Riegelsville Suspension Bridge
This is an image set within the Bridgemeister collection.
| Bridge: | Riegelsville Suspension Bridge |
| Location: | Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and Riegelsville, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River |
| Coordinates and Maps: | See related inventory record(s). |
| Image Set Contributor: | David Denenberg |
| Date of Images: | June 7, 2003 |
| Related Suspension Bridge Inventory: | 1904 Riegelsville - Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and Riegelsville, New Jersey, USA |
| Related Image Lists: | All from David Denenberg All in Pennsylvania All in New Jersey All in USA All Vehicular Suspension Bridges |
| Credit: | All photos by David Denenberg, please do not reuse without permission. |
The Riegelsville bridge is one of the few (if not the only) remaining American multi-span highway suspension bridges with continuous cables. The Roebling Aqueduct serves as a multi-span highway suspension bridge but was originally built as an aqueduct. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has two large back-to-back suspension bridges, but the cables are not continuous between the spans.
This visit was a washout. Mrs. Bridgemeister did a good job of holding an umbrella over me and my camera. You can't tell from these photos how hard it was actually raining. I had better weather for my next visit.
