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• Often claimed to be the first use of metal in a suspension structure in the Western world.
• Location always cited as "across the Oder near Glorywitz, Prussia" however the name "Glorywitz" only ever appears in citations of this bridge. Likely it was near the modern city of Gliwice in Poland, also known as Gleiwitz (German) and Glywicy (Silesian)

External Links:

• Dunlap's Creek Bridge (link reported not working). "The first recorded bridge across Dunlap's Creek was a wooden structure constructed prior to 1774. It was repaired in 1801, but was destroyed during a spring storm in 1808. A chain-link suspension bridge was built on the site in 1809; it collapsed under the weight of snow and a heavily laden wagon in 1820. A third bridge, another wooden structure, built in 1821 also failed. The present bridge is thus the fourth bridge at the site."
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008055

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008057

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008060

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008059

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• Destroyed by flood, 1822.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008054

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008058

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008062

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• Réunion was known as "Isle of Bourbon" at this time.
• Built as part of same project as 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion, France.

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• Réunion was known as "Isle of Bourbon" at this time.
• MOS: "These bridges were designed by Mr. Brunel, and executed in England, near Sheffield, where they were put together in January, 1823, before being sent out to the Isle de Bourbon."
• Built as part of same project as 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion, France.

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• Multi-span structure distinct from Templeman's 1810 Chain Bridge. Sometimes misidentified as an 1827 replacement to the 1810 Templeman Chain Bridge because of the significant damage to the Templeman bridge in 1827.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008067

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• Replaced by 1926 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20025228

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• GAP: May have been first New Zealand suspension bridge.

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• An early attempt at a railroad suspension bridge, it was significantly reconstructed (because of excessive vibrations and increasing loads) by Julius W. Adams in 1857 to have three spans of 120, 163, and 163 feet. It is unclear whether the new structure was also a suspension bridge.
• HOF describes the location as "between the foot of Broadway and the neck of land near the mouth of Benson Creek." The coordinates provided here are for the later rail crossing at that general location, likely at or very close to the site of the suspension bridge.

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• SME20030311: Intended only for foot traffic, destroyed by ice jam February 1883.

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• At the time of completion, the bridge connected the villages of Barkhausen and Hausberge, later merged into Porta Westfalica.

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• Likely completed 1867.

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• 1867 Toll Bridge

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• This bridge was a few miles south of the more widely-known Hudson crossing at Riparius.
• Near 1872 Fulsom Landing (Riverside, Folsom Landing, Riparius) - Riparius, New York, USA.

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• GAP: Destroyed by flood 1878. Rebuilt 1879 by Jeremiah Drummey. Damaged by neglect, fire.
• Replaced by 1897 Macandrew - Bannockburn, New Zealand.

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• GAP: Destroyed by flood 1878.
• Replaced by 1881 Clyde - Clyde, New Zealand.

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• AAJ: Repaired by William Hildenbrand a few years after completion.
• Near 1852 Charleston (Lovell Street) - Charleston, West Virginia, USA.

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• Small footbridge. Replaced by tunnel by 1900.

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• Wrecked by flood October 3rd or 4th, 1904.

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• Another suspension bridge was built on its piers (c. 2020) as part of the Gravity Park attraction.

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• Exact location unclear, but likely removed.

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

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• 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

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20019750

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• The June 29, 1974 edition of The Times-Standard of Eureka, California ran an article "Petrolia plans dedication" describing a new bridge dedicated to Elwyn "Ole" Lindley located 4.6 miles east of Petrolia: "the new re-enforced concrete girder with four bays replaced an old cable suspension bridge built in 1920." There is no other mention of the suspension bridge in the article. The location indicated by the coordinates given here is the location of the present day (2020) Lindley bridge crossing the Mattole River. It is unclear if this was the same Petrolia-area suspension bridge dismantled in 1962.
• See (suspension bridge) - Petrolia, California, USA. This entry may represent the same bridge.

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• Coordinates indicate the approximate location of this bridge. GAP describes it as located where Nuggety Creek flows into the Buller. The current (as of the 2020s) Nuggety Creek Road crosses the Buller about one kilometer north of the coordinates.

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• GAP: Built circa 1924. Destroyed by flood c.1971.
• Later at same location Matukituki River - Cattle Flat, West Wanaka, Wanaka vicinity, Otago, New Zealand.

External Links:

• Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 12 September 1970 | BRIDGE DOWN. Article dated September 11, 1970: "The single-span suspension bridge across the West Matukituki River, 13 miles from Wanaka, was blown away by gale-force winds yesterday afternoon, cutting the only road access to West Wanaka station, where 10 persons are now isolated."

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• Coordinates indicate likely location of this bridge, destroyed by flood debris at some point after 1974.

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• Uncle Harry's Bridge | My Grandfather's brother had a farm… | Flickr

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• GAP: completed circa 1924, in addition to "The Five Bridges" also spanning the Mangaheia

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• X (Twitter). Post with several images of the bridge. September 12, 2021.

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• Suspended flume, carried waste material away from the Great Western Sugar Co. factory. Has not been used since 1950s.

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• Destroyed by flood 1941.

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• Removed at some point between 1972 and 2006.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Vikoøya hengebru i Gol

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• GAP: "On Field's Track, which links the Parapara (Wanganui-Raethi) Road at Kakatahi with the Whangaehu Valley."
• Coordinates are for the current (2020) Field's Track crossing of the Whangaehu River.

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• GAP: Maybe completed early 1932, no longer in existence.

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• Later at same location 1957 (footbridge) - Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada.

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• Damaged by flood resulting from Hell Hole Dam failure in 1965. Never repaired.
• The September 30, 1932 edition of The Mountain Democrat (of Placerville, California) describes how a high line cable hanging 240 feet above the bridge site to transport people and material to the bridge site since the road (a now abandoned section of the Rubicon Road) had not been built yet: "They have a cable (Mr. Lawrence calls it a high-line") stretched across the Rubicon canyon a distance of more than 1100 feet. The cable has a "sag" of 165 feet, and some 240 feet straight down from the middle of the cable is the site of the 160-foot suspension bridge. And so, when a bridge worker goes to work, he climbs into a wooden cage, which travels out on the high-line until it is directly over the bridge site, and then the cage descends to the bottom of the canyon." About the bridge: "And that was no easy job, for the bridge is of the suspension type, has a 160-foot span, has one traffic lane and is designed to support a fifteen ton load."

External Links:

• Bridgehunter.com | Rubicon Bridge

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• Distinct from other 1933 bridge in same vicinity.

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• GAP: completed circa 1933.

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• GAP: Replaced.

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• Appears to have carried coal cars from nearby coal mine. May have replaced an earlier suspension bridge.
• Later at same location (footbridge) - Hector vicinity, Stockton, West Coast, New Zealand.

External Links:

• Old suspension bridge in the Ngakawau Gorge.1981. | West Coast New Zealand History

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• Damaged by flood, 1999, when river level rose to approximately four feet above the bridge deck.

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• In 2019, appears to be restricted to motorbike and pedestrian traffic.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20079337

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• Temporary bridge built by the Germans during WWII to replace the destroyed arch bridge. A new stone arch bridge eventually replaced the suspension bridge.
• Near 1906 Gulsvik - Gulsvik, Granheim, Flå, Viken, Norway.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Tuve bru på Hallingdalsvegenn ved Gulsvik
• DigitaltMuseum - Tuve bru på Hallingdalsvegenn ved Gulsvik våren 1940
• DigitaltMuseum - Tuve bru på Hallingdalsvegenn ved Gulsvik, provisorisk bru

External Links:

• Confini amministrativi - Riigipiirid - Political borders - 国境 - 边界 - 2011 CM-NG Kamerun-Nigeeria Camerun-Nigeria. Two images of the bridge from 2011.
• Confini amministrativi - Riigipiirid - Political borders - 国境 - 边界 - 2018 CM-NG Kamerun-Nigeeria Camerun-Nigeria. Image of the bridge from 2018.
• Twitter. Image of the bridge, posted June 24, 2022.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20011257

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• Bypassed, 1980. Removed at some point before 2004.
• Near 1951 (suspension bridge) - Røyknes, Vennesla and Skisland, Iveland, Agder, Norway.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Bilder fra Iveland kommune

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• Bypassed, 1980. Removed at some point before 2004.
• Near 1951 (suspension bridge) - Røyknes, Vennesla and Skisland, Iveland, Agder, Norway.

External Links:

• DigitaltMuseum - Bilder fra Iveland kommune
• DigitaltMuseum - Bilder fra Iveland kommune

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• Destroyed by flood, January 4, 1984.
• Replaced by 1984 (suspension bridge) - Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008117

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• Destroyed by flood.
• Replaced 1904 Pomeroy's (James's) - Bainham, Golden Bay, New Zealand.

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• Next to 1991 (suspension bridge) - Mul'ta (Мульта), Altai Republic, Russia.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20004794

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• Large suspension bridge featured in viral images (in mid-2010s) often misattributed to various locations around the world.

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• Bridge over Katun, at Tyungur

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• Replaced 1963 (suspension bridge) - Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20008733

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20061073