External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bigny - 1840

Notes:

• Located at the confluence of the Bono River with the Auray River.
• Substantial repairs 1859 and 1863, damaged by storm 1865, renovated 1867, traffic restricted 1869, more repairs 1869-1870, rebuilt 1925.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003014

Notes:

• Destroyed, 1940, during WWII.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016404

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Domène sur l'Isère - 1840

Notes:

• 1919, May 9: An overloaded truck carrying logs causes the failure of several suspenders and collapse of a large section of the deck.
• Near 1834 Zaehringen (Grand Pont Suspendu) - Fribourg, Switzerland.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006448

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire.com - Pont de La Gâche sur l'Isère en face de Pontcharra - 1840

Notes:

• 1925: Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge reusing the approach spans and piers of the 1840 suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000883

Notes:

• Replaced by the current (2020) Ponte Umberto I.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20081549

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Montjean-sur-Loire - Montjean-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• This was the larger of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the smaller of the two bridges at this location separated by a small island. When the larger suspension bridge was replaced in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.
• Replaced by 1936 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

Notes:

• This was the smaller of two suspension bridges separated by a small island in the Allier River.
• Connects to 1840 Mornay-sur-Allier - Mornay-sur-Allier, Cher and St-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, France which was the larger of the two suspension bridges. When it was replaced by another suspension in 1936, the smaller bridge was replaced with a non-suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Mornay - St-Pierre-le-Moûtier - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Seveux - 1840

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Seyssel - 1840
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002993

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de St-Jean-de-Maruéjols - 1840

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1880.
• Replaced by 1881 Vicq-sur-Gartempe - Vicq-sur-Gartempe, Vienne, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Villers-le-lac - 1840

Notes:

• Replaced by 2002 Agen - Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008656

Notes:

• Replaced by 1937 Aiguilly - Roanne vicinity and Vougy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016223

Notes:

• Design based on James Dredge's taper principle patent.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1946 Boran - Boran-sur-Oise, Oise, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Boran-sur-oise
• Wikipedia - Boran-sur-Oise

Notes:

• This location is now crossed by the Legion Bridge (Legii Most).

Notes:

• Near Saint-Georges-sur-Loire - Saint-Georges-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Later at same location 1948 Chalonnes - Chalonnes-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004776

Notes:

• Sometimes referred to as "Chaufort."
• Replaced, 1928.
• Near Bragny - Verdun-sur-le-Doubs and Bragny-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• >Ancien pont suspendu de Chauvort ⋅ Patrimoine en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Chauvort d'Allerey-sur-Saone - 1841

Notes:

• 1870: Heavily damaged during Franco-Prussian war.
• 1872: Repairs completed.
• Replaced by 1935 Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, Loiret, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire - Wikipedia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008477

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood 1846, rebuilt 1848, damaged by flood 1856, rebuilt 1857.
• Replaced by 1931 Châtillon-sur-Loire - Châtillon-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. Built on same piers.

External Links:

• Pont de Châtillon-sur-Loire — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20008482

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20005397

External Links:

• PONTS SUSPENDUS - Les ponts metalliques historiques belges

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Quincy - 1841

Notes:

• Unclear if it crossed an arm of the Loire (since filled), the Saint-Félix Canal, or both.
• 1846: Renovated.

External Links:

• Archives municipales de Nantes : Les ponts de l'Erdre et de la Loire
• Pont de la Rotonde — Wikipédia

Notes:

• See 1931 Verdun-sur-Garonne - Verdun-sur-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The relationship between the older and current bridges is unclear.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20086318

Notes:

• May have been replaced in 1929 by another suspension bridge that was destroyed in 1944 during WWII.
• 2023: Remnants of a former suspension bridge still exist below the current concrete arch bridge and are visible when the water level is low.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1842 (footbridge) - London, England, United Kingdom.

Notes:

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

Notes:

• Replaced by a Gisclard suspension bridge.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Bourret - 1842
• Structurae - Structure ID 20004944

Notes:

• Replaced by 1927 Briollay - Briollay, Maine-et-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont suspendu de Casseneuil - 1842

Notes:

• Next to 1834 Louis-Philippe (de la Reforme) - Île St-Louis, Paris, France.

Notes:

• BBR and BOB say the bridge was completed in 1841.

Notes:

• Connects to 1842 Les Rosiers-sur-Loire - Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Destroyed by flood, 1843.
• Replaced by 1856 Les Mées - Les Mées, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032355

Notes:

• Connects to 1842 Gennes - Gennes and Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, France.
• Replaced by 1932 Les Rosiers-sur-Loire - Les Rosiers-sur-Loire and Gennes, Maine-et-Loire, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by the famous bi-level Dom Luís I arch bridge. Towers of the suspension bridge are extant at the foot of the Dom Luís I bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008650

Notes:

• Replaced by 1933 Pertuiset - Pertuiset, Firminy vicinity, Loire, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20018398

Notes:

• Failed 1856, rebuilt 1858, destroyed 1940 (war), rebuilt 1942, destroyed 1944 (war), rebuilt 1946, restricted to pedestrians, 1983. Abandoned in the 1990s. Stood in a derelict state for several years.
• 2013: Work is completed to replace the derelict deck with a suspension footbridge that sits on the original piers but does not use the towers of the former suspension bridge. This new installation is tracked separately.
• Replaced by 2013 Himalayenne (Rochemaure, Himalayan) - Rochemaure, Ardèche, France.

External Links:

• Pont de Rochemaure — Wikipédia
• Structurae - Structure ID 20002995

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20017918

Notes:

• Deck failed, August 21, 1883, during a load test. Replacement built on the original piers.
• Replaced by 1884 Tonnay-Charente - Tonnay-Charente, Charente-Maritime, France.

External Links:

• Wikipedia - Pont suspendu de Tonnay-Charente
• Structurae - Structure ID 20000899

Notes:

• Submerged during a September 1890 flood. Dismantled soon after and replaced with a truss bridge.

External Links:

• payne.cz - Most ve Strakonicích
• Wikipedia - Řetězový most ve Strakonicích

Notes:

• Coordinates are for the present day (2022) Pont Édouard Daladier. The suspension bridge was on an alignment immediately adjacent to it.
• 1888-1890: Strengthened, and perhaps largely rebuilt, by Ferdinand Arnodin. This introduced the hybrid cable-stayed/suspension system commonly seen in images of the bridge.
• 1944, June: Heavily damaged by US bombardment. Eventually repaired and reopened.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20012658

Notes:

• Replaced by 1930 Capens - Capens, Haute-Garonne, France.

External Links:

• Carreterucas: Historia de las carreteras de Cantabria: El puente colgante de Carandía

Notes:

• Replaced by 1953 Guynemer - Elbeuf and Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, Seine-Maritime, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20006496

Notes:

• Structurae has the bridge completed in 1922 (with a 1941 reconstruction) and AAJ suggests the bridge was completed 1924-1927, but older images of the bridge show an older bridge consistent with the 1843 date. The later dates represent reconstructions. The current bridge has steel cables.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20013933

Notes:

• 1870: Cables cut during Franco-Prussian War. Later rebuilt, but unclear to what extent the original superstructure was reused.

External Links:

• Pont de Muides-sur-Loire — Wikipédia

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont d'Ondes sur la Garonne - 1843

Notes:

• Location now inundated behind the Sautet dam (Barrage du Sautet).

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont du Sautet près de Corps - 1843
• Structurae - Structure ID 20017971

External Links:

• Le Pont Suspendu de Seraing. Main page: Les ponts metalliques historiques belges.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20070583

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20086607

Notes:

• Replaced by 1923 Blagnac - Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Later at same location 1955 Buzet-sur-Tarn - Buzet-sur-Tarn, Haute-Garonne, France. Unclear if the 1955 bridge was a direct replacement.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004409

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008871

Notes:

• Bombed, 1944. Rebuilt, 1946. Was located at the site of the current Pont Georges Clemenceau
• Next to 1831 Masaryk (Masarik, Mazarik, de la Gare) - Lyon vicinity, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008348

External Links:

• Pont de Mol à Puybrun - 1844 - Art-et-Histoire

Notes:

• Replaced by a concrete arch, 1939.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20045960

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20016120

External Links:

• (PDF) Jules Seguin en España: prefabricación e innovación en los puentes colgantes de Fuentidueña, Arganda, Carandia y Zaragoza construidos por el empresario francés. Paper from the Proceedings of the Ninth National Congress and First Hispano-American International Congress on the History of Construction. See references.

Notes:

• Damaged or destroyed by flood, 1930.
• Replaced by 1938 Saula - Lafrançaise, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• At time of completion, Ottawa was still known as Bytown.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007336

Notes:

• This distinctly Dredge bridge is currently sitting atop modern concrete piers.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20074525

Notes:

• Removed at some point during or after 1939.
• Later at same location Auvillar - Auvillar and Espalais, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Unclear if the later bridge was a direct replacement for the older bridge.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20061552

Notes:

• Replaced by 1847 Auzon - Auzon, Haute-Loire, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Premier pont suspendu d'Auzon - 1845. Bridge is destroyed by flood, October 18, 1846.

Notes:

• Collapsed, September 12, 1988, under weight of truck that exceeded the posted weight limit.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1874 Canet - Canet and Le Pouget, Hérault, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Canet - 1845. Indicates deck was destroyed by fire, precipitating replacement.

Notes:

• Destroyed 1944.
• Near 1839 L'Hôtel Dieu - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Near 1846 Saint Clair (Louis Philippe, Vaïsse) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.
• Replaced by 1945 College (Collège) - Lyon, Métropole de Lyon, France.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003018

Notes:

• Near 1838 Marmande - Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France.

Notes:

• Replaced by 1932 Gué de Senac - Les Peintures and Chamadelle, Gironde, France.

External Links:

• Art-et-Histoire - Pont de Gué de Senac à Chamadelle - 1845
• Dans le rétro : le pont du Gué de Sénac sur la Dronne. Article about the suspension bridges at this location. Published March 8, 2022.

Notes:

• BEM mentions three different years of completion: 1826, 1862, and 1843, all of which are likely incorrect. The bridge was out of service by 1864 as the chain cables were reused for the Clifton Bridge at Bristol, England.
• See 1864 Clifton - Bristol, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20002315