Suspension Bridges Crossing Meuse Dérivation
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Meuse Dérivation. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1852: Vennes
Liège, Belgium - Meuse Dérivation
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2319 (added 2007-05-05) |
| Year Completed: | 1852 |
| Name: | Vennes |
| Also Known As: | Boverie, Englebert |
| Location: | Liège, Belgium |
| Crossing: | Meuse Dérivation |
| Coordinates: | 50.62959 N 5.57801 E |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| References: | IBB |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed, 1905 or 1906 |
| Main Cables: | Chain (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
Notes:
- Adjacent replacement completed in 1903. The suspension bridge was still standing at the time of the world's fair (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège) held in Liège in 1905.
- IBB: Precise construction date unknown, but was in time frame 1852-1864. Other sources cite 1852.
- Coordinates refer to the current Vennes Bridge. This is the approximate location of the removed suspension bridge.
External Links:
- Le Pont Suspendu de la Boverie sur la Dérivation de la Meuse à Liège. Main page: Les ponts metalliques historiques belges.
- Pont des Vennes — Wikipédia
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