Notes:

• 1835, 1836, and 1844 all sometimes cited as the year of completion.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20058690

Notes:

• Replaced by 1930 Le Guétin - Le Guétin, Cuffy vicinity, Cher and Gimouille, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20068209

Notes:

• 1872-1874: Bridge is partially rebuilt.
• 1925: Bridge undergoes heavy reconstruction, keeping the original piers, pillars, and abutments, but with modifications.
• 1935: Suspension system is reinforced.
• 1940: Destroyed June, 1940.
• Replaced by 1948 Meung-sur-Loire - Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Meung-sur-Loire — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008481

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Pontavert - 1836

Notes:

• 1856: Heavily damaged by flood.
• Replaced by 1859 Sully-sur-Loire - Sully-sur-Loire and Saint-Père-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008475

Notes:

• Dredge patent bridge.
• Closed in 2010 due to safety concerns. Scheduled to be largely rebuilt as a replica, starting April 2013 to be completed April 2014. Temporary truss installed through the bridge to permit traffic during the refurbishment. Reopened January 2015.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Bath Bridges: 2. Victoria Bridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20074523

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de La Celle-Bruère - 1837

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1838, rebuilt 1840, wrecked by wind 1850, rebuilt 1851, damaged by floods 1886, rebuilt 1887, rebuilt 1914.
• Replaced by 1931 Cavaillon - Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016374

Notes:

• Connected l'Ile Saint-Louis and Quai St. Bernard.
• AAJ says replaced in 1863, but the current bridge at this location (Pont Sully) was not completed until 1876.
• Companion to 1837 Damiette - Paris, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032321

Notes:

• AAJ: It connected "the Quai of Célestins with the l'Ile Saint-Louis on one side, and with the I'lle of Louviers on the other."
• Companion to 1837 Constantine - Paris, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032320

Notes:

• Replaced by a steel arch bridge, built on the same abutments, that is still standing (as of 2019).

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013745

Notes:

• Eventually replaced by present-day arch bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20062406

Notes:

• 1844: Destroyed by flood.
• Replaced by 1853 San Ferdinando - Florence, Italy.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1876, and 1920. Reconstructed, 1921-1922. "Stranded" by shift in river's course, 1970's and 1980's, sweeping away southern approach spans. Deck removed, 1984.
• Known locally as "Shakin' Briggie" or "Shakkin' Briggie," but also referred to as Morrison Bridge and St. Devenick's Bridge.
• Restoration under consideration, 2005.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 1. The Shakkin' Briggie
• Structurae - Structure ID 20021622

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032331

Notes:

• The current (2022) bridge at this location is built on the piers of the suspension bridge.

Notes:

• Destroyed 1940, temporarily rebuilt, destroyed 1944.
• Replaced by 1953 Ancenis - Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique and Le Fourneau, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008476

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008208

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Chambilly sur la Loire - 1838

Notes:

• Likely replaced by the current concrete arch bridge at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016370

Notes:

• Appears to have been mainly a footbridge. Likely removed.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire-com - Pont de Kermelo-Lorient - 1838

Notes:

• 1882: Wrecked by wind. Rebuilt with two main suspension spans instead of one.
• Replaced by La Roche-Guyon - La Roche-Guyon, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines, France.

Notes:

• Now supported by wire cable.
• In the early 2010s, the bridge was closed and the deck was removed (see accompanying 2013 photo set). By 2019 it had been further dismantled awaiting rehabilitation.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20020906

Notes:

• Likely destroyed in 1870 during Franco-Prussian war to prevent advance of the Prussian army.
• Later at same location 1920 Les Andelys - Les Andelys, Eure, France. The 1920 bridge was not an immediate replacement.

Notes:

• AAJ lists this bridge as completed in 1835.
• Near 1845 Couthures - Couthures-sur-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Marmande (Renaud Jean) - Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• 1930: The bridge is strengthened. The suspension system is replaced, the deck is stiffened with a plate girder system, and the pairs of end pylons are transformed to (or replaced with) towers with gothic arches.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006535

Notes:

• Replaced by 1906 Montfrin - Montfrin, Gard, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Montfrin - 1838

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Ruoms - 1838

Notes:

• 1909: The bridge is extensively renovated.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017439

Notes:

• 1933, October 4: A section of the bridge deck collapses under the weight of a truck.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1950 Tournus - Tournus, Saône-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Pont suspendu à Tournus - 1838

Notes:

• Replaced by 1945 Triel-sur-Seine - Triel-sur-Seine and Vernouillet, Yvelines, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Triel

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010596

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Balbigny - 1839

Notes:

• Collapsed under weight of maching troops, April 16, 1850, killing more than 200 soldiers. Collapse precipitated French virtual moratorium on suspension bridge building bringing to a close the prolific era of French wire cable suspension bridges.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004743

Notes:

• Later at same location 1941 Belleperche - Cordes-Tolosannes, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-histoire - Pont de Belleperche - 1841
• Structurae - Structure ID 20029230

Notes:

• Replaced by a stayed footbridge, opened 1984.
• See 1922 Llanstephan - Llanstephan, Wales, United Kingdom. This small vehicular bridge in nearby Llanstephan is sometimes misattributed as being located at Builth Wells. It is not.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood 1843, closed until 1844, destroyed 1944. Towers still standing, 2005.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010536

External Links:

• Charles Albert Bridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002116

Notes:

• Replaced in the 1890s by a (likely) cantilever bridge having the general shape of a suspension bridge.
• AAJ writes: "the first use of triangular bracing between double chain cables" and mentions that it was dismantled and moved to Hessisch Oldendorf 1880-1890 or 1899. Most accounts suggest the bridge was reassembled in the 1898-1899 time frame.
• Moved to 1899 Weserbrücke - Hessisch Oldendorf and Fuhlen, Germany.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20051983

Notes:

• Was at location of present-day Pont Wilson.
• Rebuilt, 1850.
• Near 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003382

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20021163

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Lisle-sur-Tarn - 1839
• Structurae - Structure ID 20062413

Notes:

• Heavily damaged by flood debris, 1843.
• Later at same location 1939 Manosque - Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012660

Notes:

• Wrecked by wind 1852, rebuilt, damaged 1866, 1869, 1870, and 1871. After the 1871 repairs, it was restricted to foot traffic. It was replaced in 1911 by an arch. Approaches extant (next to the later suspension bridge), 2004.
• Next to 1960 Roche-Bernard - La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004742

Notes:

• This is perhaps one of the most fanciful large suspension bridges ever built.
• Destroyed in a storm, 1869. Its replacement (a truss bridge) was completed in 1883. The approaches and the bottom halves of the suspension bridge towers were strengthened and used for the replacement.
• AAJ citing Engineering News-Record: "Vergès used inclined tie cables running from the top of the tower at one end of a span to a roadway-level connection on the opposite tower."

External Links:

• Structurae - Cubzac Bridge. Photos of the replacement truss structure.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000898

Notes:

• 1940: Destroyed during WWII.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1840. Rebuilt and reopened, 1843. Damaged by floods, 1856 and 1881.
• Replaced by 1931 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France.

Notes:

• Various sources suggest completed 1837-1839. The bridge may have initially failed upon its completion in 1837 and then opened in 1839.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bigny - 1840

Notes:

• Located at the confluence of the Bono River with the Auray River.
• Substantial repairs 1859 and 1863, damaged by storm 1865, renovated 1867, traffic restricted 1869, more repairs 1869-1870, rebuilt 1925.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003014

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1940, during WWII.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016404

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Domène sur l'Isère - 1840

Notes:

• 1919, May 9: An overloaded truck carrying logs causes the failure of several suspenders and collapse of a large section of the deck.
• Near 1834 Zaehringen (Grand Pont Suspendu) - Fribourg, Switzerland.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006448

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire.com - Pont de La Gâche sur l'Isère en face de Pontcharra - 1840

Notes:

• 1925: Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge reusing the approach spans and piers of the 1840 suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000883

Notes:

• Replaced by the current (2020) Ponte Umberto I.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20081549

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• This was the larger of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the smaller of the two bridges at this location separated by a small island. When the larger suspension bridge was replaced in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.
• Replaced by 1936 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

Notes:

• This was the smaller of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the larger of the two suspension bridges. When it was replaced by another suspension in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Seveux - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Seyssel - 1840
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002993

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de St-Jean-de-Maruéjols - 1840

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1880.
• Replaced by 1881 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Villers-le-lac - 1840

Notes:

• Replaced by 2002 Agen - Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008656

Notes:

• Replaced by 1937 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016223

Notes:

• Design based on James Dredge's taper principle patent.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1946 Boran - Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Boran-sur-oise
• Wikipedia - Boran-sur-Oise

Notes:

• This location is now crossed by the Legion Bridge (Legii Most).

Notes:

• Near Saint-Georges-sur-Loire - Saint-Georges-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Later at same location 1948 Chalonnes - Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004776

Notes:

• Sometimes referred to as "Chaufort."
• Replaced, 1928.
• Near Bragny - Verdun-sur-le-Doubs and Bragny-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• >Ancien pont suspendu de Chauvort ⋅ Patrimoine en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Chauvort d'Allerey-sur-Saone - 1841

Notes:

• 1870: Heavily damaged during Franco-Prussian war.
• 1872: Repairs completed.
• Replaced by 1935 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008477

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1846, rebuilt 1848, damaged by flood 1856, rebuilt 1857.
• Replaced by 1931 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. Built on same piers.

External Links:

• Pont de Châtillon-sur-Loire — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008482

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005397

External Links:

• PONTS SUSPENDUS - Les ponts metalliques historiques belges

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Quincy - 1841

Notes:

• Unclear if it crossed an arm of the Loire (since filled), the Saint-Félix Canal, or both.
• 1846: Renovated.

External Links:

• Archives municipales de Nantes : Les ponts de l'Erdre et de la Loire
• Pont de la Rotonde — Wikipédia

Notes:

• See 1931 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The relationship between the older and current bridges is unclear.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20086318

Notes:

• May have been replaced in 1929 by another suspension bridge that was destroyed in 1944 during WWII.
• 2023: Remnants of a former suspension bridge still exist below the current concrete arch bridge and are visible when the water level is low.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.