Notes:

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

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20025228

Notes:

• ISB describes its location: "...is situated half a mile from the mouth of the Circular Canal on the great road to Barrackpoor."

Notes:

• Described as crossing the "Beose River" but the only references to a river by that name come from contemporary descriptions of this bridge.

Notes:

• Completed 1830 or 1832.

Notes:

• ISB describes its location: "is the last or most southerly [of the chain suspension bridges] on the Circular Canal, being distant 3-1/2 miles from its mouth and a quarter of a mile from its junction with the Baliaghata and Circular Canals. It forms the principal line of communication between Calcutta (by the Lall-Bazar, Bow-Bazar and Boitakhana Streets,) Sealda, Soora and Baliaghata."

Notes:

• 1944: Heavily damaged.
• 1945: Repaired and reopened.
• Similar to Saint-Vallier - Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bourg St-Andéol - 1830
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015893

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002998

Notes:

• Suspension bridge abutments retained for 1929 non-suspension bridge replacement.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Guitres - 1830

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de La Madeleine sur le Lot - 1830

Notes:

• ISB describes its location: "is situated 2-1/4 miles from the mouth of the Circular Canal, and is three quarters of a mile due east of the new Church in Cornwallis Square."

Notes:

• ISB describes its location: "situated 2-3/4 miles from the mouth of the Circular Canal, and forming a most useful line of communication due eastward from the New Mint and the Raja or Burdwan's Bazar, by Cotton Street and Muchooa Bazar Street, in a direct line by Raja Ramlochun's Road toward the western shores of the Saltwater lake."

Notes:

• Bypassed, 1973.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002115

Notes:

• Demolished, 1938. Only towers remain.
• Replaced by 1935 Remoulins - Remoulins, Gard, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003005

Notes:

• Was located at the northern end of the current-day Kettenbrückegasse, named for the former Rudolf bridge. The Vienna River has since been covered over at this location.

External Links:

• Rudolfsbrücke – Wien Geschichte Wiki

Notes:

• Was located near the modern day intersection of Getreidemarkt and Friedrichstraße. The Vienna River here has since been covered over at this location.

External Links:

• Schikanedersteg – Wien Geschichte Wiki

Notes:

• First railway suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20079195

Notes:

• Two side spans meeting at a single midstream tower.
• Later at same location 1949 (footbridge) - Valence, Drôme and Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009700

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Vic-sur-Aisne - 1830

Notes:

• Steel cables added, 2000.
• Replaced 1741 Winch (Wynch) - Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20022362

Notes:

• Destroyed to slow advancing Prussian troops during the Franco-Prussian war.

Notes:

• Badly wrecked by flood, October 17, 1907. Replaced, 1910.
• Near 1851 Saint-Just-sur-Loire - Saint-Just-sur-Loire and Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20071041

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20009505

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20044896

Notes:

• Appears to have been replaced with another suspension bridge of similar proportions.
• Single midstream tower.
• Replaced by 1935 Condrieu - Condrieu, Rhône and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Isère, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Condrieu - Wikipedia

Notes:

• ISB describes its location: "is situated three quarters of a mile from [Circular Canal's] mouth."

Notes:

• Was still standing in 1938 when it was bypassed, but was likely demolished some time in 1938.

Notes:

• Damaged by flood 1840, repaired 1841.
• Near 1832 Saint-Vincent - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Replaced by 1910 La Feuillée - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012945

Notes:

• Original iron rod cables replaced by an Arnodin cable system, 1891. Replaced in 1925 with a "rigid suspension bridge of reinforced concrete".
• Replaced by 1925 Luzancy - Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, France.

Notes:

• Bombed, 1944. Reopened 1945, but not fully restored until 1946.
• This bridge has been referenced by many spellings of "Masaryk", but the sign posted at the actual bridge reads "Masaryk".
• Next to 1844 Mouton - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Near 1827 L'île Barbe - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003376

Notes:

• The towers from the older of the two Mirabeau suspension bridges are visible alongside the current crossing.
• Damaged by flood, 1843. Rebuilt.
• Replaced by 1935 Mirabeau - Mirabeau, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Unsure if this was an immediate replacement.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012661

Notes:

• "Chine" is the spelling/pronounciation of "Chain" in Geordie a dialect spoken in Tyneside.
• Widened (19ft 6in roadway, two 6ft walkways), iron chains replaced with steel cables 1931. Bypassed, 1967. Since demolished.

External Links:

• Scotswood Suspension Bridge (1831 - 1967) | Co-Curate. Several images of the bridge.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20013208

Notes:

• Crossed the canal now known as Dolai Khal. The actual location of the bridge has since been paved over and is now the center of a large intersection.
• At time of completion, the city was known as Dacca as part of India. 1830, 1831, and 1832 cited as year of completion from various sources. AAJ assumes 1831 based on a brief reference to the recently completed bridge in the September 1831 Mechanics Magazine.

External Links:

• Dhaka: Loharpul at Farashganj- Dhaka's only suspension bridge. Blog post with several photos and a brief history of the bridge.
• Flickr - Lohar Pool-Gendaria. An image of the bridge.
• Flickr - Lohar pul suspension bridge over 'Dolai-Khal', Sutrapur, Dhaka. A rarer image of the bridge.

Notes:

• Reconstructed, 1930. Closed to vehicular traffic, 1984. Closed to all traffic 2002. Underwent extensive refurbishment, 2008.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20021612

Notes:

• 2003-2004: Refurbished.
• 2019, July: Closed following failure of a deck suspender.
• 2020, September: Remained closed, indefinitely, with no firm plan for repairs.
• 2020, December: Fears escalate over catastrophic failure.
• 2022, February: Repairs delayed, not expected to be completed until May 2023.
• 2023, October: New plans announced. The bridge will be fully dismantled and restored.

Annotated Citations:

• "Plans to strengthen Whorlton bridge – but there's no quick fix." Teesdale Mercury, 16 Jan 2021, https://www.teesdalemercury.co.uk/news/plans-to-strengthen-whorlton-bridge-but-theres-no-quick-fix.
  

  Reports plans are being prepared to strengthen the bridge, but the work won't be completed into 2022, followed by a review to determine if the bridge can be reopened to automobiles.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20014864

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017607

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1943. Reconstructed, 1998.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20019837

Notes:

• One of two bridges separated by a short distance across an island.
• Connects to 1832 L'Ile-Bouchard - Saint Maurice, L'Île-Bouchard and Saint-Gilles, L'Île-Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• One of two bridges separated by a short distance across an island.
• Connects to 1832 L'Ile-Bouchard - Saint Maurice, L'Île-Bouchard and Saint-Gilles, L'Île-Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Near Yzeures-sur-Creuse - Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Indre-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont des Vans - 1832

Annotated Citations:

• Butler, Rory. "Marlow Bridge repairs will take almost a year." BuckinghamshireLive, 1 October 2021, https://www.buckinghamshirelive.com/news/buckinghamshire-news/repairs-mould-covered-marlow-bridge-5994064
  

  "A complete renovation of the road and foot bridge, currently covered in mould and rust, could take up to 40 weeks… The plans outline ‘refurbishment to the bridge, including works to the carriageway, footway, towers, lighting, drainage, parapet posts and timber rails’."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008004

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20061464

Notes:

• Damaged by flood, 1840.
• Bridge appears to currently be suspended from a combination of wire rope and rigid rods.
• Near 1831 La Feuillée - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003372

Notes:

• 1870; Destroyed to slow advancing troops during the Franco-Prussian war.

Notes:

• AAJ notes the contract was let in late 1831 and guesses at 1833 as the year of completion. 1832 is more likely given the rate at which these early iron wire French bridges were constructed.

Notes:

• Possibly completed in 1829.
• 1845, May 2: Collapsed under weight of large crowd that had gathered to watch a famous clown sail down the River Bure in a washtub pulled by swans.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Yarmouth suspension bridge

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Chauvigny - 1833

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Collias - 1833

Notes:

• The longer of two suspension bridges separated by a short distance, one over the large branch of the Loire and one over the small branch of the Loire where the river flows around an island.
• Similar to 1846 Mallemort - Mallemort, Bouches-du-Rhône and Mérindol, Vaucluse, France.
• Near 1833 Petit - Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Boulleret, Cher, France.
• Later at same location 1959 Cosne-sur-Loire - Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Cher, France.

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1866.
• Replaced by 1871 Coubon - Coubon and Volhac, Haute-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Towers and cables remain (as of 2020), though possibly from a replacement structure built later in the 1800s.
• Near La Sône - La Sône, Isère, France.

Notes:

• Sometimes confused with the Allier River suspension bridges closer to Mornay-sur-Allier, the Pont du Veurdre was located at (or near) the alignment indicated by the coordinates here.
• See 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Pont du Veurdre - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20062421

Notes:

• Destroyed September, 1944. Towers extant, 2003.
• RLE: "probably very first wire suspension bridge in Italy."
• A modern footbridge was installed on the original piers, likely in the 2010s.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007969

Notes:

• AAJ notes that this bridge collapsed during load testing, 1832. Another accident occurred when a hanger failed, December 6, 1832. The bridge opened February 1, 1833.
• Replaced by 1857 Longues - Longues, Vic-le-Comte and Les Martres-de-Veyre, Puy-de-Dôme, France.

Notes:

• According to MOS, the 284 foot measurement given for this bridge is for the "chord line" of the chains, not the pier-to-pier deck length.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008012

Notes:

• Known as the "Petit Pont", crossed a small arm of the Loire just west of the much longer Cosne-sur-Loire suspension bridge across the main channel of the Loire.
• Near 1833 Cosne-sur-Loire - Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Boulleret, Cher, France.

Notes:

• Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "Oldest fully functional suspension bridge in Germany; 2 x 3 chains; 2 different sags; Located in the park of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's garden house."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20035419

Notes:

• Sometimes claimed to be built in the 1820s, it appears to have been started in 1829 and completed in 1834. The bridge is attributed to Pedro Miranda who was born in 1808.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bretenoux - 1834

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20045205

Notes:

• ISB describes its location: "...is situated at the upper end of the Circular Canal, close to the east bank of the River Hooghly, and in the main road leading direct from Calcutta to Cheetpoor and Kaseepoor."

Notes:

• Coordinates are for present-day (2022) crossing at Clairac. The suspension bridge was likely at this location.
• Near Roussanes (Clairac) - Roussanes, Clairac vicinity, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Clairac - 1834

Notes:

• BSI: Reported to have been "almost entirely renewed", 1885. Ruddock also suggests the bridge was originally constructed with just diagonal stays (as other Justice bridges) and the catenary chains were added during the renewal.
• 2024, May: Reopened after restoration completed.

External Links:

• The Happy Pontist: Scottish Bridges: 56. Crathie Suspension Bridge (after the flood)
• Structurae - Structure ID 20070665

Notes:

• GHD: "...asymmetrical bridge supported by a single pier."
• Ile aux Barques is now known as Ile Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
• This location is better known for the large underspanned suspension bridge completed in 1834 by Dufour (documented in great detail in reference GHD). The underspanned bridge is omitted from the Bridgemeister inventory. This entry is for the small footbridge that connected to the larger underspanned bridge. Follow the image link for more information.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017858

Notes:

• 1847: Partially reconstructed.
• 1870: Partially destroyed during Franco-Prussian War.
• 1872: Repairs completed and bridge reopened.
• Replaced by 1927 Jargeau (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel) - Jargeau and Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont suspendu de Jargeau - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008480

Notes:

• 1866: A flood causes a major change in the course of the Allier River such that the main channel no longer flows under the bridge. The bridge, however, is not destroyed. A new suspension bridge is built in the 1880s over the main channel of the Allier just slightly east of the older bridge.
• All three pairs of pylons were still standing in the 2010s.
• Similar to 1833 Cosne-sur-Loire - Cosne-sur-Loire, Nièvre and Boulleret, Cher, France in appearance of towers.
• Similar to 1834 Jargeau (Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel) - Jargeau and Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel, Loiret, France in appearance of towers.
• Near 1884 Lamothe - Lamothe and Brioude, Haute-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Premier pont de Lamothe - 1835

Notes:

• Badly damaged by fire 1848. Replaced 1860 (or soon after).
• Next to 1842 Cité (City, Île de la Cité) - Île de la Cité and Île St-Louis, Paris, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000203

Notes:

• Likely completed in 1834 based on contract let in 1832.

Notes:

• Failed, January 8, 1835. Rebuilt.
• Replaced by 1899 Port-Sainte-Marie - Port-Sainte-Marie and Saint-Laurent, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011387

Notes:

• AAJ supposes bridge was completed in 1834 based on a contract let in 1832 for a construction period of two years.
• Later at same location Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude - Saint-Marcel-sur-Aude and Marcorignan, Aude, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20068030

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1826 Menai Strait - Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
• Near 1840 Gotteron - Fribourg, Switzerland.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000475

Notes:

• Described in ISB as located: "at the north side of the Great Jail of Alipoor, opposite the road leading from the General Hospital to the European Burying Ground."

Notes:

• Cables and deck appear to have been replaced (at least once).
• AAJ describes an accident in 1836: "...some of the iron-work, which was faulty, gave way and the platform fell into the river. Six persons were drowned."

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013232

Notes:

• 1847, September: Destroyed by flood.
• Replaced by 1855 Ferro (Iron) - Pomarance vicinity, Italy.

External Links:

• IL PONTE DI FERRO - I Risoluti - La Storia Continua. Detailed history of the bridge's construction and reconstruction.

Notes:

• Bridge's location sometimes known as "Elbogen", the German name for the town of Loket.

Notes:

• AAJ guesses this bridge was completed in 1835 due to contract let in 1833 specifying two-year construction period.
• See 1935 La Réole (Rouergue) - La Réole, Gironde, France. Unsure if the newer bridge is at the same location.

Notes:

• AAJ guesses this bridge was completed in 1835 based on contract let in 1833 specifying a two-year construction period.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Troisième pont suspendu de Langeac - 1868. Indicates the bridge depicted here was competed 1868 after the first (1835) and second (1860) Langeac suspension bridges were destroyed by flood.

Notes:

• Replaced by Les Ormes - Les Ormes, Vienne, France.

Notes:

• 2023: Pylons and ornamental lion sculptures from the bridge are still present, but the pylons appear to have been moved back from their original locations.

External Links:

• Ponte Maria Cristina - Wikipedia

Notes:

• 1944: Heavily damaged during WWII. Repaired.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Montmerle sur Saône - 1835
• Structurae - Structure ID 20015059

Notes:

• Repairs needed soon after opening. Damaged by flood 1843, reopened 1844.
• Replaced by 1952 Pertuis - Pertuis, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012663

Notes:

• One of the four spans, effectively a separate bridge over a small channel of the Rhône to an island that connected to the main river spans, was still standing in early 2005, but closed to all traffic. The deck and cables were removed or destroyed at some point in 2005 or 2006 leaving just the pylons of this span.
• Replaced by Roquemaure - Roquemaure, Gard and Orange, Vaucluse, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20010789

Notes:

• Replaced by 1939 Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac - Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac and Lavagnac, Gironde, France.