Inventory Search Results

28 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: BAAW. All 28 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: BAAW. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.

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1855: Niagara Suspension

Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - Niagara River
Bridgemeister ID:51 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1855
Name:Niagara Suspension
Location:Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Crossing:Niagara River
Principals:John A. Roebling
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BFL, BMA, BOB, BPL, HBE, LIR, NSB, ONF, PTS2, SA18810716, SJR
Use:Rail (heavy rail) and Vehicular (double-deck), with walkway
Status:Replaced, 1897
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 250.3 meters (821.3 feet)

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External Links:

Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

1867: John A. Roebling

Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:65 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1867
Name:John A. Roebling
Also Known As:Cincinnati, Cincinnati and Covington
Location:Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Coordinates:39.09167 N 84.50833 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling
References:BAAW, BC3, BOB, BPL, COB, EOV, HBE, LAB, LACE, ONF, PTS2, SJR, TOB
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:Closed, February, 2021 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 322.2 meters (1,057 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1883: Brooklyn

New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:89 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1883
Name:Brooklyn
Also Known As:Great East River
Location:New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.706 N 73.99667 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling, Washington A. Roebling
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BBTS, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, BOB, BOU, BPL, COB, CTW, GB, GBD, HBE, LAB, LACE, NG198305, ONF, PTS2, SJR
Use:Rail (light rail) and Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 486.3 meters (1,595.5 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 283.5 meters (930 feet)
Deck width:85 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Josh Denenberg Photo by Bill Campbell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1903: Williamsburg

New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:111 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1903
Name:Williamsburg
Location:New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.71355 N 73.97226 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:L.L. Buck
References:AAJ, BAAW, BAR, BBR, BPL, GBD, HBE, PTS2, SJR
Use:Rail (light rail) and Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 487.7 meters (1,600 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bill Campbell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1909: Manhattan

New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:123 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1909
Name:Manhattan
Location:New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.70667 N 73.99167 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O.F. Nichols, Leon Moisseiff
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BPL, GBD, HBE, LAB, PTS2, SA19050909, SJR
Use:Vehicular (double-deck)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 448.1 meters (1,470 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 221 meters (725 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bill Campbell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Bill Campbell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1916: Katsuyama

Japan
Bridgemeister ID:1140 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1916
Name:Katsuyama
Location:Japan
References:BAAW
Main Span:1 x 93 meters (305.1 feet)

1921: Niyodo

Japan
Bridgemeister ID:1141 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1921
Name:Niyodo
Location:Japan
References:BAAW
Main Span:1 x 86 meters (282.2 feet)

1922: Kawamoto

Japan
Bridgemeister ID:1142 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1922
Name:Kawamoto
Location:Japan
References:BAAW
Main Span:1 x 110 meters (360.9 feet)

1923: Kaneyama

Japan
Bridgemeister ID:1143 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1923
Name:Kaneyama
Location:Japan
References:BAAW
Main Span:1 x 98 meters (321.5 feet)

1924: Bear Mountain

Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA - Hudson River
Bridgemeister ID:141 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Bear Mountain
Location:Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA
Crossing:Hudson River
Coordinates:41.32 N 73.985 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Howard C. Baird
References:AAJ, BAAW, BBR, CPW, PTS2, SJR
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 497.4 meters (1,632 feet)
Deck width:48 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Robert Derderian Photo by Michele Sisak Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1924: Shoki

Japan
Bridgemeister ID:1144 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1924
Name:Shoki
Location:Japan
References:BAAW
Main Span:1 x 139 meters (456 feet)

1927: Miyoshi

Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan - Yoshino River
Bridgemeister ID:1145 (added 2004-01-17)
Year Completed:1927
Name:Miyoshi
Location:Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
Crossing:Yoshino River
References:BAAW
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 139.9 meters (459 feet)

Notes:

  • BAAW: suspension cables removed, 1989, replaced by arches. However, the modified structure (pictured in BAAW) appears to be more of a continuous truss than an arch-based structure. The bridge appears to have been subsequently removed entirely as there are no current (as of 2020) Yoshino River bridges near Myoshi resembling the bridge.

1928: Kiyosu

Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan - Sumida River
Bridgemeister ID:440 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1928
Name:Kiyosu
Also Known As:清洲橋
Location:Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan
Crossing:Sumida River
Coordinates:35.682395 N 139.792022 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Yutaka Tanaka
References:AAJ, BAAW, PTS2, SSS
Use:Vehicular (four-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Eyebar (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 91.4 meters (299.9 feet)
Side Spans:2
Deck width:85 feet
Characteristics:Self-anchored

Notes:

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

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1936: San Francisco-Oakland Bay

Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA - San Francisco Bay
Bridgemeister ID:184 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1936
Name:San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Location:Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA
Crossing:San Francisco Bay
Coordinates:37.78667 N 122.39 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:C.H. Purcell, Glenn B. Woodruff
References:AAJ, AZB, BAAW, BC3, BPL, GBD, LAB, OBB1, SFOM, USS
Use:Vehicular (double-deck)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:6
Main Spans:1 x 678 meters (2,224.4 feet),
1 x 673.6 meters (2,210 feet)
Side Spans:4
Deck width:66 feet (58 feet roadway)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Andrew Holbrook Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1937: Golden Gate

San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA - San Francisco Bay
Bridgemeister ID:188 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1937
Name:Golden Gate
Location:San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA
Crossing:San Francisco Bay
Coordinates:37.82 N 122.47667 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Joseph B. Strauss, Leon Moisseiff, Charles A. Ellis, Irving F. Morrow
References:AAJ, AZB, BAAW, BBR, BC3, BFL, BLD, BMA, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, GAT, GBD, GGB, LAB, SPG
Use:Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,280.2 meters (4,200 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 343 meters (1,125.41 feet)
Deck width:80 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo courtesy Ronald and Elizabeth Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Dean DeSantis Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1939: Bronx-Whitestone

The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA - East River
Bridgemeister ID:191 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1939
Name:Bronx-Whitestone
Location:The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA
Crossing:East River
Coordinates:40.80167 N 73.83 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O. H. Ammann, Allston Dana
References:AAJ, ARF, BAAW, BBR, BFL, BPL, GBD, SIX
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 701 meters (2,300 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 224 meters (735 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1962: Wakato

Kita-Kyusyu, Fukuoka, Japan - Dokai Bay
Bridgemeister ID:462 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1962
Name:Wakato
Also Known As:若戸大橋
Location:Kita-Kyusyu, Fukuoka, Japan
Crossing:Dokai Bay
Coordinates:33.902895 N 130.816602 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • BAAW: First suspension bridge in Japan with main span exceeding 300 meters.

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1966: 25 de Abril

Lisbon, Portugal - Tagus River
Bridgemeister ID:464 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1966
Name:25 de Abril
Also Known As:Tagus, Salazar, April 25th
Location:Lisbon, Portugal
Crossing:Tagus River
Coordinates:38.6968 N 9.179 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:David B. Steinman, Ray M. Boynton, et. al.
References:BAAW, BAR, BBR, BC3, BDU, BFL, BMA, CTW
Use:Rail and Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,012.9 meters (3,323 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 483.4 meters (1,586 feet)

Notes:

  • Major retrofit completed in 1999 to add rail deck and extra vehicle lane.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1966: Severn

Aust and Beachley, England, United Kingdom - River Severn
Bridgemeister ID:465 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1966
Name:Severn
Also Known As:First Severn Crossing
Location:Aust and Beachley, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Severn
Coordinates:51.610422 N 2.641658 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AOB, BAAW, BBR, BDU, BFL, COB, NTB, SEV
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 987.6 meters (3,240 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 304.8 meters (1,000 feet)

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Bill Campbell Photo by George Waite Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1973: Kanmon

Shimonoseki (下関市), Yamaguchi and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City ( 北九州市), Fukuoka, Japan - Kanmon Straits
Bridgemeister ID:468 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1973
Name:Kanmon
Also Known As:関門橋, Kanmonkyō
Location:Shimonoseki (下関市), Yamaguchi and Moji Ward, Kitakyushu City ( 北九州市), Fukuoka, Japan
Crossing:Kanmon Straits
Coordinates:33.961829 N 130.958562 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BAAW
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 712 meters (2,336 feet)
Side Spans:2

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1977: Hirado

Hirado, Nagasaki and Japan - Hiradoseto Strait
Bridgemeister ID:474 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1977
Name:Hirado
Also Known As:平戸大橋
Location:Hirado, Nagasaki and Japan
Crossing:Hiradoseto Strait
Coordinates:33.356794 N 129.572374 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BAAW
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 465.5 meters (1,527.2 feet)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1983: Innoshima

Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan - Mekariseto Strait
Bridgemeister ID:476 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1983
Name:Innoshima
Also Known As:因島大橋
Location:Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan
Crossing:Mekariseto Strait
Coordinates:34.357320 N 133.180017 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
References:BAAW, BDU
Use:Vehicular (major highway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 770 meters (2,526.2 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 250 meters (820.2 feet)

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Bridgemeister ID:477 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1983
Name:Matadi
Location:Matadi, Dem. Rep. of the Congo (Zaire)
Crossing:Congo River
Coordinates:5.825215 S 13.434341 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BAAW
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 520 meters (1,706 feet)

Notes:

  • Longest suspension bridge in Africa when completed.
  • Designed to carry a railway on deck below the roadway, but it does not appear the railway was ever operational. From photos of the site, it doesn't appear rail approaches could have been accomodated unless there are tunnels on both sides of the bridge.

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1984: Ohnaruto

Awajishima, Hyogo and Naruto, Tokushima, Japan - Naruto Strait
Bridgemeister ID:480 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1984
Name:Ohnaruto
Also Known As:Onaruto
Location:Awajishima, Hyogo and Naruto, Tokushima, Japan
Crossing:Naruto Strait
Coordinates:34.238877 N 134.651243 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
References:BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 876 meters (2,874 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 330 meters (1,082.7 feet)
Deck width:34 meters

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1987: Kita Bisan-Seto

Yoshima Island and Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan - Seto Inland Sea
Bridgemeister ID:481 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1987
Name:Kita Bisan-Seto
Also Known As:北備讃瀬戸大橋
Location:Yoshima Island and Sakaide, Kagawa, Japan
Crossing:Seto Inland Sea
Coordinates:34.379065 N 133.820065 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
References:BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU
Use:Vehicular (major highway) and Rail
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 990 meters (3,248 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 274 meters (899 feet)
Deck width:35 meters upper deck, 30 meters lower deck

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bruce Holbrook

1988: Minami Bisan-Seto

Yoshima Island (与島) and Sakaide (坂出市), Kagawa, Japan - Seto Inland Sea
Bridgemeister ID:485 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1988
Name:Minami Bisan-Seto
Also Known As:南備讃瀬戸大橋
Location:Yoshima Island (与島) and Sakaide (坂出市), Kagawa, Japan
Crossing:Seto Inland Sea
Coordinates:34.364167 N 133.825278 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
References:BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU
Use:Vehicular (major highway) and Rail
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,100 meters (3,608.9 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 274 meters (899 feet)
Deck width:35 meters upper deck, 30 meters lower deck

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bruce Holbrook Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1988: Ohshima

Hakata Island, Imabari and Imabari (今治市), Ehime, Japan
Bridgemeister ID:484 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1988
Name:Ohshima
Also Known As:伯方・大島大橋
Location:Hakata Island, Imabari and Imabari (今治市), Ehime, Japan
Coordinates:34.192724 N 133.072966 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
References:BAAW, BAR
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 560 meters (1,837.3 feet)
Deck width:23.7 meters

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1988: Shimotsui-Seto

Kojima, Okayama and Hitsuishijima (櫃石島), Kagawa, Japan - Seto Inland Sea
Bridgemeister ID:486 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1988
Name:Shimotsui-Seto
Also Known As:下津井瀬戸大橋
Location:Kojima, Okayama and Hitsuishijima (櫃石島), Kagawa, Japan
Crossing:Seto Inland Sea
Coordinates:34.431483 N 133.807833 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority
References:AOB, BAAW, BAR, BBR, BDU
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 940 meters (3,084 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bruce Holbrook



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