneuil-Matours, Vienne, France. Unclear if the newer bridge was a direct replacement.

Notes:

• Rebuilt 1957, 1958.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011105

Notes:

• There were two back-to-back suspension bridges at this location.
• Connects to 1932 Prairie du Chien - Praire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20030637

Notes:

• There were two back-to-back suspension bridges at this location.
• Connects to 1932 Prairie du Chien - Praire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20030637

Notes:

• Moved to Cassidy - Sierra National Forest, California, USA. The bridge was disassembled, shortened, and relocated in the 1950's to the Ansel Adams Wilderness, Minarets Ranger District, Sierra National Forest, California as the "Cassidy" suspension bridge.

Notes:

• Self-anchored.
• 2007, October: Closed for a few weeks for emergency repairs. According to an October 4, 2007 article in the Lake Sun Leader (Missouri): "a routine inspection revealed a problem in the substructure... too much movement was detected at a location underneath the north side of the bridge." Other sources mentioned a faulty "pin."
• 2018: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) plans to replace the bridge and is seeking groups to take ownership of the bridge and possibly relocate it.
• 2020: A new bridge is completed, bypassing the suspension bridge.
• 2023, March: Ownership transferred from Missouri Department of Transportation to Green's Mill Historic Bridge, Inc. to preserve the since bypassed bridge.

Notes:

• CCC is "Civilian Conservation Corps".

Notes:

• Replaced 1852 Veurey - Veurey-Voroize, Isère, France.

Notes:

• 1941, April 12: Partially demolished in an attempt to slow advancing German troops.
• 1944, April 16: Remainder of the bridge is demolished.

External Links:

• King Alexander Bridge - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20003757

Notes:

• There are two suspension footbridges at this park. This one crosses a short run off of Fall Creek just before it enters Cayuga Lake. The other crosses Fall Creek.
• Near 1934 Stewart Park II - Ithaca, New York, USA.

Notes:

• There are two suspension footbridges at this park.
• Near 1934 Stewart Park I - Ithaca, New York, USA.

Notes:

• Replaced 1831 Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.
• Replaced by Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Condrieu - Wikipedia
• Pont entre Condrieu et les Roches detruit le 20 juin 1940 - Wikimedia. Image of the destroyed bridge.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20013233

Notes:

• 2017, June 26: Groundbreaking ceremony for a replacement bridge for the twin Iowa-Illinois Memorial bridges. The new bridge is expected to be completed in 2020.
• 2020, November: Replacement span opens (for Iowa-bound traffic previously carried across the older of the two suspension bridges). Suspension bridge expected to be demolished in 2022.
• 2023: Demolition expected to be completed in 2024.
• Next to 1960 Iowa-Illinois Memorial (Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge) - Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008051

Notes:

• Replacement proposed to start in 2024.
• Near Montmorency Falls - Quebec City vicinity, Quebec, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007231

Notes:

• Odd timber suspension bridge that has large diagonal stiffening members giving it the appearance of a "braced chain" bridge. AAJ describes it: "the construction in each span is of the three-hinged, trussed cable type or inverted three-hinged arch type. The form of the trussed cable is the Fidler truss."
• Brett Evill transcribed a plaque at the bridge: "This bridge with unusual trussed cables was designed by DMR engineers V Karmalsky and A T Britton. Steelwork was supplied by Morison and Bearby of Newcastle and timber by R McMillan of Long Flat. Sadly, the contractor R B Haydon was killed during construction and work was completed by the Department. Opened on 19 December 1936, the bridge and its approaches cost £5,000.
  "Erected to commemorate Australia's bicentenary in 1988 by the Department of Main Roads and the National Roads and Motorists Association (NRMA)"
• Similar to 1951 Marias River (Pugsley) - Chester vicinity, Montana, USA.
• Similar to (footbridge) - Sarov (Саров), Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
• Similar to Allan - Segenhoe, Scone vicinity, New South Wales, Australia.
• Similar to Ininskiy (Ининский) - Inya (Иня), Altai Republic, Russia.
• Similar to Reku Vel' - Solginskiy (Солгинский), Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

Notes:

• Destroyed 1945, rebuilt 1950.

External Links:

• Krefeld-Uerdinger Brücke – Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20001728

Notes:

• Near 2013 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Eastern Span - Oakland and Yerba Buena Island, California, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000262

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000533

Notes:

• Hybrid truss-suspension where truss rises up to meet main cables.
• Two-year refurbishment started, late 2007, to replace and strengthen joints along the cables and deck truss.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005456

Notes:

• Destroyed to slow advancing German troops, 1940.
• Replaced 1841 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1945 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20014259

Notes:

• Replaced 1858 Chelsea (Victoria) - London, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001672

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1964 Verrazzano Narrows (Verrazano Narrows) - Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000029

Notes:

• 1940: Deck collapsed.
• 1946: Repaired, but carrying just a footbridge.
• 1950: Rebuilt as a vehicular bridge.
• 1983: Reinforced to support heavier traffic.
• Replaced 1849 Langeais - Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003010

Notes:

• Renovated 1948-1952.

External Links:

• Reichsbrücke - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20004400

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008019

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008020

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008021

Notes:

• 2018: Replaced by another suspension bridge, removed at some point 2018-2020.
• Replaced by 2018 Manning Crevice - Riggins Hot Springs vicinity, Idaho, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20051127

Notes:

• Companion to 1938 Thousand Islands International II - Georgina Island and Selton, Ontario, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004777

Notes:

• Companion to 1938 Thousand Islands International I - Wellesley Island and Collins Landing, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004780

Notes:

• Near 1961 Throgs Neck - The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000010

Notes:

• Gained much media attention in July 2018 when a bracket broke loose connecting the maintenance access cables to the main cables even though it had no impact on the structural integrity of the bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000558

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000837

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004534

Notes:

• Demolished 1989. This bridge was Steinman's attempt at a self-anchored suspension bridge and met a controversial demise in 1989. An article in the September 26, 1988 issue of the Springfield, IL "The State Journal-Register" describes the ongoing controversy. The company to which the $100,000 demolition contract was let offered to turn the money over to save the bridge. The locals agreed, but the company's Chief Engineer Stephen Schneider was quoted, "I think Indiana really wants to tear it down. They've been ... forced to send inspectors out every two weeks. I think they just want the headache gone." Gary Abell, spokesman for the Indiana Dept. Of Highways said its design is "not one of the best. It works in theory, but not in practice. This is like trying to save a mistake." After a lot of back-and-forth, the locals gave up, "We've had it with them. We don't want anything more to do with it. They can tear the damn thing down." Animosity toward this bridge continues 13 years after its demolition. In 2002, in an email to Wayne Grodkiewicz (who provided me with much information about this bridge), an INDOT representative said, "I am not sure why you are interested in that bridge, but from our stand point, it was a very poorly designed bridge that had many many problems from the day that it was completed, until it was brought down."

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States | Hutsonville Bridge | Crawford County, Illinois
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008022

Notes:

• Large pipeline suspension bridge located near the Big Soo terminal.

External Links:

• Big Soo terminal

Notes:

• Famously destroyed by wind, November 7, 1940.
• Replaced by 1950 Tacoma Narrows (Sturdy Gertie, Second Tacoma Narrows) - Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA.
• See 1944 Liard River - Liard River Hot Springs vicinity, British Columbia, Canada. According to CTT, "Two sections from the Tacoma bridge's east approach were [re]used in the Liard span."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000074

Notes:

• 1931, June 3, 1931: Deck and hangers fail during load testing when a truck hits a cable. Ten people die in the accident.
• 1935: Construction starts on a replacement bridge.
• Replaced Saint-Denis-de-Pile - Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont de Saint-Denis-de-Pile
• Structurae - Structure ID 20003016

Notes:

• AAJ supposes this bridge was completed in 1842 based on a contract let in 1840 proposing a two-year construction period, but other material suggest the bridge was built later.

External Links:

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

External Links:

• L'ancien pont de Frans vers 1890 - Cap sur le Rhone

Notes:

• Likely completed in 1869 or early 1870s.

Notes:

• This is the modern suspension bridge of 20th-century construction at Gluges. It is unclear if this bridge is at the same location as the older Gluges suspension bridge.
• See Gluges - Gluges, Lot, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20014917

Notes:

• AAJ estimates completed in 1844 because of source indicating contract was let in 1841 with construction time set at three years.
• Currently, there is a bridge at Groléjac that has the shape of a suspension bridge, but appears to be a concrete cantilever. This newer bridge was completed in 1932.

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.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Peseux à Chaussin - 1846. Surmises bridge was completed in 1946.

Notes:

• AAJ suggests bridge was completed in 1837 based on contract being let in 1835 anticipating two years of construction.

Notes:

• AAJ suggests bridge was completed in 1836 based on contract for construction let in early 1835.

Notes:

• AAJ supposes this bridge was completed in 1841 based a contract let in early 1839 for a two-year construction duration. Other sources suggest 1838 or 1839, but appear to be based on the contract date and not the completion of construction.
• Destroyed by flood, 1846.
• Replaced by 1850 Retournac - Retournac, Haute-Loire, France.

Notes:

• AAJ supposes this bridge was completed in 1841 based on a contract let in 1840 proposing an 18-month construction period.

Notes:

• Completed during or before 1840.

Notes:

• 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