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 |
1827 | Hammersmith | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | | 121.92 | Images |
1845 | Pittsburgh Aqueduct | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Allegheny River | | 49.38 | |
1846 | Monongahela (Smithfield Street) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Monongahela River | | 57.3 | |
1848 | Niagara Suspension | Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 234.7 | |
1849 | Chain (Széchenyi Lánchíd) | Budapest, Hungary | Danube River | 47.49945 N 19.046567 E | 203 | Images |
1849 | Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) | Wheeling, West Virginia, USA | Ohio River | 40.07167 N 80.72667 W | 307.85 | Images |
1855 | Niagara Suspension | Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Niagara River | | 250.33 | Images |
1862 | Lambeth | London, England, United Kingdom | River Thames | | 81.69 | Images |
1864 | Clifton | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | River Avon | 51.45496 N 2.62781 W | 213.97 | 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 |
1876 | Point | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Monongahela River | | 243.84 | Images |
1883 | Brooklyn (Great East River) | New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA | East River | 40.706 N 73.99667 W | 486.31 | Images |
1889 | Fiorentini (Ferro, Soldo, Soldino) | Rome, Italy | Tiber River | 41.898801 N 12.463689 E | | Images |
1890 | Grand Avenue (Jefferson Avenue) | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Mill Creek Valley | | 121.92 | Images |