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6 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: BOU. All 6 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: BOU. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1826: Menai Strait
Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom - Menai Strait
| Bridgemeister ID: | 382 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1826 |
| Name: | Menai Strait |
| Location: | Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Crossing: | Menai Strait |
| Coordinates: | 53.221367 N 4.1646 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Thomas Telford |
| References: | AAJ, BBR, BC3, BCO, BDU, BEM, BOU, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 176.5 meters (579 feet) |
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.
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1864: Clifton
Bristol, England, United Kingdom - River Avon
| Bridgemeister ID: | 413 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1864 |
| Name: | Clifton |
| Location: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
| Crossing: | River Avon |
| Coordinates: | 51.45496 N 2.62781 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Isambard K. Brunel, P.W. Barlow, Hawkshaw |
| References: | AOB, BBR, BC3, BEM, BMA, BOU, BRB, CTW, HBE, NTB, ONF, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular, with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2021) |
| Main Cables: | Eyebar (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 214 meters (702 feet) |
Notes:
- Built with chain cables reused from the Hungerford bridge.
- See 1845 Hungerford - London, England, United Kingdom.
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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:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1869 Clifton (Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Next to 1909 Manhattan - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
- Near 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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1931: George Washington
New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA - Hudson River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 169 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1931 |
| Name: | George Washington |
| Also Known As: | GWB |
| Location: | New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA |
| Crossing: | Hudson River |
| Coordinates: | 40.85333 N 73.955 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | O.H. Ammann, Leon Moisseiff, Dana, Gilbert |
| References: | AAJ, AOB, ARF, BBR, BC3, BFL, BMA, BONJ, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, ENR19270811a, ENR19270811b, ENR19290411c, GBD, LAB, LACE, PTS2, SIX, SJR |
| Use: | Vehicular (double-deck), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 1,066.8 meters (3,500 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 198.1 meters (650 feet) |
| Deck width: | 120 feet |
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.
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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:
- 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.
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1964: Verrazzano Narrows
Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA - Verrazano Narrows
| Bridgemeister ID: | 219 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1964 |
| Name: | Verrazzano Narrows |
| Also Known As: | Verrazano Narrows |
| Location: | Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Verrazano Narrows |
| Coordinates: | 40.60667 N 74.045 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Othmar H. Ammann, Whitney |
| References: | BBR, BC3, BFL, BOU, COB, CTW, GBD, LAB, SIX, VNB |
| Use: | Vehicular (double-deck) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 1,298.4 meters (4,260 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- 2017: Long known as the "Verrazano" bridge, efforts to fix the spelling of the bridge's name to "Verrazzano" (such as Giovanni da Verrazzano) pick up momentum with New York state legislature and senate.
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1981 Humber - Hull, Humberside, England, United Kingdom.
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