Part 2, Section B is the main section of Jakkula's document. This 318-page section is a chronological annotated bibliography of metallic suspension bridges dated from 200 B.C. through 1940. At the time it was published, it was the most comprehensive suspension bridge list. |
Jakkula - Part 2, Section B | Bridgemeister |
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200 B.C. (?) Shen-Si Bridge - China, Province of Shen-si | |
65 A.D. Bridge of Iron - China, Province of Kweichow | |
65 A.D. Kingtung Bridge - China, Province of Yunnan near Kingtung | |
1701 Lou-Ting-Khaio Bridge - China, Province of Szechwan, Lou-Ting-Khaio, (Kiating) over Tung (Tou) River | |
1734 Glorywitz Bridge - Europe, Germany, Prussia, over the Oder River, near Glorywitz | 1734 (suspension bridge) - Gliwice vicinity, Upper Silesia, Poland |
1741 Winch Bridge - Europe, England, Durham Co., River Tees, 2 miles above Middleton | 1741 Winch (Wynch) - Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom |
1801 Jacob's Creek Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Fayette and Westmoreland Co., Uniontown to Greensburg, across Jacob's Creek | 1801 Jacob's Creek (Iron Bridge, Chain Bridge) - Iron Bridge, Mount Pleasant vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA |
1803 Wynch Bridge - Europe, England, Durham Co., River Tees | 1741 Winch (Wynch) - Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom
Jakkula's 1803 entry likely refers to the reconstruction that occurred after the 1802 failure of the 1741 bridge. |
1807-1810 (?) Brownsville Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Fayette Co., Brownsville | 1809 (suspension bridge) - Brownsville vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA |
1807-1810 (?) Brownsville Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Fayette Co., Brownsville | 1809 (suspension bridge) - Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA |
1807-1810 (?) Cumberland Bridge - U.S. Maryland, Allegheny Co., over the Cumberland River | |
1807 Horkstow Bridge - Europe, England, Lincolnshire Co., Horkstow, over the Humber River | 1836 Horkstow - Horkstow, England, United Kingdom |
1807 Potomac Bridge - U.S., Washington, D.C., Georgetown, Potomac River | 1807 Chain - Georgetown, District of Columbia and Virginia, USA |
1808 Mohawk River Bridge - U.S., New York, Schenectady Co., Schenectady, over the Mohawk River | This bridge is excluded from the inventory. See and read more about it here. |
1809 Neshammy Creek Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Bucks Co., Neshammy Creek | 1810 (suspension bridge) - Wrightstown, Pennsylvania, USA |
1809 Schuylkill Falls Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Fairmount, Schuylkill River | 1809 Schuylkill Falls - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
1810 Brandywine Creek Bridge - U.S., Delaware, Newcastle Co., Wilmington, Brandywine Creek | 1810 (suspension bridge) - Wilmington, Delaware, USA |
1810 Essex-Merrimac Bridge - U.S., Massachusetts, Essex Co., Newburyport, Merrimac River | 1810 Chain (Essex-Merrimack) - Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
1810 Kentucky River Bridge - U.S. Kentucky, Franklin Co., Frankfort, over the Kentucky River | |
1814 Lehigh Chain Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, (Lehigh-Northampton Co.), Northampton, over the Lehigh River, on the road between Easton and Reading | |
1816 Galashiels Bridge - Scotland, Selkirk Co., Galashiels, over Gala Water | 1816 Galashiels - Galashiels, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1816 Schuylkill River Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Fairmount, Philadelphia, over the Schuylkill River | 1816 Spider - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
1816-1820 (?) Thirlstane Castle Bridge - Scotland, Selkirk Co., over Etterick Water | |
1817 Dryburgh Abbey Bridge - Scotland, Berwick Co., Dryburgh Abbey, over the River Tweed | This bridge has been, thus far, excluded from the inventory because it was a cable-stayed bridge. |
1818 Dryburgh Abbey Bridge - Scotland, Berwick Co., Dryburgh Abbey, over the River Tweed | 1818 Dryburgh Abbey - Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1820 Kelso Bridge - Scotland, Roxburgh Co., Kelso, over the River Tweed | |
1820 Union Bridge - England, Nordham Ford, River Tweed, 5 miles from Berwick | 1820 Union - Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1821 Trinity Pier Bridge - Scotland, Firth of Forth, Newhaven, near Edinburgh | 1821 Trinity Pier (Newhaven Pier) - Trinity, Edinburgh vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1823 Annonay Bridge - France, Ardeche, Annonay, Cance | 1822 (footbridge) - Annonay, Ardèche, France |
1823 Brighton Chain Pier Bridge - England, Sussex Co., on the English Channel | 1823 Brighton Pier - Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
1823 Geneva Bridge - Switzerland, Geneva | 1823 Saint Antoine - Geneva, Switzerland |
1823 River Mat Bridge (Bourbon Bridge) - Indian Ocean (400 miles S.E. of Tamatave, Madagascar), Reunion, or Bourbon, over the River Mat | 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion, France |
1823 St. Suzanne River Bridge (Isle de Bourbon Bridge) - Indian Ocean (400 miles S.E. of Tamatave, Madagascar), Reunion, or Bourbon, over the St. Suzanne River | 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion, France |
1824 Caille Bridge - France, Haute-Savoie, Caille, over Usses Torrent | |
1824 Strassnitz Bridge - Austria, over a branch of the River March, near the Chauteau of Strassnitz | 1824 Strážnice (Straßnitz, Strassnitz) - Strážnice, Czechia |
1825 Sophie Bridge - Austria, Vienna | 1825 Sophienbrücke (Sophia, Sophien, Sophie, Rotundenbrücke, Rotunda) - Vienna, Austria |
1825 Pont de Tournon - France, Ardeche, Tournon-Tain, over the Rhone River | 1825 Tain-Tournon - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain, Drôme, France |
1825 Geneva Bridge - Switzerland, Geneva, across the double-ditch at the fortifications | 1825 Pâquis - Geneva, Switzerland |
1826 Menai Straits Bridge - Wales, Menai Straits, between the Island of Anglesea and Carnarvanshire | 1826 Menai Strait - Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom |
1826 Conway Bridge - North Wales, adjoining Conway Castle, River Conway | 1826 Conwy (Conway) - Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom |
1826 Pont des Invalides - France, Paris, opposite Hotel des Invalides over the Seine River | 1826 Invalides - Paris, France |
1826 Brest Bridge - France, Finistere, Brest | |
1826 Lehigh Gap Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Lehigh Gap, Lehigh River | 1824 Lehigh Gap (Palmerton) - Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania, USA |
1827 Drac River Bridge - France, Isere, over the Drac River | 1828 Sassenage - Sassenage and Grenoble, Isère, France |
1827 Hammersmith Bridge - England, Thames River, between Hammersmith and the Surrey Shore, 8 miles above London | 1827 Hammersmith - London, England, United Kingdom |
1827 Jarnac Bridge - France, Charente, Jarnac, over the Charente River | 1826 Jarnac - Jarnac, Charente, France |
1827 Malapane Bridge - Germany, Silesia, at the Malapana mill (Malapane River?) | 1827 Malapane (Malapana) - Ozimek, Lower Silesia, Poland |
1827 Newburyport Bridge - U.S., Massachusetts, Essex Co., over Merrimack River between Newburyport and Salisbury | 1827 (suspension bridge) - Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA |
1828 Pont D'Arcole - France, Paris, opposite the Hotel de Ville, over the Seine | 1828 Arcole (de la Grève) - Paris, France |
1828 Beaucaire Bridge - France, Gard, Beaucaire, over the Rhone River | 1829 Beaucaire - Beaucaire, Gard and Tarascon, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
1828 Danube Canal Bridge - Austria, Vienna, over the Danube Canal | 1828 Karlskettensteg (Charles, Karls) - Vienna, Austria |
1828 Ile Barbe Bridge - France, Lyon, over the Saone River | 1827 L'île Barbe - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1828 Rodolphe Bridge - Austria, Vienna, over the Danube Canal | 1830 Rudolf (Rudolfs, Rudolfsbrücke) - Vienna, Austria |
1829 Argentat Bridge - France, Correze, Argentat, over the Dordogne River | 1829 Argentat (Marie) - Argentat, Corrèze, France |
1829 Bamberg Bridge - Germany, Bamberg, over the Regnitz River | 1829 Kettenbrücke (Ludwigsbrücke, Chain) - Bamberg, Germany |
1829 (?) Broughton Bridge - England, Lancashire Co., Manchester | 1826 Broughton (Gerald Road) - Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
1829 Pont des Invalides - France, Seine, Paris, Invalides, over the Seine River | 1829 Invalides (l'Allee-d'Antin) - Paris, France |
1829 Montrose Bridge - Scotland, Angus Co., Montrose, over South Esk River | 1829 Montrose - Montrose, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1829 Serrieres Bridge - France, Ardeche, Serrieres, over the Rhone River | 1828 Sablons - Sablons, Isère and Serrières, Ardèche, France |
1830 (?) Adour River Bridge - France, Landes, Dax, over the Adour River | |
1830 Bath Chain Bridge - England, Somerset Co., Bath, over the Avon River | 1830 Grosvenor - Bath, England, United Kingdom |
1830 Beose River Bridge - India, near Sagar, over the Beose River | 1830 Beose (Presgrave's) - Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India |
1830 Nassau Bridge - Germany, Nassau, over the Lahn River | 1830 (suspension bridge) - Nassau, Germany |
1830 Tees Railway Bridge - England, Durham Co., over the River Tees | 1830 Stockton Railway - Stockton on Tees, England, United Kingdom |
1830 Yore River Bridge - England, Yorkshire, near Middleton, over the River Yore | |
1831 Bry Bridge - France, Seine, Bry, over the Marne | 1831 Bry-sur-Marne - Bry-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France |
1831 Luzancy Bridge - France, Seine-et-Marne, Luzancy, over the River Marne | 1831 Luzancy - Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, France |
1831 Marlow Bridge - England, Buckingham Co., Marlow | 1832 Marlow - Marlow, England, United Kingdom |
1831 Micklewood Bridge - Scotland, over the river Forth | Charles Stewart Drewry's 1832 book, A Memoir of Suspension Bridges (MOS), contains a sketch of this bridge (and a description) showing it as an "underspanned" suspension bridge where the deck sits on top of the catenary cable: "This bridge deserves notice from the platform being supported upon iron frames standing upon the chains, instead of being suspended from them." Generally, underspanned suspension bridges are excluded from the Bridgemeister inventory. See 1834 Ile aux Barques for an example of a contemporary (1830s) underspanned suspension bridge. |
1831 Ris-Orangis Bridge - France, Seine-et-Ois, Ris-Orangies, over the Seine River | 1831 Aguado - Ris-Orangis, Essonne, France |
1831 Scotswood Bridge - England, Northumberland Co., Newcastle on the river Tyne | 1831 Scotswood (Chine) - Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom |
1831 Walter's Bridge - India, Bengal, Dacca | 1830 Walters - Dhaka, Bangladesh |
1832 Ballock Ferry Bridge - Scotland, Ballock Ferry, across the Leven, near Loch Lomond | 1841 Balloch Ferry - Balloch, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jakkula made a typographical error categorizing this bridge as completed in 1832. His citations clearly indicate the bridge was under construction in 1841. |
1832 Bercy Bridge - France, Paris, over the river Seine, connecting Boulevard De La Gare with Boulevard De Bercy | 1832 Bercy - Paris, France |
1832 (?) Chabiscol Bridge - France, Ardeche, Chabiscol, over Chassezac River | |
1832 (?) Findhorn Bridge - Northern Scotland, over the river Findhorn | 1831 Findhorn - Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1832 Fribourg Bridge - Switzerland, Fribourg Canton, Fribourg, over Saone Valley | |
1832 (?) Mirabeau Bridge - France, Bouches-du-Rhone, Mirabeau, over Durance River | 1831 Mirabeau - Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
1832 Parentignat (Orbeil) Bridge - France, Puy-de-Dome, Parentignat (Orbeil), over the Allier River | 1830 Parentignat (Orbeil) - Parentignat and Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
1832 (?) Pont D'Ain - France, Ain, Pont d'Ain, over the Ain River | |
1832 Yarmouth Bridge - England, Norfolk Co., Yarmouth, over the River Yare | |
1833 (?) Isle Bouchard Bridge - France, Vienne, Isle Bouchard, over the Vienne River | 1832 L'Ile-Bouchard - Saint Maurice, L'Île-Bouchard and Saint-Gilles, L'Île-Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, France |
1833 (?) Isle Bouchard Bridge - France, Vienne, Isle Bouchard, over the Vienne River | 1832 L'Ile-Bouchard - Saint Maurice, L'Île-Bouchard and Saint-Gilles, L'Île-Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, France |
1833 Longues Bridge - France, Puy-de-Dome, Longues, near Vic-le-Comte, over the Allier River | 1833 Longues - Longues, Vic-le-Comte and Les Martres-de-Veyre, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
1833 (?) Muret Bridge - France, Haute-Garonne, Muret, over the Garonne River | |
1833 (?) Norfolk Bridge - England, West Sussex Co., at New Shoreham | 1833 Norfolk - Shoreham, England, United Kingdom |
1833 (?) Sone Bridge - France, Isere, Sone, over the Isere River | 1833 La Sône - La Sône, Isère, France |
1833 Tonneins Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Tonneins, over the Garonne River | 1833 Tonneins - Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
1833 (?) Vals-Begude Bridge - France, Ardeche, between Vals and Begude, over the Ardeche River | 1832 Vals-les-bains - Vals-les-bains and Labégude, Ardèche, France |
1833 Vichy Bridge - France, Allier, Vichy, over the Allier River | 1833 Vichy - Vichy and Bellerive-sur-Allier, Allier, France |
1834 (?) Chauvigny Bridge - France, Vienne, Chauvigny, over the Vienne River | 1833 Chauvigny - Chauvigny, Vienne, France |
1834 (?) Cosne Bridge - France, Nievre, Cosne, over the Loire River | 1833 Cosne-sur-Loire - Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Boulleret, Cher, France |
1834 (?) Cuxac Bridge - France, Aude, Cuxac, over the Aude River | |
1834 Fribourg Bridge - Switzerland, Fribourg Canton, Fribourg, Sarine Valley | 1834 Zaehringen (Grand Pont Suspendu) - Fribourg, Switzerland |
1834 Geneva Bridge - Switzerland, Geneva, over the Rhone River | 1834 Ile aux Barques (Bergues) - Ile aux Barques, Geneva, Switzerland |
1834 (?) Loubejac Bridge - France, Tarn-et-Garonne, near Loubejac, over Aveyron River on road between Montauban and Cahors | 1834 Loubéjac - Loubéjac and Lamothe-Capdeville, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
1834 Louis-Phillipe Bridge (Bridge de la Reform) - France, Paris, over the Seine River, connecting Ile du Palais with Quai de l'Hotel de Ville | 1834 Louis-Philippe (de la Reforme) - Île St-Louis, Paris, France |
1834 (?) Lussac Bridge - France, Vienne, Lussac, over the Vienne River | 1834 Lussac-les-Châteaux - Lussac-les-Châteaux, Vienne, France |
1834 Pontoise Bridge - France, Oise, Pontoise, over the Oise River | 1834 Pontoise - Pontoise, Val-d'Oise, France |
1834 (?) Port of Lamothe Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Port of Lamothe, near Briaude, over the Allier River | 1834 Lamothe - Lamothe and Brioude, Haute-Loire, France |
1834 (?) Port-Sainte-Marie Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Port-Sainte-Marie, over the Garonne | 1834 Port-Sainte-Marie - Port-Sainte-Marie and Saint-Laurent, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
1834 (?) Prefecture Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, rue de la Prefecture, over the Saone River | 1829 Palais de Justice - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1834 (?) Rognonas Bridge - France, Vaucluse, Rognonas, near Avignon, over the Durance River | 1835 Rognonas - Rognonas, Bouches-du-Rhône and Avignon, Vaucluse, France |
1834 (?) St.-Jean-De-Blagnac Bridge - France, Gironde, St.-Jean-de-Blagnac, over the Dordogne River | 1835 Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac - Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France |
1834 (?) Saint Marcel Bridge - France, Aude, Saint Marcel, over the Aude River | 1834 Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude - Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude and Marcorignan, Aude, France |
1834 Saint-Thibaut Bridge - France, Cher, Saint Thibaut, over the Loire River | 1834 Saint-Thibault - Saint-Thibault, Saint-Satur vicinity, Cher and Nièvre, France |
1834 (?) Treguier Bridge - France, Cotes-du-Nord, Treguier, over Treguier River | 1834 Canada - Tréguier and Trédarzec, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
1834 (?) Vallon Bridge - France, Ardeche, Vallon, over Ardeche River | 1837 Vallon (Salavas) - Vallon-Pont-D'arc and Salavas, Ardèche, France |
1835 (?) Bretenoux Birdge - France, Lot, Bretenoux, Cere River | 1834 Bretenoux - Bretenoux and Biars-sur-Cère, Lot, France |
1835 (?) Choisy Au Bac Bridge - France, Aisne, Choicy Au Bac, over the Aisne River | 1836 Choisy-au-bac - Choisy-au-bac, Oise, France |
1835 (?) Elne Bridge - France, Pyrenees-Orientales, Elne, over the Tech | |
1835 (?) Langeac Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Langeac, over the Allier River | 1835 Langeac - Langeac, Haute-Loire, France |
1835 (?) Livignac Bridge - France, Aveyron, near Livignac, over the Lot River | |
1835 Marmande Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Marmande, over the Garonne River | 1838 Marmande - Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
1835 (?) Pertuis Bridge - France, Vaucluse, Pertuis, over the Durance River | 1835 Pertuis - Pertuis, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
1835 (?) Port of Franc Bridge - France, Ain, port of Franc, over the Saone River | |
1835 (?) Reole Bridge - France, Girnde, La Reole, over the Garonne River | 1835 La Réole - La Réole, Gironde, France |
1835 (?) Saint-Perreux Bridge - France, Morbihan, Saint-Perroux, over the Oust River | 1836 Saint-Perreux - Saint-Perreux, Morbihan and Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France |
1836 (?) Agde Bridge - France, Herault, Agde, over the Herault River | 1836 Agde - Agde, Hérault, France |
1836 (?) Ain River Bridge - France, Ain, Serrieres over the Ain River, on the road between Nevers and Geneve | |
1836 (?) Cavaillon Bridge - France, Vaucluse, Cavaillon, over the Durance River | 1837 Cavaillon - Cavaillon, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
1836 (?) Digoin Bridge - France, Saone-et-Loire, Digoin, over the Loire River | 1834 Digoin - Digoin, Saône-et-Loire and Allier, France |
1836 (?) Fourchambault Bridge - France, Nievre, Fourchambault, over the Loire River | 1836 Fourchambault - Fourchambault, Nièvre and Cher, France |
1836 Fourneau Bridge - France, Saone-et-Loire, Fourneau, over the Loire River | 1836 Fourneau - Le Fourneau, Bourbon-Lancy vicinity, Saône-et-Loire and Allier, France |
1836 (?) Givors Bridge - France, Rhone, Givors, over the Rhone River | 1835 Chasse (Givors) - Chasse-sur-Rhône, Isère and Givors, Métropole De Lyon, France |
1836 Guetin Bridge - France, Cher, Guetin, over the Allier River | 1836 Le Guétin - Le Guétin, Cuffy vicinity, Cher and Gimouille, Nièvre, France |
1836 (?) Lagnieu Bridge - France, Isere, Lagnieu, over the Rhone River | 1835 Lagnieu - Lagnieu, Ain and Isère, France |
1836 (?) Monistrol Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Monistrol, over the Allier River | |
1836 (?) Port Boulet Bridge - France, Indre-et-Loire, Port Boulet, over the Loire River | 1837 Port-Boulet - Port-Boulet, Bourgueil vicinity, Indre-et-Loire, France |
1836 (?) Pouilly-sous-Charlieu Bridge - France, Loire, Pouilly-sous-Charlieu, over the Loire River | Pouilly-sous-Charlieu - Pouilly-sous-Charlieu and Briennon, Loire, France |
1836 Victoria Bridge - England, Somerset Co., Bath, over the river Avon | 1836 Victoria - Bath, England, United Kingdom |
1837 (?) Agres Bridge - France, Aveyron, Agres, over the Lot River | Port D'Agrès - Port D'Agrès, Aveyron, France |
1837 (?) Andelys Bridge - France, Eure, Andelys, over the Seine River | 1838 Les Andelys - Les Andelys, Eure, France |
1837 (?) Chazeuil Bridge - France, Allier, Chazeuil, over the Allier River, on the road between Limoges and Varennes | |
1837 (?) Conflans-Sainte Honorine Bridge - France, Seine-et-Oise, Conflans-Sainte Honorine, over the Seine River | 1836 Conflans - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Yvelines, France |
1837 Constantine Bridge - France, Paris, over the river Seine, connecting the Ile St. Louis and the Quai St. Bernard | 1837 Constantine - Paris, France |
1837 Damiette Footbridge - France, Paris, over the Seine, connecting the Quai of Celestins with the Ile St. Louis on one side and with the Ile of Louviers on the other | 1837 Damiette - Paris, France |
1837 (?) Milhau (Millau) Bridge - France, Aveyron, Milhau (Millau), over the Tarn River | |
1837 (?) Roquemaure Bridge - France, Gard, Roquemaure, over the Rhone River | 1835 Roquemaure - Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France |
1837 Twerton Bridge - England, Somerset Co., Twerton, over the Avon River, near Bath | By all accounts this bridge had the form of a modern cable-stayed bridge with deck suspenders connected directly to the towers. Jakkua quotes builder Thomas Motley: "The peculiarity of this bridge is that each chain is attached to the roadway and the suspending bars are carried up through each chain above it." |
1838 (?) Balbigny Bridge - France, Loire, Balbigny, over the Loire River | 1839 Balbigny - Balbigny, Loire, France |
1838 (?) Cadenet Bridge - France, Vaucluse, Cadenet, over the Durance River | 1839 Cadenet - Cadenet, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
1838 (?) Cendrecourt Bridge - France, Haute-Saone, Cendrecourt, over the Saone River | Cendrecourt - Cendrecourt, Haute-Saône, France |
1838 (?) Chanvort Bridge - France, Saone-et-Loire, Chanvort, over the Saone River | |
1838 Clairac Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Clairac, over the Lot River | |
1838 (?) Corbierres Bridge - Switzerland, Fribourg Canton, Corbieres, over the Sarine River | |
1838 Mas-d'Agenais Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Mas-d'Agenais, over the Garonne River | 1838 Mas-d'Agenais - Le Mas-d'Agenais, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
1838 (?) Morannes Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, Morannes, over the Sarthe River | |
1838 (?) Verdun Bridge - France, Saone-et-Loire, Verdun, over the Saone River | |
1839 (?) Ancenis Bridge - France, Loire--Inferieure, Ancenis, over the Loire River | 1838 Ancenis - Ancenis, Loire-Atlantique and Le Fourneau, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1839 (?) Bas-Monistrol Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, between Bas and Monistrol, over the Loire River | Bas-Monistrol - Bas-en-Basset and Monistrol-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France |
1839 Basse-Chaine Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, Angers, over the Maine River | 1839 Basse-Chaîne (Angers) - Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1839 (?) Bourret Bridge - France, Tarn-et-Garonne, Bourret, over the Garonne River | |
1839 (?) Caille Bridge - France, Haute-Savoie, Caille, over Usses Torrent | |
1839 Cubzac Bridge - France, Gironde, Cubzac, over the Dordogne River | 1839 Saint André-de-Cubzac (Cubzac) - Saint André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, France |
1839 Hotel-Dieu Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, Hotel-Dieu, over the River Rhone. | |
1839 (?) Saint-Florent Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, Saint-Florent, over the Thouet River | 1840 Saint-Florent - Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1839 Teil Bridge - France, Ardeche, Teil, over the Rhone River | 1839 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France |
1839 Weser Bridge - Germany, Weser River, near Hameln. | 1839 Hameln - Hameln, Niedersachsen, Germany |
1840 Avesnieres Bridge - France, Mayenne, Avesnieres, over Mayenne River | |
1840 (?) Chateauneuf Bridge - France, Loiret, Chateauneuf, over the Loire River | 1841 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France |
1840 (?) Chatillon Bridge - France, Loiret, Chatillon, over the Loire River | 1841 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France |
1840 Gotteron Bridge - Switzerland, Fribourg Canton, Gotteron River, Fribourg | 1840 Gotteron - Fribourg, Switzerland |
1840 Lezardrieux Bridge - France, Cotes-du-Nord, Lezardrieux, over the Trieux River | 1840 Lézardrieux - Lézardrieux, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
1840 (?) Mees Bridge - France, Basse-Alpes, Mees, over the Durance River | 1842 Les Mées - Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France |
1840 Montjean Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, Montjean, over the Loire River | 1840 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1840 (?) Mornay Bridge - France, on the boundary of the departments of Nievre and Cher on the road from Angouleme to Nevers, near Mornay, over the Allier | |
1840 (?) Port of Cordon Bridge - France, over the Rhone, on the road from Valence, Dept. of Drome, to Geneve | |
1840 Roche-Bernard Bridge - France, Morbihan, Roche-Bernard, over the Vilaine River | 1839 Roche-Bernard - La Roche-Bernard, Morbihan, France |
1840 Saone Railway Bridge - France, over the Saone River | |
1840 Tours Bridge - France, Indre-et-Loire, Tours, over the Loire River (or Cher River) | |
1840 Villers-le-Lac-Bridge - France, Doubs, Villers-le-Lac, Doubs River | |
1841 (?) Aiguilly Bridge - France, Loire Dept., Aiguilly, over the Loire River | 1841 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France |
1841 (?) Belleperche Bridge - France, Belleperche, over the Garonne River | 1839 Belleperche - Cordes-Tolosannes, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
1841 Castelmoron Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, on main road from Agen to Ste-Foy, over Lot River at Castelmoron | |
1841 (?) Costet Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Costet, over Allier River on road between Brioude and Langonge | |
1841 (?) Moussac Bridge - France, Gard, Moussac, over the Gardon River | |
1841 (?) Port of Gaillac Bridge - France, Lot, Port of Gaillac, over the Lot River | |
1841 (?) Retournac Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Retournac, over the Loire River | Retournac - Retournac, Haute-Loire, France |
1841 (?) St. Ambroix Bridge - France, Gard Dept., near Saint Ambroix, over the Ceze River | Saint-Ambroix - Saint-Ambroix, Gard, France |
1841 Suresnes Bridge - France, Seine, Suresnes, Paris, over the Seine River | 1842 Suresnes - Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
1842 (?) Beauchastel Bridge - France, Ardeche, Beauchastel, over the Errieux River | Beauchastel - Beauchastel, Ardèche, France |
1842 Bridge De La Cite - France, Paris, over the river Seine, connecting the Ile St. Louis with Ile de Palais | 1842 Cité (City, Île de la Cité) - Île de la Cité and Île St-Louis, Paris, France |
1842 Douro River Bridge - Portugal, Oporto, over the Douro River | 1842 Pênsil Maria II - Porto, Portugal |
1842 Frome Bridge - England, Somerset Co., Frome | 1842 Welshmill - Frome, England, United Kingdom |
1842 Moldau Bridge - Europe, Czechoslovakia, Prague, over the Moldau | 1841 Císaře Františka I (Emperor Franz I) - Prague, Czechia |
1842 5 Regent's Park Bridges - England, London, Regent's Park | 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom
This Jakkula entry represents five suspension bridges: "2 over the Canal at ends of the Zoological Gardens, 3 in interior across ornamental waters." |
1842 5 Regent's Park Bridges - England, London, Regent's Park | 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom
This Jakkula entry represents five suspension bridges: "2 over the Canal at ends of the Zoological Gardens, 3 in interior across ornamental waters." |
1842 5 Regent's Park Bridges - England, London, Regent's Park | 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom
This Jakkula entry represents five suspension bridges: "2 over the Canal at ends of the Zoological Gardens, 3 in interior across ornamental waters." |
1842 5 Regent's Park Bridges - England, London, Regent's Park | 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom
This Jakkula entry represents five suspension bridges: "2 over the Canal at ends of the Zoological Gardens, 3 in interior across ornamental waters." |
1842 5 Regent's Park Bridges - England, London, Regent's Park | 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom
This Jakkula entry represents five suspension bridges: "2 over the Canal at ends of the Zoological Gardens, 3 in interior across ornamental waters." |
1842 Schuylkill River Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Fairmount, over the Schuylkill River | 1842 Fairmount (Callowhill Street, Upper Ferry) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
1842 Wraysbury Bridge - England, Buckinghamshire, near Windsor, 20 miles west of London | 1842 Wraysbury - Wraysbury, England, United Kingdom |
1843 (?) Basson Bridge - France, Yonne (?), Basson, over the Yonne River | 1843 Bassou - Bassou and Bonnard, Yonne, France |
1843 (?) Granges Bridge - France, Marne, Granges (Grahges), over the Aube River | |
1843 Kubbudduck Bridge - India, near Jessore, Calcutta, over the Kubbudduck River | |
1843 Mirabel Bridge - France, Mirabel, over the Eggues River | |
1843 (?) Mols Bridge - France, Lot, Mols, over the Dordogne River | |
1843 (?) Port of Pascau Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Port of Pascau, Saint-Leger, over the Garonne River | |
1843 Seraing Bridge - Europe, Belgium, Liege, Province, Seraing, over the Maas (Meuse) River | 1843 Seraing - Seraing, Liège vicinity, Belgium |
1843 (?) Verdun Bridge - France, Tarn-et-Garonne, Verdun, over the Garonne River | 1841 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
1844 Ballae Khal Bridge - India, 4 miles northwest of Calcutta | |
1844 (?) Chappes Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Chappes, over the Allier River | |
1844 (?) Grolejac Bridge - France, Dordogne, Grolejac, over the Dordogne River | Groléjac - Groléjac, Dordogne, France |
1844 Mulheim Bridge - Germany, Mulheim, over the Ruhr River | 1844 Mülheimer - Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
1844 (?) Try Bridge - France, Marne, Try, over the Marne River | |
1845 Bann River Bridge - Europe, Ireland, Down Co., over the river Bann | 1845 Ballievey (Ballievy) - Banbridge, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
1845 Blackwater River Bridge - Europe, Ireland, County Tyrone, over the Blackwater River | |
1845 (?) Castelmoron Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Castelmoron, over the Lot River | 1845 Castelmoron-sur-Lot - Castelmoron-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
1845 (?) College Bridge - France, Rhone, College, Lyon, over the Rhone River | 1845 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1845 Couthures Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Couthures, over the Garonne River | 1845 Couthures - Couthures-sur-Garonne, Lot-et-Garonne, France |
1845 (?) Crevant Bridge - France, Puy-de-Dome, Crevant, over Allier River | 1844 Crevant à Maringues - Maringues and Crevant-Laveine, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
1845 Hungerford Bridge - Europe, England, across the river Thames, between Hungerford and Lambeth | 1845 Hungerford - London, England, United Kingdom |
1845 Kidderpoor Bridge - India, near Calcutta | |
1845 (?) Mallemort Bridge - France, Bouches-du-Rhone, and Vaucluse, facing Mallemort, over the Durance River | 1846 Mallemort - Mallemort, Bouches-du-Rhône and Mérindol, Vaucluse, France |
1845 Neckar Bridge - Germany, Baden, Mannheim, over the Rhine River | |
1845 (?) Nogent-L'Artaud Bridge - France, Aisne, Nogent-l'Artaud, over the river Marne | 1845 Nogent-l'Artaud - Nogent-l'Artaud, Aisne, France |
1845 Pittsburgh Aqueduct - Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, over the Allegheny River--to carry the Pennsylvania Canal over the Allegheny River | 1845 Pittsburgh Aqueduct - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1845 (?) Saint Clair Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, Saint Clair, over the river Rhone | 1846 Saint Clair (Louis Philippe, Vaïsse) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1846 Jingurutchy Bridge - India, Calcultta, near Jessore | |
1846 (?) Maison-Rouge Bridge - France, Eure, Maison-Rouge, over the Seine River | |
1846 Monongahela Bridge at Smithfield St. - U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, over the Monongahela River at Smithfield Street | 1846 Monongahela (Smithfield Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1846 Port of Mouton Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, port of Mouton, over the Saone River | 1844 Mouton - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1846 (?) Ris Bridge - France, Puy-de-Dome, Ris, over the Allier River | |
1846 (?) Road Napolean Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, over the Saone River | |
1846 (?) Road Napolean Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, over the Saone River | |
1846 (?) Road Napolean Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, over Vitriolerie Station | |
1846 (?) Saint-Claude Bridge - France, Jura, Saint-Claude, over Tacon River | 1844 Saint-Claude - Saint-Claude, Jura, France |
1847 Delaware Aqueduct - U.S., Pennsylvania, Pike Co., Lackawaxen, over the Delaware River | 1848 Delaware Aqueduct (Roebling Aqueduct) - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and Minisink Ford, New York, USA |
1847 (?) Layrac Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Layrac, over the Garonne River | |
1847 (?) Montpezat Bridge - France, Ardeche, near Montpezat, over the Fontauliere River | 1846 Montpezat - Montpezat-sous-Bauzon, Ardèche, France |
1847 (?) Robinet-de-Donzere Bridge - France, Drome, Robinet-de-Donzere, over the Rhone River | 1847 Donzère (Robinet) - Donzère, Drôme and Viviers, Ardèche, France |
1847 St. Christophe Bridge - France, Morbihan, Lorient, over the Scorff River | 1847 St. Christophe (Kérentrech, Nemours) - Lorient, Morbihan, France |
1847 St. Servan Bridge - France, Ille et Vilaine, St. Servan | |
1847 St. Symphorien Bridge - France, Indre-et-Loire, Tours, over the Loire River | 1847 Saint-Symphorien - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France |
1847 (?) Viviers Bridge - France, Ardeche, Viviers, over the Rhone River | 1847 Viviers - Viviers, Ardèche and Drôme, France |
1848 (?) Gluges Bridge - France, Lot, Gluges, over the Dordogne River | |
1848 Guyandotte Bridge - U.S., West Virginia, Guyandotte, over the Guyandot (Guyandotte) River | 1856 Guyandotte - Guyandotte and Huntington, West Virginia, USA |
1848 Langeais Bridge - France, Indre-et-Loire, Langeais, over the Loire River | 1937 Langeais - Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France |
1848 (?) Meyronne Bridge - France, Lot, Meyronne, over the Dordogne River | |
1848 Niagara Falls Footbridge - Niagara River below the Falls connecting the United States and Canada | 1848 Niagara Suspension - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
1848 Roundout Aqueduct - U.S., New York, Ulster Co., High Falls, over the Roundout | 1851 High Falls Aqueduct - High Falls, New York, USA |
1848 (?) Saint-Laurent-D'Aigouze Bridge - France, Gard, Saint-Laurent-D'Aigouze, over the Vidourle River | |
1848 (?) Tain-Tournon Bridge - France, Ardeche, between Tournon and Tain, over the Rhone River | 1849 Marc Seguin - Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche and Tain-L'Hermitage, Drôme, France |
1849 (?) Buffalo Creek Bridge - U.S., New York (?) over Buffalo Creek | |
1849 Fourneau Bridge - France, Saone-et-Loire, Fourneau, over the Loire River | 1849 Fourneau - Le Fourneau, Bourbon-Lancy vicinity, Saône-et-Loire and Allier, France |
1849 (?) Greffier Bridge - France, Sarthe, Greffier, near Mans, over the Sarthe River | 1850 Greffier (Clerk's, Wire) - Le Mans, Sarthe, France |
1849 (?) Jaulgonne Bridge - France, Aisne, Jaulgonne, over the Marne River | 1849 Jaulgonne - Jaulgonne and Varennes, Aisne, France |
1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - U.S., Pennsylvania, Wayne Co., Lackawaxen River | 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA |
1849 (?) Lyon Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, over the river Rhone | |
1849 Midi Bridge - France, Lyon, over the Saone River | 1849 Kitchener-Marchand (Napoleon, Kitchener, Midi) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1849 Neversink Aqueduct - U.S., New York, Sullivan Co., over the Neversink | 1851 Neversink Aqueduct - Cuddebackville, New York, USA |
1849 (?) Pouzin Bridge - France, Ardeche, Pouzin, over the Rhone River | 1849 Le Pouzin - Le Pouzin, Ardèche, France |
1849 Szechenyi Bridge - Europe, Hungary, over the Danube River, connecting Buda and Pesth | 1849 Chain (Széchenyi Lánchíd) - Budapest, Hungary |
1849 Victoria Bridge - Scotland, Inverness Co., between Fort William and Corpack, over the river Lochy | |
1849 Wheeling Bridge - U.S., West Virginia, Wheeling, over the Ohio River | 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA |
1850 (?) Coudol Bridge - France, Tarn et Garonne, Coudol, over the Garonne | |
1850 (?) Frankfort, KY., Railroad Bridge - Kentucky, Frankfort, over the Kentucky River | 1852 (suspension bridge) - Frankfort, Kentucky, USA |
1850 Lewiston and Queenston Bridge - Niagara River, between Lewiston, N.Y., U.S., and Queenston, Ontario, Canada | 1851 Lewiston-Queenston - Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada |
1850 Nashville Bridge - U.S., Tennessee, Nashville, over the Cumberland River | 1850 Woodland Street - Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA |
1851 (?) Glasgow Bridge - Scotland, Glasgow, over the Clyde River | |
1851 Maurin Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Maurin, over the canal, running approximately parallel to the Garonne River | |
1851 Ostrau Bridge - Czechoslovakia, Ostrau, over the Ostrawitza River | |
1851 Rayne Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Rayne, near Meilhan, over the Canal which runs about parallel to the Garonne River | |
1851 (?) Tres-Casses Bridge - France, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tres-Casses, over the Garonne River | Trés-Cassés - Castelsarrasin, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
1852 Caimont Bridge - France, Lot-et-Garonne, Caimont, over a canal which runs parallel to the Garonne River | |
1852 Charleston Bridge - West Virginia, Charleston, at Lovell St. over the Elk River | 1852 Charleston (Lovell Street) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA |
1852 Monongahela Bridge - United States, over the Monongahela River | This was likely a Fink Truss bridge and not a cable suspension bridge. Jakkula describes it: "three spans each 205 ft. long; built on the Fink plan; suspension truss form." |
1852 St. John Bridge - Canada, New Brunswick, over the St. John River, near the city of St. John | 1852 St. John - St. John, New Brunswick, Canada |
1852 Veurey Bridge - France, Isere, Veurey, over the Isere River | 1852 Veurey - Veurey-Voroize, Isère, France |
1853 Easton Bridge - United States, Pennsylvania, Easton, over the Delaware River | |
1853 (?) Falmouth Bridge - Kentucky, Pendleton Co., Falmouth, over the Licking River | 1853 Falmouth - Falmouth, Kentucky, USA |
1853 Kieff Bridge - Russia, Ukraine, Kiev (Kieff) over the River Dnieper | 1853 Tsar Nicholas I - Kyiv, Ukraine |
1853 Mill Pond Bridge - United States, Maine, Franklin Co., Kingfield, over the Carrabasset River | 1853 Mill Pond - Kingfield, Maine, USA |
1853 (?) Varades-St. Florent Bridge - France, Marne-et-Loire, and Loire Inferieure, St. Florent and Varades, over the River Loire | 1853 Saint-Florent-le-Vieil - Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Maine-et-Loire and Varades, Loire-Atlantique, France
Jakkula's entry represents both bridges at this location. |
1853 (?) Varades-St. Florent Bridge - France, Marne-et-Loire, and Loire Inferieure, St. Florent and Varades, over the River Loire | 1853 Varades - Varades, Loire-Atlantique and Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Maine-et-Loire, France
Jakkula's entry represents both bridges at this location. |
1854 (?) Aar River Bridge - Switzerland, Aargau Canton, over the Aar River, near Aarau | 1850 Chain (Aarau Kettenbrücke) - Aarau, Switzerland
Jakkula's entry appears to be referring to the Aarau Chain Bridge opened in late 1850. Jakkula cites Bender's "Historical Sketch of Successive Improvements in Suspension Bridges to the Present Time" noting "Bridge located in Switzerland near Aarau. Had 2 pairs of parallel chains, one above the other, and both connected by triangular trussings." |
1854 Aberchalder Bridge - Scotland? | 1854 Oich (Aberchalder) - Invergarry vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jakkula cites the same reference here as he does for 1854 "Ness Island Bridge." The article appears to be mostly concerned with construction of "taper principle" (i.e. Dredge patent) bridges. Thus if this entry is not representing the Oich bridge, it is likey some other contemporary Dredge patent bridge. |
1854 Ness Island Bridge - Scotland, River Ness? | 1853 General's Well - Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jakkula's entry is brief and somewhat non-specific but it is likey representing the General's Well bridge or its companion. Follow the inventory link for more information. |
1854 (?) Sala Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, facing Sala, over the Saone River | 1853 Saint-Georges (Sala) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1855 First Minneapolis Suspension Bridge - Minnesota, Minneapolis, over the Mississippi River | 1855 Minneapolis (St. Anthony's Falls) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
1855 Grand Falls Bridge - New Brunswick, over the St. John River | 1860 Grand Falls - Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada |
1855 Morgantown Bridge - U.S., West Virginia, Morgantown, over the Monongahela River | 1854 Morgantown (Westover) - Morgantown and Westover, West Virginia, USA |
1854/1855 Niagara Highway and Railway Bridge - Over the Niagara River, 2 miles below the Falls | 1855 Niagara Suspension - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Jakkula notes the highway deck opened in 1854 and the railway deck opened in 1855 |
1856 (?) Ollieres Bridge - France, Ardeche, Ollieres, over the Errieux River | 1856 Ollières - Les Ollières-sur-Eyrieux, Ardèche, France |
1856 St. James' Park Bridge - England, London, in St. James' Park | 1857 Saint James's Park - London, England, United Kingdom
Jakkula notes construction began in August 1856. |
1854-1857 Kentucky Railroad Suspension Bridge - U.S., Kentucky, over the Kentucky River, on the line of the Lexington and Danville Railway, leading from Cincinnati to Chattanooga | This is the Roebling bridge that was abandoned after the towers and anchorages had been completed. |
1858 Victoria (Chelsea) Bridge - England, London, connecting Chelsea and Battersea Park | 1858 Chelsea (Victoria) - London, England, United Kingdom |
1859 Vincennes Trail Bridge - Indiana, Knox Co., Vincennes, the Old Trail | 1859 General Dean (Carlyle) - Carlyle, Illinois, USA |
1860 Allegheny Bridge at Sixth St. - U.S., Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, over the Allegheny River at Sixth Street | 1860 Allegheny River (Sixth Street, St. Clair) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1860 (?) Drac River Bridge - France, Isere, over the Drac River | |
1860 (?) Inverness Bridge - Scotland | |
1860 Vienna Railroad Bridge - Austria, Vienna, over the Danube Canal | |
1861 (?) Mure Bridge - France, Isere, between Mure and the plateau of St. Jean-d'Herans, Drac River | |
1861 Vichy Bridge - France, Allier, Vichy, over the Allier River | |
1861 (?) Villebrumier Bridge - France, Tarn-et-Garonne, Villebrumier, over the Tarn River | Villebrumier - Villebrumier, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
1862 Auburn-Coloma Bridge - California, over the American River, on the road from Auburn to Coloma | 1860 Auburn-Coloma - Auburn and Coloma, California, USA |
1862 Gauley River Bridge - Virginia, Gauley River | 1861 Gauley River - Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, USA
Unclear if this is an exact match. Follow the inventory link for more information about this location. |
1862 Lambeth Bridge - England, London, over Thames River connecting Horseferry Road, Westminster, with Lambeth Road, Lambeth | 1862 Lambeth - London, England, United Kingdom |
1863 Alexandra Bridge - British Columbia, over the Fraser River near the Indian village of Spuzzem | 1863 Alexandra (Trutch's) - Spuzzum, British Columbia, Canada |
1863 Portsmouth Bridge - Ohio, Scioto Co., Portsmouth, over the Scioto River | 1861 Portsmouth - Portsmouth, Ohio, USA |
1863 (?) Rouseet Bridge - France, Hautes-Alpes, Rousset, over the Durance River | 1863 Rousset - Rousset, Curbans vicinity, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes, France |
1864 Aspern Bridge - Austria, Vienna, over the Danube Canal | 1864 Aspern - Vienna, Austria |
1864 Clifton Bridge - England, over river Avon, between Clifton, Somerset Co., and Bristol, Gloucester Co. | 1864 Clifton - Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
1865 Williamsport Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Lycoming Co., Williamsport, across the Susquehanna River at foot of Market St. | 1865 Market Street - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
1865 Oil City Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, across the Allegheny River | Piers destroyed while the bridge was under construction. It was eventually built as a truss bridge instead of a suspension bridge. |
1867 Cincinnati Bridge - U.S., over the Ohio River, connecting Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio, and Second St., Covington, Kentucky | 1867 John A. Roebling (Cincinnati, Cincinnati and Covington) - Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA |
1867 Nashville Bridge - U.S., Tennessee, over the Cumberland River connecting Nashville and Edgefield | 1866 Woodland Street - Nashville and Edgefield, Tennessee, USA |
1868 Franz Joseph Bridge - Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, Prague, over the Moldau River | The Franz Joseph Bridge, later known as the Štefanik Bridge, was designed by Rowland Mason Ordish. It used the "Ordish-Lefeuvre" suspension system. Bridges built on this system have been excluded from the Bridgemeister suspension bridge inventory thus far. |
1868 (?) Jumna River Bridge - India, United Province, Jumna River | |
1868 Singapore Bridge - Malay Peninsula, Singapore | This entry likely refers to the bridge known today as "Cavenagh Bridge" in Singapore. This bridge, along with others designed by Rowland M. Ordish, have been thus far excluded from the inventory. |
1869 Kansas City Bridge - U.S., Kansas City, over Missouri River | |
1869 Clifton Bridge at Niagara Falls - About 1/2 mile below the Falls | 1869 Clifton (Upper, Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
1869 Frankfurt Bridge - Germany, Frankfurt, over the Main River | 1868 Eiserner Steg (Eiserne Steg) - Frankfurt, Germany |
1869 (?) Parentignat (Orbeil) Bridge - France, Puy-de-Dome, Parentignat (Orbeil), over the Allier River | |
1869 Prague Footbridge - Czechoslovakia, Bohemia, Prague, over the Moldau River | 1869 Rudolfova Lávka (Rudolfsteg, Kettensteg, Železna Lávka) - Prague, Czechia |
1870 (?) Chappes Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, Chappes, over the Allier River | |
1870 (?) Mons Bridge - France, Herault, Mons, over the Orb River | |
1870 Waco Bridge - U.S., Texas, McLennan Co., Waco, over the Brazos River | 1869 Waco - Waco, Texas, USA |
1870 Wrsowic Bridge - Germany, over the Francis Joseph Railway | |
1871 Beauvoir Bridge - France, (Drome, Isere, or Savoie Depts), Beauvoir, over the Isere River | |
1871 Boatford Bridge - Scotland, Dumfries Co., Langholm, over the Esk River | 1871 Boatford - Langholm, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1871 Redheugh Bridge - England, Northumberland Co., over the river Tyne, near Newcastle | This unique and unusual structure, sometimes described as a combination of "truss and suspension," did not function as a suspended deck suspension bridge. |
1871 Warren Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Warren Co., Warren, over the Allegheny River | 1871 Warren (Hickory Street) - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA |
1872 (?) Cosne Bridge - France, Nievre, Cosne, over the left branch of the Loire River | 1833 Cosne-sur-Loire - Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Boulleret, Cher, France
Jakkula's entry appears to be referencing an 1870 contract to replace the smaller span of the 1833 bridge. |
1872 Japanese Bridge - Japan, at Yedo, in the palace grounds of the Mikado | |
1873 Albert Bridge - England, London, over the Thames, uniting Oakley St., Chelsea, to Albert Road, Battersea Park | Bridges using the Ordish suspension system are excluded from the Bridgemeister inventory. Images of the Albert Bridge. |
1873 Angarten (Augarten) Bridge - Austria, Vienna, Donau Canal | Omitted from the inventory based on unconventional suspension system. Jakkula's sources describe it is as being built "on the Fives-Lille system." 1873 Boatford - Langholm, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1873 Chavanay Bridge - France, Loire, Chavanay, over the Rhone River | 1869 Chavanay - Chavanay, Loire and Isère, France |
1875 Corry Halloch Falls Footbridge - Scotland, on the estate of Mr. Fowler at Loch-Broom | 1867 Corrieshalloch - Braemore, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1876 Inverness Bridge - Scotland, Inverness Co., Inverness, over the river Ness | |
1876 Oil City Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Oil City, across the Allegheny River | 1876 Petroleum Street (Oil City) - Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA |
1877 Cottoneva Bridge - U.S., California, Mendocino Co. | 1877 Cottaneva - Cottaneva Creek, Rockport, California, USA |
1877 Minneapolis Bridge - U.S., Minnesota, Minneapolis, over the Mississippi River | 1877 Minneapolis - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
1877 Point Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh, over the Monongahela River | 1876 Point - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1879 St. Ilpize Bridge - France, St. Ilpize, over the Allier River | 1879 Saint-Ilpize - Saint-Ilpize, Haute-Loire, France |
1880 Kawarau Bridge - New Zealand, spans the Kawarau River at a point where it discharges the waters of Lake Wakatipu, combined with the Shotover and Arrow Rivers | 1880 Kawarau Gorge - Kawarau Gorge, Central Otago, New Zealand |
1880 Wight Suspension Pier - English Channel, Isle of Wight, at Sea View | 1880 Suspension Pier - Seaview, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom |
1881 Blackwell's Island Bridge - New York, New York City, from 77th St. and Third Ave., over the west channel of the East River, across Blackwell's Island (now Welfare Island), over the east channel of the East River, to Ravenswood, Long Island | As Jakkula notes, this bridge was never completed. Apparently some site work was started in 1872 or 1873 before the project was halted. |
1881 Fitzroy Bridge - Australia, Queensland, Rockhampton, over the Fitzroy River | 1880 Fitzroy - Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
1881 Teesta Bridge - India, (Tista River)?, on the road between Darjeeling and Thibet frontier | |
1883 Brooklyn Bridge - New York, over the East River, between New York City and Brooklyn | 1883 Brooklyn (Great East River) - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
1884 Charleston Bridge - U.S., West Virginia, Charleston, over the Elk River | 1884 (suspension bridge) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA |
1884 Lamothe Bridge - France, Haute-Loire, near Brioude, over the Allier River | 1884 Lamothe - Lamothe and Brioude, Haute-Loire, France |
1884 Spey River Bridge - Scotland, Inverness Co., across the River Spey, between Fochabers and Garmouth | |
1884 (?) Strath Taieri Bridge - New Zealand, South Island, Taieri Co., over the Taieri River | |
1884 Windsor Locks Bridge - U.S., Connecticut, Hartford Co., over the Connecticut River, uniting Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point | 1886 Windsor Locks - Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point, Connecticut, USA |
1885 Abergeldie Bridge - Scotland, Aberdeen Co., over the River Dee, 2 miles west of Crathie and Balmoral Castle | 1834 Crathie (Easter Balmoral) - Crathie vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jakkula's entry is likely referring to the 1885 "renewal" of the older bridge. |
1885 Seventh St. Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh, Seventh St., over the Allegheny River | 1884 North Side (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1887 (?) Kohil Bridge - India, Darjeeling District, over the river Kohil | |
1887 Oak Park Bridge - Illinois, Cook Co., Oak Park, across the Des Plaines River | |
1887 (?) Pool Bazaar Bridge - India, Darjeeling District, over the River Pool Bazaar | |
1888 Mauch Chunk Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Carbon Co., Mauch Chunk, over the Lehigh River | 1888 Tidewater Pipeline - Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA |
1888 Midi Bridge - France, Rhone, Lyon, over the Saone River | 1849 Kitchener-Marchand (Napoleon, Kitchener, Midi) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France
Jakkula's entry is likely referring to the 1888 refurbishment of the Kitchener-Marchand Bridge (also known as the Midi Bridge) |
1888 Treme Suspension Aqueduct - Switzerland, across the Treme, supplying the town of Bulle | |
1889 Richmond Bridge - U.S., Indiana, Richmond, over the east branch of the Whitewater River | |
1889 Tiber Bridge - Italy, Roma (Rome), over the Tiber River | 1889 Fiorentini (Ferro, Soldo, Soldino) - Rome, Italy |
1889 Whitewater River Bridge - Ohio, Hamilton Co., about 2 miles from Valley Junction over the Whitewater River | |
1890 Kings River Bridge - U.S., California, Fresno Co., Kings River | |
1891 Grand Avenue Bridge - Missouri, St. Louis, carries Grand Avenue over the Railroad Tracks in Mill Creek Valley | 1890 Grand Avenue - St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
1893 Carron River Footbridge - Scotland, Ross and Cromarty Co., Carron River | 1893 Dorrator (Falkirk, Carronvale) - Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1893 Feugh Cottage Footbridge - Scotland, Aberdeen Co., at Feugh Cottage, near Banchary | 1893 Feugh - Banchory, Scotland, United Kingdom |
1893 Loschwitz Bridge - Germany, Saxony, over the Elbe River, at Loschwitz, connecting Blosewitz | |
1894 Devil's Dyke Bridge - England, Devil's Dyke, Brighton | 1894 Devil's Dyke Aerial Cableway - Fulking, Brighton vicinity, England, United Kingdom |
1894 Occidente Bridge - South America, Colombia, Antioquia Dept., Occidente, over the Cauca River | 1894 Occidente (Western) - Santa Fé de Antioquia, Colombia |
1894 Tower Bridge - England, London, over the Thames | 1894 Tower - London, England, United Kingdom |
1894 Youngstown Bridge - Ohio, Youngstown, Mill Creek Park | 1895 Mill Creek Park (White, Silver, Old Steel, Cinderella, Fairy Tale) - Youngstown vicinity, Ohio, USA |
1895 Panjkora Bridge - India, in Chitral, over the Panjkora River | |
1895 Tuichong River Bridge - India, over the Tuichong River, 9 miles eastof Demagiri, South Lushai Hills | |
1897 East Liverpool Bridge - Ohio, Columbiana Co., East Liverpool, over the Ohio River | 1897 Lincoln Highway (Chester) - East Liverpool, Ohio and Chester, West Virginia, USA |
1897 (?) Kapurango Bridge - New Zealand, Kapurango (?) | |
1897 Rochester Bridge - Pennsylvania, Beaver Co., Rochester, over the Ohio River | 1897 Rochester-Monaca - Rochester and Monaca, Pennsylvania, USA |
1898 Langenargen Bridge - Germany, over the Argen at Langenargen on the Lake of Constance | 1898 Langenargen - Langenargen and Gohren, Kressbronn am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
1898 (?) Paris "Park" Bridge - France, Paris, Parc Des Buttes Chaumont | 1867 Parc des Buttes-Chaumont - Paris, France |
1899 Lewiston and Queenston Bridge - U.S., over the Niagara River, between Lewiston, N.Y., and Queenston, Ontario | 1899 Lewiston-Queenston - Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada |
1899 Martrou Ferry Bridge - France, Charente, Inferieure, Martrou | 1900 Rochefort-Martrou Transporter (Matrou Transporter) - Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France |
1899 Muhlenthor Bridge - Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck, over the Elbe-Trave Canal | 1899 Mühlentor - Lübeck, Germany |
1899 (?) Rhinebeck Bridge - New York, Dutchess Co., Rhinebeck | |
1899 Weser Bridge - Germany, at Hessisch Oldendorf, over the Weser River | |
1900 Celestial Globe Co. Bridge - France, Paris, over the Avenue Suffren, angle to Quai d'Orsay | |
1900 Chateroy Bridge - West Virginia, Mingo County, Chattaroy, over Big Sandy River, Tug Fork | |
1900 Easton Footbridge - Pennsylvania, Northampton Co., Easton, across the Lehigh River, the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company's Canal, and the four tracks of the Lehigh Valley R.R. | 1900 Upper - Easton, Pennsylvania, USA |
1900 Guarino River Bridge - South America, Colombia, Dept. of Tolima, Honda, over the Guarino River | |
1900 Mampimi Bridge - Mexico, Mampimi, over the Ojuela River (San Luis Potosi?) | 1900 Ojuela (Mapimi, Mampimi, Miampimi) - Mapimí, Torreon vicinity, Durango, Mexico |
1900 Nuttallburg Footbridge - West Virginia, Fayette Co., Nuttall, over the New River | 1900 New River (Swinging) - Nuttallburg and South Nuttall, West Virginia, USA |
1901 Factory Suspension Bridge - New Jersey, Middlesex Co., New Brunswick, Johnson and Johnson Plant | |
1901 (?) Tyggert Creek Bridge - U.S., Kentucky, Carter Co., Tyggert Creek | |
1901 (?) Shawinigan Falls Bridge - Canada, Quebec, Shawinigan Falls | |
1902 (?) Freiburg Bridge - Switzerland, Freiburg | |
1902 Vernaison Bridge - France, Rhone, Vernaison, near Lyons, over the Rhone | 1902 Vernaison - Vernaison, Métropole de Lyon, France |
1903 Caperton Bridge - West Virginia, near Caperton, across the New River, Kanawha Valley | 1903 Caperton - Caperton vicinity, West Virginia, USA |
1903 Elizabeth Bridge - Europe, Hungary, over the Danube, between Buda and Pesth | 1903 Elisabeth (Elizabeth, Erzsébet) - Budapest, Hungary |
1903 Williamsburg Bridge - New York, New York City, over the East River, between the foot of Delancey Street, Manhattan and South Fifth and South Sixth Streets, Brooklyn, one block north of Broadway | 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
1904 Bonhomme Bridge - France, Morbihan, between Lorient and Hennebont, over the Blavet River | 1904 Bonhomme - Kervignac, Morbihan, France |
1904 Edward Muller Bridge - French Equitorial Africa, on the road between Alembe and Leledie, over the Massouro River | |
1904 Jons-Nievroz Bridge - France, (Rhone)? Jons-Nievroz, above Lyon, over the Rhone River | 1904 Jons-Niévroz - Jons, Rhône and Niévroz, Ain, France |
1904 Medard Beraud Bridge - French Equitorial Africa, over the Labam River | |
1904 (?) Merrimac River Bridge - Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., Lowell, over the Merrimac River | 1908 Tyngs Island - Lowell vicinity, Massachusetts, USA
This appears to be a duplicate of the Tyngs Island bridge which Jakkula also had listed correctly as completed in 1908. |
1904 Ticonic Footbridge - Maine, Kennebec Co., Waterville, across the Kennebec River in the line of East Temple Street | 1903 Ticonic (Tupenny, Two Cent) - Waterville, Maine, USA |
1905 Borsig Bridge - Germany, Berlin, over the Spree River | 1906 Borsigsteg (Borsig) - Berlin, Germany |
1905 East Liverpool Bridge - Ohio, Columbiana Co., East Liverpool, over the Ohio River | 1905 Newell - East Liverpool, Ohio and Newell, West Virginia, USA |
1905 Kelso Bridge - Washington, Cowlitz Co., Kelso, over the Cowlitz River | 1905 Allen Street - Kelso, Washington, USA |
1905 Steubenville Bridge - Ohio, Jefferson Co., Steubenville, over the Ohio River | 1905 Market Street - Steubenville, Ohio and East Steubenville, West Virginia, USA |
1905 Widnes and Runcorn Transporter Bridge - England, across the river Mersey from Widnes, Lancashire Co., to Runcorn, Cheshire Co. | 1905 Widnes-Runcorn Transporter - Runcorn, England, United Kingdom |
1906 Aar River Bridge - Switzerland, Berne, by the Knechteninseli, over the Aar River | 1906 Schönausteg - Berne, Switzerland |
1906 Newport Bridge - England, Monmouthshire Co., Newport, over the River Usk | 1906 Newport Transporter - Newport, Wales, United Kingdom |
1906 Trellins Bridge - France, Isere, Trellins, near Vinay, over the Isere River | 1906 Trellins - Vinay vicinity, Isère, France |
1907 Vulcan Bridge - West Virginia, Vulcan, over Big Sandy River, Tug Fork | 1907 Vulcan - Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA |
1908 La Cassagne Railway Bridge - France, Pyrenees-Orientales, between Villefranche and Bourg-Madame, over the Tet River | This is a large rail bridge built on the Gisclard system. Thus far, all Gisclard bridges are excluded from the inventory. |
1908 Tyngs Island Bridge - Massachusetts, Tyngs Island, Merrimack River | 1908 Tyngs Island - Lowell vicinity, Massachusetts, USA |
1909 Empire Bridge - Central America, Panama Canal Zone, across the Culebra Cut of the Panama Canal | 1909 Empire - Empire, Panama Canal Zone |
1909 Manhattan Bridge - New York, New York City, over the East River, between Canal Street near the Bowery, in Manhattan, and Nassau Street in Brooklyn | 1909 Manhattan - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA |
1910 Kaiser Bridge - Germany, Prussia, Breslau, over the Oder River | 1910 Grunwaldzki (Kaiser, Imperial, Kaiserbrücke) - Wroclaw, Poland |
1910 Napageld Bridge - Austria, over the River March, a tributary of the Danube | |
1911 Brail Bridge - Switzerland, Grisons canton, Brail, over the Inn River | |
1911 Constantine Bridge - Africa, Algeria, Constantine | 1912 Sidi M'Cid - Constantine, Algeria |
1911 (?) Linn Creek Bridge - U.S., Missouri, Camden Co., Linn Creek, over the Osage River | 1910 Linn Creek - Linn Creek, Missouri, USA |
1911 Massena Center Bridge - U.S., New York, St. Lawrence Co., over the La Grasse River at Massena Center | 1910 Massena Center - Massena, New York, USA |
1911 Tuscumbia Bridge - U.S., Missouri, Miller Co., Tuscumbia, over the Osage River | 1905 Tuscumbia - Tuscumbia, Missouri, USA |
1912 Bued River Bridge - Philippine Islands, over the Bued River | |
1912 Bulkley River Canyon Bridge - British Columbia, over the Bulkley River Canyon, near Hazelton | 1912 Hagwilget (Bulkley Canyon) - Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada |
1912 Lapleau Bridge - France, Correze, Lapleau, over the Luzege River | |
1913 Brilliant Bridge - British Columbia, Brilliant | 1913 Brilliant (Doukhobor) - Castlegar vicinity, British Columbia, Canada |
1913 Whitesville Bridge - U.S., West Virginia, Boone Co., Whitesville, over the Coal River | 1913 Whitesville - Whitesville, West Virginia, USA |
1914 Douai Footbridge - France, Nord, Douai | |
1914 Gila River Bridge - U.S., Arizona, Pinal Co., over the Gila River | |
1914 Indianapolis Footbridge - U.S., Indiana, Marion Co., Indianapolis, Motor Speedway | |
1914 Mahoning River Bridge - U.S., Ohio, Mahoning Co., Youngstown, over the Mahoning River at Northwest Ave. | |
1914 St. Vincent Bridge - Brazil, near Santos | 1914 Pênsil (Pensil) - São Vicente, Brazil |
1915 Cologne-Deutz Bridge - Germany, Cologne, over the Rhine River | 1915 Deutz (Deutzer, Hindenburg) - Köln (Cologne), Germany |
1915 Wenatchee Footbridge - U.S., Washington, Chelan Co., over the Wenatchee River, about 3 miles northeast of Chiwaukum | 1915 (footbridge) - Chiwaukum vicinity, Washington, USA |
1915 Brown Ford Bridge - U.S., Missouri, St. Clair Co., 6 miles east of Lowry City | 1915 Brown's Ford - Brown's Ford and Lowry City vicinity, Missouri, USA |
1916 Parkersburg Bridge - U.S., over the Ohio River, between Parkersburg, W. Va., and Belpre, Ohio | 1916 Belpre-Parkersburg - Parkersburg, West Virginia and Belpre, Ohio, USA |
1916 (?) Vitry Bridge - France, Seine-et-Oise, Vitry, near Paris, over the Seine River | |
1917 Lippstadt Bridge - Germany, over the River Lippe | |
1917 Rio Chiriqui Bridge - Central America, Panama | 1917 Rio Chiriquí - Panama |
1918 Andelys Bridge - France, Eure, Andelys, over the River Seine | 1920 Les Andelys - Les Andelys, Eure, France |
1918 Military Bridge - U.S., Ohio, at Camp Sherman, over the Scioto River | |
1919 Columbia River Bridge - U.S., Washington, Chelan and Douglas Counties, Chelan, over the Columbia River | 1919 Beebe - Beebe and Chelan, Washington, USA |
1919 Cumberland Bridge - U.S., Tennessee, Davidson Co., 8 miles from Nashville, over the Cumberland River | 1918 Swinging - Old Hickory, Nashville and Goodlettsville, Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
1919 Manawatu River Bridge - New Zealand, North Island, Manawatu Co., about 9 miles from Palmerston North, crossing the Manawatu River | 1918 Opiki Toll (Akers Toll) - Rangitane, New Zealand |
1920 Kentucky River Footbridge - U.S., Kentucky, over the north fork of the Kentucky River | |
1921 Grand Canyon Bridge - U.S., Arizona, Grand Canyon, Colorado River, just above the mouth of Bright Angel Creek | 1920 Kaibab Trail - Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA |
1921 Snake River Bridge - U.S., Idaho, near Hansen, over the Snake River | 1919 Hansen - Twin Falls vicinity, Idaho, USA |
1922 Cherrat River Bridge - Africa, Morocco, over the Cherrat River | 1917 (suspension bridge) - Skhirat, Rabat vicinity, Morocco |
1922 Columbus Bridge - U.S., Ohio, Franklin Co., Columbus, over Alum Creek | 1922 (footbridge) - Bexley, Ohio, USA |
1922 Rondout Creek Bridge - U.S., New York, Ulster Co., Kingston, Rondout Creek | 1921 Kingston-Port Ewen (Wurts Street, Rondout Creek) - Kingston, New York, USA |
1922 Ykem River Bridge - Africa, Morocco, over the Ykem River on the road between Casablanca and Rabat | |
1923 Crooked River Valley Bridge - Oregon, Crook Co., over the Crooked River Valley | |
1923 Santa Fe Bridge - Argentina, Santa Fe, over Situbal Lagoon | This is a large bridge built on the Gisclard system. All Gisclard bridges are currently omitted from the inventory. See Wikipedia for more information: Puente colgante de Santa Fe |
1924 Agness Bridge - Oregon, Curry Co., Agness, over the Rogue River | 1924 Agness - Agness, Oregon, USA |
1924 Bear Mt. Bridge - New York, over the Hudson River, from Anthony's Nose on the east bank to Bear Mt. on the west bank -- about 4 miles north of Peekskill and 40 miles north of New York City | 1924 Bear Mountain - Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA |
1924 St.-Leu-D'Esserent - France | 1924 Saint-Leu - Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Oise, France |
1924 Thames Footbridge - Ontario, Middlesex County, London, over the Thames River | 1929 Springbank - London, Ontario, Canada
Unclear if this is a correct match of Thames River suspension bridges in London, Ontario. |
1925 Grace Bridge - West Virginia, Hampshire Co., Grace, over the Potomac River, South Branch | |
1925 Luzancy Bridge - France, Seine-et-Marne, Luzancy, over the Marne River | 1925 Luzancy - Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, France |
1925 St.-Denis-Jargeau Bridge - France, Loriet, St.-Denis and Jargeau, over the River Loire | 1834 Jargeau (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel) - Jargeau and Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, Loiret, France
Jakkula's entry is likely referring to a reconstruction or replacement of the older suspension bridge at this location. |
1926 Florianopolis Bridge - South America, Brazil, Santa Catharina, across a strait of the Atlantic Ocean to Florianopolis, the island capital of Santa Catharina | 1926 Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) - Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
1926 Naugatuck Bridge - U.S., West Virginia, Mingo Co., Naugatuck, over Big Sandy River, Tug Fork | |
1926 Philadelphia-Camden Bridge - U.S., over the Delaware River, between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey | 1926 Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA |
1926 Powhatan Bridge - U.S., Arkansas, Lawrence Co., Powhatan, over the Black River | 1925 Powhatan - Powhatan, Arkansas, USA |
1926 Rio Grande Bridge - Over the Rio Grande, between Hidalgo, Texas, and Reynosa, Mexico | 1926 Hidalgo-Reynosa International - Hidalgo, Texas, USA and Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
1926 St. Mathurin Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, St. Mathurin, over the Loire River | 1847 Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire - Saint-Mathurin-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France
Jakkula's entry is likely referring to a reconstruction or replacement of the older suspension bridge at this location. |
1926 Seventh Street Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburg, across the Allegheny River from Seventh to Sandusky St. | 1926 Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1927 Admiral Scheer (Hugo Preuss) Bridge - Germany, over the entrance to the port of the River Spree, called Humboldt-Hafen | 1927 Hugo Preuss (Hugo Preuß, Humboldthafen, Admiral Scheer) - Berlin, Germany |
1927 (?) Alfortville Bridge - France, Seine, Alfortville, over the River Seine | 1927 Port à l'Anglais - Alfortville and Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France |
1927 Briollay Bridge - France, Broillay, over the Loire River | |
1927 Capdenac Bridge - France, Lot, Capdenac, over the Lot River | Capdenac - Capdenac, Lot and Capdenac-Gare, Aveyron, France |
1927 Forst Bridge - Germany, over the Neisse River, a branch of the Oder River | 1927 (footbridge) - Forst, Germany |
1927 General U.S. Grant Bridge - U.S., over the Ohio River, between Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, and Fullerton, Greenup Co., Kentucky | 1927 General U.S. Grant - Portsmouth, Ohio and Fullerton, Kentucky, USA |
1927 (?) Gennes Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, Gennes, over the Loire River | 1932 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1927 (?) Ingrande Bridge - France, Ingrande, over the Loire River | 1843 Ingrandes - Ingrandes, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1927 Meung Bridge - France, Loiret, Meung, over the Loire River | 1948 Meung-sur-Loire - Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, France |
1927 Mols Bridge - France, Mols, over the Garonne River | |
1927 Montjean Bridge - France, Maine-et-Loire, Montjean, over the Loire River | 1927 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France |
1927 Nassau Bridge - Germany, Nassau, over the Lahn River | 1926 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
1927 Ninth Street Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburg, across the Allegheny River, from Ninth St. to Anderson St. | 1927 Rachel Carson (Ninth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1927 Ondes Bridge - France, Ondes, over the Garonne River | |
1928 Fort Steuben Bridge - U.S., over the Ohio River, between Steubenville, Ohio, and Weirton, West Virginia | 1928 Fort Steuben - Steubenville, Ohio and Weirton, West Virginia, USA |
1928 Grand' Mere Bridge - Canada, Quebec, Grand' Mere, over the St. Maurice River | 1929 Grand Mère - Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada |
1928 Kiyosu Bridge - Japan, Tokyo, over the Sumida River | 1928 Kiyosu (清洲橋) - Chuo City, Tokyo, Japan |
1928 Laon Station Bridge - France, Aisne, Laon | This entry appears to be referring to the 1926 Freyssinet concrete "suspension bridge" which is still in existence at Laon. This bridge has thus far been excluded from the inventory. See photos of this bridge at Structurae: Laon Suspension Bridge (1926). |
1928 Point Pleasant Bridge - U.S., over the Ohio River, between Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio | 1928 Point Pleasant (Silver) - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Kanauga, Gallipolis vicinity, Ohio, USA |
1928 Sixth Street Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburg, across the Allegheny River, from Sixth St. to Federal St. | 1928 Roberto Clemente (Sixth Street) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1929 Ambassador Bridge - U.S., over the Detroit River, between Detroit, Mich., and Sandwich, Ontario | 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
1929 Arizona Bridge - U.S., Arizona, Yuma Co., near Dome, over the Gila River | 1929 McPhaul (Dome, Gila River) - Yuma, Arizona, USA |
1929 Cologne-Mulheim Bridge - Germany, over the Rhine, between Cologne and Mulheim | 1929 Köln-Mülheim - Köln (Cologne) and Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
1929 Kaibab Trail Bridge - Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park, over the Colorado River | 1928 Kaibab Trail (Black, South Kaibab) - Bright Angel Campground vicinity, Arizona, USA |
1929 Mount Hope Bridge - Rhode Island, over Mt. Hope Bay, an arm of Narragansett Bay, and completes the highway between Providence and Newport | 1929 Mount Hope - Bristol and Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA |
1929 Ogden Park Footbridge - U.S., Illinois, Chicago, Ogden Park | 1929 Ogden Park - Chicago, Illinois, USA |
1929 Quequen Bridge - South America, Argentina, Province of Buenos Aires, between Necochea and Loberia, over the Rio Quequen | 1929 Hipólito Yrigoyen (Rio Quequén) - Necochea and Quequén, Argentina |
1929 Royal Gorge Bridge - U.S., Colorado, Royal Gorge, over the Arkansas River | 1929 Royal Gorge - Canon City, Colorado, USA |
1929 Teil Bridge - France, Ardeche, Teil, over the Rhone River | 1931 Teil - Le Teil, Ardèche and Montélimar, Drôme, France |
1930 Anthony Wayne Bridge - U.S., Ohio, Toledo, over the Maumee River | 1931 Anthony Wayne - Toledo, Ohio, USA |
1930 Guetin Bridge - France, Cher, Guetin, over the Allier River | 1930 Le Guétin - Le Guétin, Cuffy vicinity, Cher and Gimouille, Nièvre, France |
1930 Mid-Hudson (Poughkeepsie) Bridge - U.S., New York, over the Hudson River, between Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., and Highland, Ulster Co. | 1930 Mid-Hudson (Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson) - Poughkeepsie and Highland, New York, USA |
1931 George Washington Bridge - U.S., New York, across the Hudson River, between 178th and 179th Streets, Manhattan, and Fort Lee, Bergen Co., New Jersey | 1931 George Washington (GWB) - New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA |
1931 (?) Brenno River Bridge - Switzerland, over the Brenno, between Ponto Valentino and Lottigna | |
1931 Hagwilget Bridge - British Columbia, across the Bulkley River Canyon in the northern part of the province of Hagwilget, about 3 miles from Hazelton | 1931 Hagwilget (Bulkley Canyon) - Hagwilget, British Columbia, Canada |
1931 Maysville Bridge - U.S., Kentucky-Ohio, over the Ohio River, between Maysville, Kentucky, and Aberdeen, Ohio | 1931 Simon Kenton Memorial (Maysville) - Maysville, Kentucky and Aberdeen, Ohio, USA |
1931 St. Denis De Pile - France, Gironde, St. Denis de Pile, near Libourne, over the Isle River, a tributary of the Dordogne | 1941 Saint-Denis-de-Pile - Saint-Denis-de-Pile and Bonzac, Gironde, France |
1931 St. Johns Bridge - U.S., Oregon, Multnomah Co., Portland, over the Willamette River | 1931 St. Johns - Portland, Oregon, USA |
1931 Vaux Bridge - France, Vaux, over the Yonne River | Described as a "reinforced concrete suspension bridge," Jakkula quotes a source "Although described as a suspension bridge, it is doubtful if its structural action is similar." The bridge is still in use in 2020 (at Vaux, Auxerre). |
1931 Vicq Bridge - France, Vienne, Vicq, over the Gartempe | 1931 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France |
1931 Waldo-Hancock Bridge - U.S., Maine, Waldo and Hancock Counties, near Bucksport across the Penobscot River | 1931 Waldo-Hancock - Verona and Bucksport vicinity, Maine, USA |
1932 Billancourt Bridge - France, Seine, Billancourt, near Paris, over the Seine River | |
1932 Bonneuil-Matours Bridge - France, Vienne, Bonneuil-Matours, over the Vienne River | 1932 Bonneuil-Matours - Bonneuil-Matours, Vienne, France |
1932 Lewis River Bridge - U.S., Washington, Cowlitz and Clark Counties, near Yale, over the north fork of the Lewis River | 1932 Lewis River (Yale) - Yale, Washington, USA |
1932 Prairie Du Chien Bridge - U.S., over the Mississippi River, between Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co., Wisconsin, and Marquette, Clayton Co., Iowa | 1932 Prairie du Chien - Praire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USA
Jakkula has one entry representing the two bridges at this location. |
1932 Prairie Du Chien Bridge - U.S., over the Mississippi River, between Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co., Wisconsin, and Marquette, Clayton Co., Iowa | 1932 Prairie du Chien - Praire du Chien, Wisconsin and Marquette, Iowa, USA
Jakkula has one entry representing the two bridges at this location. |
1933 Missouri Bridge - U.S., Missouri, Camden Co., across the inundated bed of the Little Niangua River, now an arm of the Lake of the Ozarks | 1933 Green's Mill (Little Niangua, J Road) - Camden County, Missouri, USA |
1933 San Rafael Bridge - West Indies, San Domingo, over the Rio Yaque del Norte | 1933 San Rafael - Mao, Dominican Republic |
1933 Serrieres Bridge - France, Ardeche, Serrieres, over the Rhone River | 1933 Sablons - Sablons, Isère and Serrières, Ardèche, France |
1933 The Skyway, Chicago - Illinois, Chicago, a Century of Progress Exposition | The "Sky Ride" at the 1933 World's Fair (not the Chicago "Skyway", a road and bridge system dating to 1958) was designed by Robinson and Steinman but did not employ a conventional suspended deck suspension system. See Sky Ride for details. |
1933 Veurey Bridge - France, Isere, Veurey, over the Isere River | 1933 Veurey - Veurey-Voroize, Isère, France |
1933 Tenth Street Bridge - U.S., Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburg, over Monongahela River at S. Tenth St. | 1931 South Tenth Street (South Side, Tenth Street, Philip Murray) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
1934 Fall Creek Bridges - U.S., New York, Tomkins Co., Ithaca, over Fall Creek | 1934 Stewart Park I - Ithaca, New York, USA
Jakkula has one entry representing the two Stewart Park bridges. |
1934 Fall Creek Bridges - U.S., New York, Tomkins Co., Ithaca, over Fall Creek | 1934 Stewart Park II - Ithaca, New York, USA
Jakkula has one entry representing the two Stewart Park bridges. |
1934 Happy Camp Bridge - U.S., California, Siskiyou Co., Happy Camp, over the Klamath River | 1933 Happy Camp - Happy Camp, California, USA |
1934 King Alexander I Bridge - Yugoslavia, over the Save River, between Belgrade and Zemun | 1934 King Alexander I (King Aleksandar) - Belgrade, Serbia |
1934 Ramfis Bridge - West Indies, San Domingo, over the Higuamo River, near San Pedro de Macoris | 1934 Rio Higuamo (Ramfis) - San Pedro de Macoris vicinity, Dominican Republic |
1934 Sims Bridge - U.S., California, Sims, over the Sacramento River | 1933 Sims (CCC) - Sims, California, USA |
1934 Big Hominy Creek Pipeline Bridge - U.S., Oklahoma, Osage Co., over Big Hominy Creek | |
1934 Frio River Pipe Line Bridge - U.S., Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, over Frio River | |
1934 Perak River Bridge - Asia, Malay Peninsula, Chenderoh, over Perak River | |
1934 Madagascar Bridge - Africa, Island of Madagascar | |
1934 Isle of Seguin Bridge - Europe, near Paris, at Island of Seguin | Jakkula appears to be representing the bridge known as the Pont Daydé opened in 1928 and still in service in 2020. While this bridge partially resembles a suspension bridge, it functions as a cantilever bridge. |
1935 Crevasse Bridge - U.S., Idaho, Idaho Co., over the Salmon River, 21 miles above Riggins | 1938 Manning (Crevasse) - Riggins Hot Springs vicinity, Idaho, USA |
1935 Davenport Bridge - U.S., over the Mississippi River, between Bettendorf, Scott Co., Iowa, and Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois | 1935 Iowa-Illinois Memorial (Interstate 74 Bridge, I-74 Bridge) - Bettendorf, Iowa and Moline, Illinois, USA |
1935 Ile D'Orleans Bridge - Canada, Quebec, over the north channel of the St. Lawrence River, connecting the mainland at St. Gregoire de Montmorency with the Ile d'Orleans | 1935 l'Île d'Orléans (Isle of Orleans, Orleans Island, Taschereau) - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
1935 Mt. Gorge Bridge - U.S., Oregon, Coast Range, Mt. Gorge, over the Rogue River | |
1936 Rogue River Bridge - U.S., Oregon, Siskiyou National Forest, over the Rogue River, near the mouth of Grave Creek | 1936 (suspension bridge) - Grave Creek, Oregon, USA |
1936 Indoroopilly Bridge - Australia, Brisbane, Brisbane River at Indoroopilly | 1936 Walter Taylor - Indooroopilly and Chelmer, Queensland, Australia |
1936 Rio Chiriqui Bridge - Central America, Panama, on Pan-American Highway over the Rio Chiriqui | 1937 Rio Chiriquí - David, Panama |
1936 Rio Choluteca Bridge - Central America, Honduras, on Pan-American Highway over the Rio Choluteca | 1937 Rio Choluteca - Choluteca, Honduras |
1936 Triborough Bridge - U.S., New York, over East River at New York City, from Ward's Island to Queens adjacent to the Hell Gate Arch | 1936 Triborough (Robert F. Kennedy) - New York and Queens, New York, USA |
1936 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge - U.S., California, over San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland | 1936 San Francisco-Oakland Bay - Oakland and San Francisco, California, USA |
1936 Mornay Bridge - Europe, France, Mornay-sur-Allier, over Allier River | 1936 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France |
1936 Adolf Hitler Bridge - Europe, Germany, near Krefeld over Rhine | 1936 Krefeld-Uerdinger - Uerdingen, Krefeld vicinity and Duisburg, Germany |
1936 Sao Vincente Bridge - S.A., Brazil, between mainland near Santos and the Island of Sao Vincente | 1914 Pênsil (Pensil) - São Vicente, Brazil
This appears to be an accidental duplication by Jakkula of the 1914 Pênsil bridge probably caused by a misunderstanding of events occurring in 1936 where load testing was performed on the 22 year-old bridge to determine if it was capable of carrying automobile traffic. |
1937 New Chelsea Bridge - Europe, England, London, over Thames River | 1937 Chelsea - London, England, United Kingdom |
1937 Golden Gate Bridge - U.S., California, from Fort Point in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., to Lime Point in Marin Co. | 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA |
1937 Kindee Crossing Bridge - Australia, New South Wales, over Hastings River at Kindee Crossing | 1936 Kindee - Kindee, Ellenborough vicinity, New South Wales, Australia |
1937 Rio Tamaspulapa Bridge - Central America, Guatemala, on Pan-American Highway over Rio Tamasulapa | 1937 Rio Tamasalupa - Asuncíon Mita, Guatemala |
1937 National Bridge - Europe, Austria, Vienna, over the Danube River | 1937 Reichsbrücke - Vienna, Austria |
1937 Langeais Bridge - Europe, France, Indre-et-Loire, Langeais, over Loire River | 1937 Langeais - Langeais, Indre-et-Loire, France |
1937 Pipe Line Bridge - U.S., Texas, McLennan Co., Waco, over Brazos River | |
1938 Thousand Islands Bridges - An international bridge between the United States and Canada. Runs from Collins Landing near Alexandria Bay, N.Y. to Ivy Leg near Gananoque, Ont. across St. Lawrence River | 1938 Thousand Islands International I - Wellesley Island and Collins Landing, New York, USA
Jakkula has one entry representing the two Thousand Islands suspension bridges. |
1938 Thousand Islands Bridges - An international bridge between the United States and Canada. Runs from Collins Landing near Alexandria Bay, N.Y. to Ivy Leg near Gananoque, Ont. across St. Lawrence River | 1938 Thousand Islands International II - Georgina Island and Selton, Ontario, Canada
Jakkula has one entry representing the two Thousand Islands suspension bridges. |
1938 Lions Gate Bridge - Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, across entrance to harbor | 1939 Lions Gate (First Narrows) - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
1938 Pipe Line Bridge - U.S., Utah, near Ogden over Ogden River Canyon | |
1938 Aiguilly Bridge - Europe, France, Loire, Aiguilly near Roanne over Loire River | 1937 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France |
1939 Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - U.S., New York, over East River at New York City | 1939 Bronx-Whitestone - The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA |
1939 Beit Bridge - Africa, Rhodesia, over Chirundu Gorge on Zambezi River | 1939 Otto Beit (Chirundu) - Makuti, Zimbabwe and Chirundu, Zambia |
1939 Deer Island Bridge - U.S., Maine, Hancock Co., between Sedgewick on the main land and Dittle on Deer Island | 1939 Deer Isle - Sedgwick, Maine, USA |
1939 Salmon River Bridge - U.S., Idaho, over Salmon River | 1938 Manning (Crevasse) - Riggins Hot Springs vicinity, Idaho, USA
This may have been a duplicate in Jakkula's list as a 1935 entry was also referring to the 1938 Manning Crevice bridge. |
1939 Hutsonville Bridge - U.S., over Wabash River between Sullivan, Indiana and Hutsonville, Illinois | 1939 Sullivan-Hutsonville - Hutsonville, Illinois and Sullivan, Indiana, USA |
1940 Pipe Line Bridge - U.S., Iowa, Woodbury Co., Sioux City, over Missouri River | 1940 (pipeline bridge) - Sioux City, Iowa and Dakota City vicinity, Nebraska, USA |
1940 Setubal Leagoon Bridge - S.A., Argentina, Province of Santa Fe, across Setubal Lagoon | Jakkula's reference is perhaps describing the Santa Fe (Puente colgante de Santa Fe or, currently, Puente Colgante Ing. Marcial Candioti) suspension bridge completed in 1928. This bridge was built (and later rebuilt) using the Gisclard suspension system. Bridges of this type are currently omitted from the Bridgemeister inventory. |
1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge - U.S., Washington, across Tacoma Narrows | 1940 Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) - Tacoma and Gig Harbor, Washington, USA |