Inventory Search Results

21 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: MOS. All 21 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: MOS. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.

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1818: Dryburgh Abbey

Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tweed
Bridgemeister ID:1440 (added 2004-07-31)
Year Completed:1818
Name:Dryburgh Abbey
Location:Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tweed
References:AAJ, BEM, MOS
Use:Footbridge
Status:Collapsed, 1838
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 79.2 meters (260 feet)
Deck width:4.5 feet

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:

Print, collection of David Denenberg Newspaper article, collection of David Denenberg

1820: Union

Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Tweed
Bridgemeister ID:373 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1820
Name:Union
Location:Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Tweed
Coordinates:55.75256 N 2.10677 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Sir Samuel Brown
References:AAJ, BBR, BC3, BEM, BOB, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2, SBR
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 136.9 meters (449 feet)
Deck width:18 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Newspaper article, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1821: Trinity Pier

Trinity, Edinburgh vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Forth
Bridgemeister ID:374 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1821
Name:Trinity Pier
Also Known As:Newhaven Pier
Location:Trinity, Edinburgh vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Forth
Principals:Sir Samuel Brown
References:AAJ, MOS, SBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1898
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Main Spans:3 x 63.7 meters (209 feet)
Deck width:4 feet

Notes:

  • SBR: Chain pier extending into 700 feet into the Forth, with three main spans each of 209 feet. Wrecked by storm, 1898.

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1823: (suspension bridge)

Réunion, France - Mat River
Bridgemeister ID:1542 (added 2004-11-03)
Year Completed:1823
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Réunion, France
Crossing:Mat River
Principals:Marc Brunel
References:AAJ, ASB, CAB, MOS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane)
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 40.2 meters (131.75 feet)

Notes:

  • Réunion was known as "Isle of Bourbon" at this time.
  • MOS: "These bridges were designed by Mr. Brunel, and executed in England, near Sheffield, where they were put together in January, 1823, before being sent out to the Isle de Bourbon."
  • Built as part of same project as 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion, France.

1823: Brighton Pier

Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Bridgemeister ID:376 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1823
Name:Brighton Pier
Location:Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Principals:Sir Samuel Brown
References:AAJ, BEM, BOB, HBE, MOS, SBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 1896
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:4 x 77.7 meters (255 feet)

Notes:

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

External Links:

Print, collection of David Denenberg Print, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1823: Saint Antoine

Geneva, Switzerland
Bridgemeister ID:377 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1823
Name:Saint Antoine
Location:Geneva, Switzerland
Principals:Guillame Henri Dufour, Marc Seguin, Marc-Auguste Pictet
References:AAJ, GHD, HBE, LAB, MOS, PTS2
Status:Removed, c.1864
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 40 meters (131.2 feet)
Deck width:7.5 feet

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1824: Galaure

Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France - Galaure River
Bridgemeister ID:1824 (added 2005-05-30)
Year Completed:1824
Name:Galaure
Location:Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France
Crossing:Galaure River
Principals:Seguin Brothers
References:GHD, MOS
Status:Collapsed, 1844
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30 meters (98.4 feet)

Notes:

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1825: Tain-Tournon

Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain, Drôme, France - Rhône River
Bridgemeister ID:378 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1825
Name:Tain-Tournon
Location:Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain, Drôme, France
Crossing:Rhône River
Principals:Marc Seguin
References:AAJ, ASB, BBR, BPF, GHD, LAB, MOS, PTS2, TTSB
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1965
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 85 meters (278.88 feet)
Deck width:13.75 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1826: Broughton

Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - River Irwell
Bridgemeister ID:379 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1826
Name:Broughton
Also Known As:Gerald Road
Location:Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Irwell
References:AAJ, BOB, HBE, MOS, SBR
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1914
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Main Span:1 x 44.3 meters (145.5 feet)
Deck width:18.25 feet

Notes:

  • Famously collapsed under weight of marching troops April 12, 1831. Was rebuilt and strengthened and eventually replaced in 1914.

1826: Conwy

Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom - River Conwy
Bridgemeister ID:380 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1826
Name:Conwy
Also Known As:Conway
Location:Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Conwy
Coordinates:53.280476 N 3.823742 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Thomas Telford
References:AAJ, BBR, BC3, BCO, BEM, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 99.7 meters (327 feet)

Notes:

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:

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1826: Invalides

Paris, France - Seine River
Bridgemeister ID:623 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1826
Name:Invalides
Location:Paris, France
Crossing:Seine River
Principals:Claude Navier
References:AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1826
Main Span:1 x 169.9 meters (557.5 feet)

Notes:

  • Failed when almost complete in 1826. MOS: "On the 6th of September, a water-pipe, which was laid in the ground on the side of the Champs Elysées, and came near the abutments on that side of the river, burst, and, softening the ground about the abutment, it gave way under the strain produced by the weight of the bridge."
  • Replaced by 1829 Invalides (l'Allee-d'Antin) - Paris, France.

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1826: Jarnac

Jarnac, Charente, France - Charente River
Bridgemeister ID:1729 (added 2005-04-06)
Year Completed:1826
Name:Jarnac
Location:Jarnac, Charente, France
Crossing:Charente River
Principals:J. P. Quénot
References:MOS
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 70 meters (229.7 feet)
Deck width:7.75 meters

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

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:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Irene Crest Photo by Michael Levy Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard by Jochem Hollestelle

1827: Hammersmith

London, England, United Kingdom - River Thames
Bridgemeister ID:386 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1827
Name:Hammersmith
Location:London, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Thames
Principals:William Tierney Clark
References:AAJ, BEM, BTH, HBE, MOS, NTB, ONF, PTS2
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Replaced
Main Cables:Chain
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 44.8 meters (147 feet)

Notes:

External Links:

Print, collection of David Denenberg.

1828: Arcole

Paris, France - Seine River
Bridgemeister ID:625 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1828
Name:Arcole
Also Known As:de la Grève
Location:Paris, France
Crossing:Seine River
Principals:Seguin Brothers
References:AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Status:Replaced, 1854
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 40.8 meters (133.86 feet)
Deck width:11.48 feet

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1829: Argentat

Argentat, Corrèze, France - Dordogne River
Bridgemeister ID:627 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1829
Name:Argentat
Also Known As:Marie
Location:Argentat, Corrèze, France
Crossing:Dordogne River
Principals:L. T. Vicat
References:AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Replaced, 1903
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 100 meters (328 feet)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1829: Invalides

Paris, France - Seine River
Bridgemeister ID:633 (added 2003-01-20)
Year Completed:1829
Name:Invalides
Also Known As:l'Allee-d'Antin
Location:Paris, France
Crossing:Seine River
Principals:Marie Fortuné de Vergès, Ferdinand Bayard de la Vingtrie
References:AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Replaced, 1855
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Main Span:1 x 72.1 meters (236.5 feet)
Deck width:25.6 feet

Notes:

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1830: Grosvenor

Bath, England, United Kingdom - River Avon
Bridgemeister ID:389 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1830
Name:Grosvenor
Location:Bath, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Avon
Coordinates:51.393597 N 2.342445 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:T. Shaw
References:AAJ, MOS, SBR
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1929
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 36 meters (118 feet)

Notes:

  • Suspension bridge abutments retained for 1929 non-suspension bridge replacement.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1831: Findhorn

Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom - River Findhorn
Bridgemeister ID:391 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1831
Name:Findhorn
Location:Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Findhorn
Coordinates:57.6018 N 3.6557 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Sir Samuel Brown
References:AAJ, MOS, SBR
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1938
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Was still standing in 1938 when it was bypassed, but was likely demolished some time in 1938.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Print, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Dave Cooper Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1832: Marlow

Marlow, England, United Kingdom - River Thames
Bridgemeister ID:394 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1832
Name:Marlow
Location:Marlow, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Thames
Coordinates:51.56735 N 0.773567 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:William Tierney Clark
References:AAJ, BEM, BRB, BTH, MOS, NTB
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2
Deck width:30 feet

Annotated Citations:

External Links:

Photo by Dave Cooper

1833: Norfolk

Shoreham, England, United Kingdom - River Adur
Bridgemeister ID:604 (added 2003-01-12)
Year Completed:1833
Name:Norfolk
Location:Shoreham, England, United Kingdom
Crossing:River Adur
Principals:William Tierney Clark
References:AAJ, MOS
Use:Vehicular, with walkway
Status:Replaced, 1923
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 86.6 meters (284 feet)
Side Spans:2

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:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle



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