Notes:

• Note the interesting stay and suspender arrangement in image. The side spans and much of the center span appear to be supported by stays. Only the center portion of the main span appears to be supported by verticle suspenders.
• Replaced by 1951 Bouchemaine - Bouchemaine, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Wrocław's Bridges: 2. Grunwaldzki Bridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20006358

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002353

Notes:

• Replaced 1831 La Feuillée - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

Notes:

• Dismantled 1931 in preparation for inundation that created Lake Of The Ozarks.

External Links:

• www.LakeHistory.info. Michael Gillespie writes: "The supporting cables were cut and the tower was allowed to fall into the Osage River. The entire flood plain was being inundated by the waters of the newly created Lake of the Ozarks. During World War 2, the cables and tower were raised and sold for scrap. The shoreline of today's Lake of the Ozarks is just at the base of the bridge abutment. The toll house, seen in the photo just to the left of the bridge, is long gone, and everything below that has been underwater for 77 years. I have created a map of the road system at that location."

Notes:

• Standing, but closed to all foot and vehicular traffic.

Notes:

• Bypassed September 1, 1939. Removed at some point after. Tower piers still visible, 1970s. North tower pier removed by 2000s. South tower pier still remains, mid-2010s.

Notes:

• Removed at some point in 2009-2014 time frame.

Notes:

• The book "Harrison County" in the "Images of America" series by Robert F. Stealey shows an image of this bridge stating it was "replaced by a new concrete span in the early 1960s".

External Links:

• Asturian-American Migration Forum :: Lleendu tema - History of Spelter, an American Asturian Community. Mentions: "The [Grasselli Company] built a swinging footbridge across the West Fork River in 1910 to connect the town of Spelter with the Fairmont-Clarksburg interurban trolley line. The trolley stop was called 'Ziesing'. Wagons forded the river to bring supplies not carried into the town by the B.&O. Railroad. A school house was built on the hill… DuPont sold the townsite in 1950, including the swinging bridge, to John J. Moschetta who immediately sold the houses to the employees occupying them at the time. Mr. Moschetta dismantled the swinging bridge in 1951… In 1962 a new cement bridge was constructed north of the old vehicular bridge."

Notes:

• The bridge currently carries a pipeline, but the road deck is closed to all traffic.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20001390

Notes:

• Although the current (as of 2021) Dryburgh Abbey bridge is often attributed to 1872, it more closely resembles bridges built starting in the 1890s.
• Replaced 1872 Dryburgh Abbey - Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom.
• Near Mertoun Estate - Mertoun, Scotland, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 15. Dryburgh Abbey Footbridge
• Structurae - Structure ID 20016083

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024864

Notes:

• Plaques posted at the bridge indicate major refurbishments in 1982 and 2001.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20071786

Notes:

• Replaced Pessac-sur-Dordogne - Pessac-sur-Dordogne, Gironde, France.

Notes:

• Near former location of 1869 Drahtsteg - Passau, Bavaria, Germany.
• Replaced by 1948 Luitpoldbrücke - Passau, Bavaria, Germany.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Sponga bru Troms 1911

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Welsh Bridges: 13. Llandeilo Suspension Bridge

Notes:

• Facility served by the bridge closed in 1925 at which time the bridge was likely abandoned. Towers appear to still be standing (in late 2010s).

External Links:

• A Delaware County Primer complied by Sue Hudson. "West of Cooks Falls and east of Horton, on the O&W. Acid plant built here by Eugene King burned in June 1888, was rebuilt, and was later bought by local entrepreneur, George I. Treyz. Railroad suspension bridge constructed in 1911 by John A. Roebling's Sons Company of Trenton, NJ to connect Treyz's acid factory, saw mill, and planing mill on Russell Brook to the O&W, which ran on the other side of the Beaver Kill."
• Cooks Falls - Colchester Historical Society. "Arthur Leighton and George I. Treyz developed the acid factory industries in Cook's Falls... Treyz had a close relationship with the O&W Railroad, which helped both to prosper. Treyz installed a Roebling suspension bridge between his plant and the O&W Railroad. This siding was known as the Grove Switch. A narrow gauge railway was constructed and ran up Russell Brook to the Russell School. This line carried logs and sawed lumber down to the Treyz plant and the O&W Railroad."

Notes:

• Spans the head of a diversion channel of Numedalslågen at the crest of Gravenfoss.
• Based on historic aerial images, removed between 1979 and 2003.
• Connects to 1912 (flume bridge) - Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway.
• Connects to 1912 (flume bridge) - Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway.

Notes:

• Connects to 1912 (flume bridge) - Rudsmoen, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway.
• Connects to 1912 (flume bridge) - Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway.

Notes:

• Crosses a pair of intake tubes just south of the diversion of Numedalslågen at Labrofossen.
• Connects to 1912 (flume bridge) - Rudsmoen, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway.
• Connects to 1912 (flume bridge) - Sunnegrenda, Kongsberg, Viken, Norway.

Notes:

• Heavily damaged by wind, 1924. Rebuilt.
• Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Branstetter Swinging Bridge - Benton County, Missouri
• Structurae - Structure ID 20050731

Notes:

• Location inundated by the Harry S. Truman Reservoir.

External Links:

• Bridgehunter - County Line Bridge. Robert Hayden (BOTO) describes the County Line bridge briefly as being the first steel-towered Joe Dice bridge but the image at shows large timber towers like other pre-steel towered Dice bridges.

Notes:

• Similar to 1904 Jons-Niévroz - Jons, Rhône and Niévroz, Ain, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002992

Notes:

• AAJ: Restricted to foot traffic, 1929.
• Replaced by 1931 Hagwilget (Bulkley Canyon) - Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada.
• See Walcott - Walcott, British Columbia, Canada. Part or all of the dismantled 1912 Hagwilget bridge may have been reused for this bridge at Walcott.

Notes:

• GAP: Completed c. 1912. Replaced by culvert, c.1968.
• See 1912 Mangatewai Road (Boyle Road) - Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand.

Notes:

• 2010: Abutments remain.

Notes:

• GAP: Completed c.1912. Destroyed by earthquake, 1931.
• Hamish Kynoch writes: "This bridge over the Mangatewai River was located on Boyle Road. It was damaged in the large earthquake in 1931, but stood for many years, and was used occasionally for livestock, with wooden planking over the crack in the concrete deck. It was demolished about 1970 by dynamiting the anchor blocks at one end of the bridge. There was no replacement and the old road is now closed. Another bridge of the same design was located about three miles away on Wilson Cutting Road."
• See 1912 Ireland's Road (Wilson Cutting Road) - Ashley Clinton vicinity, New Zealand.

Notes:

• Built as part of same contract as nearby 1912 Winkley bridge.
• Inundated by Greer's Ferry Lake upon completion of Greer's Ferry Dam, early 1960's.
• Companion to 1912 Tumbling Shoals - Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, USA.
• Companion to 1912 Winkley (Swinging) - Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Miller Bridge - Cleburne County, Arkansas

Notes:

• Possibly completed 1914, not 1912.
• In vicinity of Mezels and Floirac.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010396

Notes:

• Some accounts state this bridge was destroyed by fire in 1921. A brief mention in the July 18, 1926 edition of The Fresno Bee implies it was destroyed in June of 1926.
• Replaced by 1940 Orleans - Orleans, California, USA.

External Links:

• Catalog Number 1983/001/SBPM01034 - Sacramento Bee. This "Center for Sacramento History" catalog entry suggests the bridge survived until 1936. Given the bridge was ultimately replaced in 1940, this later date makes more sense than some of the earlier claims of it being destroyed in the 1920s unless there were some intermediate reconstructions.
• Klamath River at Orleans - California State Library. This image shows a bridge of similar construction but apparently shorter span than the other images linked here. However, matching buildings seen in the background of multiple images place it at the same location. Given the muddled suspension bridge chronology at this location and frequency of Klamath River floods, it seems likely there were multiple reconstructions of this bridge.
• Orleans Bridge 1910 - California State Library. Image purporting to be the Orleans bridge under construction in 1910, but it does not appear to be the same location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20022884

Notes:

• Restoration completed April, 1981.

External Links:

• Sidi M'Cid Bridge - HighestBridges.com
• Structurae - Structure ID 20004954

Notes:

• Built as part of same contract as nearby 1912 Winkley bridge.
• Inundated by Greer's Ferry Lake upon completion of Greer's Ferry Dam, early 1960's.
• Companion to 1912 Miller - Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA.
• Companion to 1912 Winkley (Swinging) - Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Tumbling Shoals Bridge - Cleburne County, Arkansas

Notes:

• 1949: Wooden towers replaced by steel towers.
• 1972: Restricted to pedestrians.
• 1989, October 28: Collapsed killing 5 people and injuring 18 others.
• Location also known as "Winkley Ford" and "Turner's Ferry".
• Companion to 1912 Miller - Miller, Cleburne County, Arkansas, USA.
• Companion to 1912 Tumbling Shoals - Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, USA.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Winkley Bridge - Cleburne County, Arkansas
• Structurae - Structure ID 20001341

Notes:

• Closed August, 1960.
• Replaced by 1961 Triphammer (Fall Creek) - Ithaca, New York, USA.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Arbeidslaget ved Øvre Salangen bru 1913
• DigitaltMuseum - Under bygging av Øvre Salangen bru i Troms
• DigitaltMuseum - Øvre Salangen Bro 1913
• DigitaltMuseum - Øvre Salangen bro i Troms
• DigitaltMuseum - Øvre Salangen bru i Troms
• DigitaltMuseum - Øvre Salangen bru i Troms

Notes:

• 2010, May: Bridge is reopened for pedestrian traffic after a restoration project. Bridge had been closed and derelict prior.
• Near 1984 Zuckerberg Island Heritage Park - Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008068

Notes:

• Replaced 1904 Desmons - Brignon, Gard, France.

External Links:

• 14 - Les souvenirs photos du Papé

Notes:

• Translated from Norwegian: "The bridge came in 1913. It soon became clear that the bridge was built of poor materials. It was too late, so the logs could tear it down in flood times. It was therefore reinforced with new cables... In 1935, a major improvement was made to the bridge. It got plank deck so it could be run by horse and carriage over it. At the same time, a new road was worked up through the Tollenesholta from Flakkebrua to Osen. The bridge was also used by smaller private cars until the 1960s. Then it was closed to all motorized traffic. It was still used as a walking and cycling route."
• Replaced by 2001 Flakkebrua - Flakk, Birkenes, Agder, Norway.

Notes:

• Coordinates indicate approximate location of the bridge over the large mine cut (Skärningen) at Grängesberg. The bridge was dismantled in 1925 so that the cut could be widened. It was reassembled at Vansbro.
• Moved to Vansbro (Saltviksbro) - Vansbro, Sweden.

Notes:

• Braced chain suspension system.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Макаровский мост (Кронштадт)

Notes:

• Repaired 1927, repaired 1936, damaged by flood 1943. Closed, 1975.
• Replaced 1895 Drake - Warsaw, Missouri, USA.

External Links:

• Historic Bridges of the United States - Warsaw Middle Bridge - Benton County, Missouri
• Structurae - Structure ID 20011002

Notes:

• GAP: Reconstructed, 1938.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024865

Notes:

• 2006: The bridge is closed. Marilyn Renaker of the "Committee to Save the Mule Bridge" writes in late August, 2006: "Trinity County and the Forest Service would like to abandon the Mule Bridge. Hyampom had a town meeting about this and everyone was opposed to the removal of the bridge which has been a part of our community since 1913."
• 2010: Multi-year repair and reconstruction project started.
• 2013: Bridge is reopened.

Notes:

• Jim Lucht writes that this bridge was "Damaged beyond repair when a vehicle struck the timber tower."
• Replaced by 1987 Swing - Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA.

Notes:

• The description on the back of a postcard reads: "The only remaining swinging bridge in the state of Oklahoma crossable by automobile spans beautiful Pennington Creek in Tishomingo. The guaranteed strength of the bridge is 164 tons and is located 3 blocks south of the old Chickasaw Capitol on South Capitol Avenue. The bridge was built by Western Bridge Company of Sherman, Texas and was dedicated November 28, 1913."
• Destroyed by flood.
• An article in the April 7, 1964 issue of The Ada Evening News (Oklahoma) titled "Tishomingo Acts To Save Famed Bridge": "Tishomingo's Swinging Bridge, a landmark since Territorial days, may yet be saved from the junk man. Indeed, with a little luck, it may be put back into service to carry traffic across Pennington Creek as it did in its heyday. Some 25 persons attended a regular city council meeting Monday night to urge that the bridge be repaired; and the council appointed a committee to look into the cost of such a project. "It looks favorable," Mayor Lee butler said Tuesday. "It looks like we might get it repaired." The old suspension bridge has been closed to traffic for several years. Floor planks have rotted and fallen away, and the whole structure was condemned as unsafe. The problem of financing has held the city back from repairing the ancient structure. However, Butler said the county commissioners have offered to help, and quite a few individual citizens have promised donations to assist the project. When the committee reports back on the cost, Butler said, the council will be ready to take action."
• The bridge must have been repaired in the mid-1960's and reopened. An article in the July 9, 1978 issue of The Ada Evening News (Oklahoma) titled "Repair of Tishomingo's Suspension Bridge Slated": "Work is expected to begin in the near future on the renovation of the suspension bridge here which spans Pennington Creek. The landmark structure and last swinging bridge in the state open to vehicular traffic was closed last May when city officials deemed it was 'too dangerous' to keep open due to its deteriorated state. In an effort to reopen the bridge as soon as possible, the Tishomingo City Council acted last week to approve funding for materials necessary to repair the 65-year-old structure and has arranged for participants in the Young Adult Conservation Corps camp at Sulphur to provide the manpower needed for the work. Frank Glover, head of the Tishomingo street department, said the Johnston County commissioners have also promised to aid in the repair of the bridge. Glover said he hopes the renovation will be completed this summer. He estimated materials for the work will cost the city about $5,000- $6,000. The bridge will have to be renovated from the bottom up, including the replacement of the entire wooden floor, Glover said. He said city officials are still looking for someone knowledgeable about the construction of suspension bridges to aid in the repair of the structure."

Notes:

• Collapsed July 24, 1926 while overloaded with people watching a carnival performance. The July 25, 1926 edition of The Charleston Gazette reports the incident in an article with headline "Half Hundred Hurt When Crowded Bridge Collapses at Whitesville, Five Dead, Three More May Die" and sub-headline "Span Fall Under Weight of Hundreds Assembled to Watch Fire Fighting Event on River Bank in Connection with Carnival Celebration; Governor Gore Accompanies Physicians and Nurses on Special Relief Train from Here."
• AAJ cites an Engineering News-Record article from July 29, 1926: "Failure of the bridge was caused by the parting of the turnbuckle on the north end of the east cable. The bridge was built in 1913 and repaired in 1925."

Notes:

• The bridge appears identical in the two photos except for the tops of the towers. In one of the photos, it appears some protective housing has been added to cover the cable saddles and an extra brace has been added across the tower.
• Replaced by 1925 Wind River - Carson, Washington, USA.

Notes:

• GAP: Located at junction of Rangitikei and Hautapu rivers. Replaced, 1961, but original towers remain at the site as of 2017.

Notes:

• Destroyed by tornado, 1923.
• Coordinates are the exact location of one of the remaining (as of 2020) piers of either this bridge or its replacement suspension bridge. Additional piers, south of that location, are also visible in satellite images.
• Replaced by 1923 98th Meridian (Byers) - Byers vicinity, Texas and Temple, Oklahoma, USA.
• See (suspension bridge) - Texas, USA. The 98th Meridian bridge may match this unknown "Red River" bridge photo. AUB describes the Byers bridge, "This bridge, three spans of 567' each, one side span of 107', and a 16' roadway, had originally been built in 1914."

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Berg (Bergheim) hengebru, Hallingdal
• DigitaltMuseum - Berg (Bergheim) hengebru, Hallingdal, oppført 1920

Notes:

• 2022, January: Ohio Department of Transportation recommends removal of the bridge due to its deteriorating condition.
• Replaced 1853 Dresden - Dresden, Ohio, USA.

Annotated Citations:

• Hannahs, Nichole. "ODOT Recommends Removal of Suspension Bridge." WHIZ News, 25 Jan. 2022, whiznews.com/2022/01/25/odot-recommends-removal-of-suspension-bridge/
  

  "…ODOT recommended the removal of the structure, which would cost between $1-$2 million, which would be funded by the state. Other more costly options include more than $6 million to make it structurally sound for pedestrians to walk on and over $3.5 million to rehab it and then it still couldn’t be used."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000946

Notes:

• GAP: Replaced, 1963, after overloaded sheep truck fell through deck.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024866

Notes:

• Later at same location 2020 Mountain Moon (山月吊橋, Yamatsuki) - Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan.

Notes:

• Known locally as "The Old Bridge."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20048427

Notes:

• 1915: Destroyed by flood.

Notes:

• The bridge was heavily "reworked" in 1943 retaining the original main cables.
• Replaced by 1943 Swinging - Allison, Arkansas, USA.

External Links:

• LE PONT DE VERDALLE | acsa

Notes:

• Temporary footbridge or pipeline bridge (or both) built after the destruction of the vehicular bridge at this location during WWI in 1914. Likely in service until a replacement bridge was completed in 1922.

External Links:

• Die Drahtseil-Hängebrücke bei Landquart

External Links:

• Die Welt der Schwebefähren - Rio de Janeiro (Brasilien)
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002355

Notes:

• The June 22, 1940 edition of The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) has an article titled "Three Killed in Bridge Collapse, Workmen were repairing the structure near Lowry City, Mo." describing a fatal collapse of the bridge: "Three men were killed, three injured critically and an 8-year old boy believed drowned when cribbing on a wooden suspension bridge across the Osage River six miles east of Lowry City collapsed about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The bridge, on a farm-to-market road in St. Clair County, was being remodeled. Of the ten men working and bystanders on and near the structure when it fell, only one escaped without injury. All those killed or injured lived in St. Clair County. On the west side of the bridge a framework of heavy timbers had been inserted between one of the suspension cables and an old wooden pier, which originally had supported the cable. The workmen were attempting to slide a steel pier under the cable, to replace the wooden pier. The cribbing suddenly gave way, and the pressure from the cable hurled the wood supports in all directions. The bridge floor dropped into the river, except for a small section near the east end."

Notes:

• First long-span self-anchored suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000175

Notes:

• This temporary bridge pictured here at "Saint-Jean" in Seine-et-Marne was presumably located at present-day Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007342

Notes:

• Restored as footbridge, 2000.
• Deck destroyed by fire April 6, 2008. News reports stated a nearby brush fire (started by a young boy playing with matches) ignited the bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008914

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074239

Notes:

• According to sign at the bridge: condemned 1984, removed 1991, restored 1992.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011094

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025019

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20019750

Notes:

• The Sunday November 5, 1972 edition of The Times Standard (Eureka, California) has three photos of the bridge collapsing. The caption is "Old Alderpoint Bridge Crashes into River." It continues: "Cables, securing the old Alderpoint Bridge across the North Fork of the Eel River, were cut Friday to send the structure splashing to the feet of the new concrete span that is replacing it. The $1-million new bridge was dedicated Saturday. The old suspension bridge was constructed in 1917."
• Coordinates are for the present-day (2021) bridge at this location. The suspension bridge was immediately adjacent.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008015

Notes:

• 1988, September 14: Collapsed due to flood.

External Links:

• Maoribank Suspension Bridge - 'Whiteman's Bridge'
• Overlooking the suspension bridge ove... | Items | National Library of New Zealand | National Library of New Zealand

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005583

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017639

Notes:

• 1931: Replacement opened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20083759