Note: Completion year and longest suspended span length may not be known for all bridges listed below.
Also, span lengths are sometimes estimated based on satellite imagery.
Year Completed |
Bridge |
Location |
Crossing - Feature |
Coordinates |
Longest Suspended Span (meters) |
Images |
Year Completed |
Bridge |
Location |
Crossing - Feature |
Coordinates |
Longest Suspended Span (meters) |
Images |
1734 | (suspension bridge) | Gliwice vicinity, Upper Silesia, Poland | Oder River | | | |
1741 | Winch (Wynch) | Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom | River Tees - Low Force | | 21.34 | |
1801 | Jacob's Creek (Iron Bridge, Chain Bridge) | Iron Bridge, Mount Pleasant vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA | Jacob's Creek | 40.112598 N 79.553186 W | 21.34 | |
1809 | Schuylkill Falls | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Schuylkill River | | 46.63 | |
1816 | Spider | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Schuylkill River | | 120.02 | |
1827 | (suspension bridge) | Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA | Merrimack River | | | Images |
1842 | Fairmount (Callowhill Street, Upper Ferry) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Schuylkill River | | 104.24 | Images |
1845 | Pittsburgh Aqueduct | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | | 49.38 | |
1846 | Monongahela (Smithfield Street) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Monongahela River | | 57.3 | |
1848 | Delaware Aqueduct (Roebling Aqueduct) | Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and Minisink Ford, New York, USA | Delaware River | 41.48262 N 74.98461 W | 43.28 | Images |
1848 | Niagara Suspension | Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 234.7 | |
1849 | Lackawaxen Aqueduct | Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA | Lackawaxen River | | 34.86 | |
1849 | Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) | Wheeling, West Virginia, USA | Ohio River | 40.07167 N 80.72667 W | 307.85 | Images |
1851 | High Falls Aqueduct | High Falls, New York, USA | Rondout Creek | | 44.2 | |
1851 | Lewiston-Queenston | Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 258.78 | Images |
1851 | Neversink Aqueduct | Cuddebackville, New York, USA | Neversink River | | 51.82 | |
1852 | St. John | St. John, New Brunswick, Canada | St. John River | | 195.07 | Images |
1853 | Mill Pond | Kingfield, Maine, USA | Carrabasset River | | 57.91 | Images |
1854 | Licking River I | Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA | Licking River | | | |
1855 | Minneapolis (St. Anthony's Falls) | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Mississippi River - Nicollet Island | | 188.98 | Images |
1855 | Niagara Suspension | Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 250.33 | Images |
1856 | Bidwell Bar | Oroville, California, USA | Feather River | 39.537483 N 121.45415 W | 67.06 | Images |
1856 | Strong | Strong, Maine, USA | Sandy River | | 77.42 | Images |
1859 | General Dean (Carlyle) | Carlyle, Illinois, USA | Kaskaskia River | 38.611125 N 89.357476 W | 80.47 | Images |
1860 | Allegheny River (Sixth Street, St. Clair) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | | 104.85 | Images |
1867 | John A. Roebling (Cincinnati, Cincinnati and Covington) | Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA | Ohio River | 39.09167 N 84.50833 W | 322.17 | Images |
1868 | Wire | New Portland, Maine, USA | Carrabasset River | 44.890783 N 70.0925 W | 60.47 | Images |
1869 | Clifton (Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) | Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 386.58 | Images |
1869 | Waco | Waco, Texas, USA | Brazos River | 31.561314 N 97.127063 W | 144.78 | Images |
1876 | Point | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Monongahela River | | 243.84 | Images |
1877 | Minneapolis | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | Mississippi River - Nicollet Island | | 205.77 | Images |
1883 | Brooklyn (Great East River) | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA | East River | 40.706 N 73.99667 W | 486.31 | Images |
1884 | North Side (Seventh Street) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | | 97.54 | |
1887 | Hammersmith | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | 51.48845 N 0.23019 W | | Images |
1897 | Lincoln Highway (Chester) | East Liverpool, Ohio and Chester, West Virginia, USA | Ohio River | | 214.88 | Images |
1897 | Rochester | Rochester and Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA | Ohio River | | 243.84 | Images |
1899 | Lewiston-Queenston | Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 316.99 | Images |
1903 | Williamsburg | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA | East River | 40.71355 N 73.97226 W | 487.68 | Images |
1904 | Lordville-Equinunk | Lordville, New York and Equinunk, Pennsylvania, USA | Delaware River | 41.867745 N 75.213789 W | 105.77 | Images |
1904 | Riegelsville | Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and Riegelsville, New Jersey, USA | Delaware River | 40.59427 N 75.19062 W | | Images |
1905 | Market Street | Steubenville, Ohio and East Steubenville, West Virginia, USA | Ohio River | 40.35833 N 80.61167 W | 207.26 | Images |
1905 | Newell | East Liverpool, Ohio and Newell, West Virginia, USA | Ohio River | 40.62167 N 80.595 W | 228.6 | Images |
1909 | Manhattan | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA | East River | 40.70667 N 73.99167 W | 448.06 | Images |
1914 | Churn Creek | Gang Ranch, British Columbia, Canada | Fraser River | 51.527494 N 122.285082 W | | Images |
1914 | Old | Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada | Fraser River | 50.711493 N 121.911333 W | 121.92 | Images |
1916 | Belpre-Parkersburg | Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio, USA | Ohio River | | 236.22 | Images |
1926 | Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | 40.44626 N 80.00145 W | 134.72 | Images |
1926 | Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA | Delaware River | 39.95333 N 75.135 W | 533.4 | Images |
1926 | Second Alexandra | Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada | Fraser River - Caribou Highway | 49.70739 N 121.41669 W | 82.3 | Images |
1927 | Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | 40.44669 N 79.99980 W | 131.06 | Images |
1928 | Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | 40.44558 N 80.00332 W | 131.06 | Images |
1928 | Saint Marys (Hi Carpenter, Short Route) | Saint Marys, West Virginia and Newport, Ohio, USA | Ohio River | | 213.36 | Images |
1929 | Grand Mère | Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada | St. Maurice River | 46.620117 N 72.6794 W | 289.19 | Images |
1930 | Mid-Hudson (Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson) | Poughkeepsie and Highland, New York, USA | Hudson River | 41.702933 N 73.946683 W | 457.2 | Images |
1931 | George Washington (GWB) | New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA | Hudson River | 40.85333 N 73.955 W | 1,066.8 | Images |
1931 | South Tenth Street (South Side, Tenth Street, Philip Murray) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Monongahela River | 40.43166 N 79.989 W | 228.6 | Images |
1931 | St. Johns | Portland, Oregon, USA | Willamette River | 45.585 N 122.76333 W | 367.89 | Images |
1932 | Prairie du Chien | Praire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USA | Mississippi River | 43.046 N 91.17 W | 144.17 | Images |
1932 | Prairie du Chien | Praire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USA | Mississippi River | 43.05 N 91.162 W | 144.17 | Images |
1936 | San Francisco-Oakland Bay | Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA | San Francisco Bay | 37.78667 N 122.39 W | 678 | Images |
1937 | Golden Gate | San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA | San Francisco Bay | 37.82 N 122.47667 W | 1,280.16 | Images |
1939 | Bronx-Whitestone | The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA | East River | 40.80167 N 73.83 W | 701.04 | Images |
1939 | Sullivan-Hutsonville | Hutsonville, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, USA | Wabash River | 39.1101 N 87.6551 W | 106.68 | |
1940 | Orleans | Orleans, California, USA | Klamath River | | | Images |
1940 | Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) | Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA | Puget Sound | 47.267015 N 122.548462 W | 853.44 | Images |
1951 | Delaware Memorial I | New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA | Delaware River | 39.689227 N 75.520800 W | 655.32 | Images |
1967 | Orleans | Orleans, California, USA | Klamath River | 41.30167 N 123.53333 W | 131.06 | Images |
1969 | Claiborne Pell (Newport, Newport-Pell) | Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA | Narragansett Bay | 41.505 N 71.34166 W | 487.68 | Images |