Suspension Bridges Crossing Sarine River
This is a list of all 7 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Sarine River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1834: Zaehringen
Fribourg, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 395 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1834 |
| Name: | Zaehringen |
| Also Known As: | Grand Pont Suspendu |
| Location: | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| Principals: | Joseph Chaley |
| References: | AAJ, BBR, BFL, HBE, LAB |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed, 1920's |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 273.1 meters (896 feet) |
Notes:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1826 Menai Strait - Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
- Near 1840 Gotteron - Fribourg, Switzerland.
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1838: Corbières
Corbières, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 1778 (added 2005-04-22) |
| Year Completed: | 1838 |
| Name: | Corbières |
| Location: | Corbières, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| References: | AAJ |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Replaced, 1931 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
1840: Gotteron
Fribourg, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 398 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1840 |
| Name: | Gotteron |
| Location: | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| Principals: | Joseph Chaley |
| References: | AAJ, GHD, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 220 meters (721.8 feet) |
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.
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1883: Turrian
Château-d'Oex, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2878 (added 2019-09-13) |
| Year Completed: | 1883 |
| Name: | Turrian |
| Location: | Château-d'Oex, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| Coordinates: | 46.468703 N 7.135172 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2019) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
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1987: Grabensaal
Fribourg, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4548 (added 2020-05-30) |
| Year Completed: | 1987 |
| Name: | Grabensaal |
| Location: | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| Coordinates: | 46.807646 N 7.164400 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
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1998: Neigles
Fribourg, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 4549 (added 2020-05-30) |
| Year Completed: | 1998 |
| Name: | Neigles |
| Location: | Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| Coordinates: | 46.811816 N 7.160525 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2018) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
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(footbridge)
Fribourg vicinity, Switzerland - Sarine River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2615 (added 2014-04-16) |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Fribourg vicinity, Switzerland |
| Crossing: | Sarine River |
| Coordinates: | 46.81183 N 7.16050 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2014) |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
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