Suspension Bridges 1700-1849 (1-100 of 264)
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This is a list of bridges 1 through 100 (of 264 total) in the suspension bridge inventory completed from 1700 through 1849. Please email (aspan@bridgemeister.com) with corrections, suggestions, submissions, and criticism. I frequently make updates and add images. Please allow time for the page and images to load. The inventory lists more than 2,300 suspension bridges (more than 1,000 of which are pictured). Click the small images to see a larger image. Wherever you see a blue dot you can click it to isolate the bridge on its own page. Check the inventory introduction page for more information about this list.

1734 (chain bridge)
Glorywitz, Prussia (Oder River)
Army of the Palatinate of Saxony

References
AAJ, BPL
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Notes
BPL says first Western use of metal in suspension structure.
1741 Winch (Wynch)
Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom (River Tees - Low Force)

References
, AAJ, BEM, BPL, HBE, PTS2
Use: Footbridge
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 70f
Notes
Varying histories of this catwalk-style bridge exist. One I read recently says it was built 1704, a cable snapped in 1802 killing three people, and it was then rebuilt in 1830 (the present bridge). Others attribute the bridge to 1741 and have the 1802 incident killing "one or two people".
Replaced by 1830 Wynch - Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom.
1784 Chain
Weilburg, Germany (Lahn River)

References
PTS2
Use: Pipeline
Status: Replaced, 1888
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 35m
Notes
Carried a water pipeline with eight iron chains.
1801 (chain bridge)
Iron Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA (Jacob's Creek)
Judge James Finley

References
, AAJ, ASB, BBR, BOB, BPL, CAB, DSE20000116, HBE, LAB, PTS2
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 70f
Deck width: 12.5f
Notes
In an email dated 1/16/2000, Don Sayenga provided information about the location of this bridge. Generally attributed to Uniontown (the seat of Fayette County, PA), Mr. Sayenga offers some clues about the bridge's true location. "[James Finley] stated that he built it near the home of his friend Meason which implies a connection for the iron as Meason was making iron. Meason's home has survived by the way, a beautiful place. Finley stated it was a combination contract with the cost split between two counties, and he stated it was built over Jacob's Creek which is the county boundary. He also makes it clear it was on the road to Greensburg. The only place the old road crossed Jacob's Creek is just south of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania. On the geodetic survey maps this spot is marked "Iron Bridge" but there is no town there. The last time I was there I saw a sign that said "Iron Bridge" on an automobile scrap yard. I found absolutely no trace of the bridge, but it was not very big, so there was no need for a huge abutment."
First suspension bridge with a rigid level deck.
1807 Chain
Georgetown, District of Columbia and Virginia, USA (Potomac River)
John Templeman

References
, AAJ, BBR, BCW, CAB, DSE20000118, HBE, PTS2
Location: N 38.92959 W 77.11627
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular
Status: Destroyed, 1812
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 128.5f
Notes
BCW gives completion date of 1810 and says bridge was destroyed by flood two years later.
Coordinates given are for the current crossing (VA SR123, still known locally as "Chain Bridge Road") which is on (or very close) to the alignment of Chain Bridge. Chain Bridge was the third bridge at this site. The current structure is the eighth and was completed in 1940.
1807 Wills Creek
Cumberland, Maryland, USA (Wills Creek)
John Templeman

References
AAJ, BCW, CAB, DSE20000203, HBE
Status: Destroyed, 1810
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 139f
Notes
Destroyed by flood, 1810.
Later at same location 1820 Wills Creek - Cumberland, Maryland, USA.
1809 (chain bridge)
Brownsville vicinity, Pennsylvania, USA

References
AAJ, CAB, DSE20000203, HBE
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1809 (chain bridge)
Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA (Dunlap's Creek)
John Templeman

References
, AAJ, BCW, CAB, DSE20000118, DSE20000203, HBE
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Notes
From Dunlap's Creek Bridge: "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."
1809 (chain bridge)
Wilmington, Delaware, USA (Brandywine Creek)

References
AAJ, BCW, CAB, DSE20000203, HBE
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 145f
Deck width: 30f
1809 Schuylkill Falls
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Schuylkill River)
John Templeman

References
, AAJ, BBR, BPL, CAB, DSE20000118, HBE, PTS2
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 153f
Deck width: 18f
Notes
Failed 1811, 1816. HBE notes the 1811 was due to weight of cattle. The 1816 failure was due to weight of ice and snow.
1810 (chain bridge)
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA (Kentucky River)

References
, AAJ, CAB
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 167f
1810 (chain bridge)
Paulings Ford, Pennsylvania, USA (Schuylkill River)

References
, CAB
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1810 (chain bridge)
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA (Schuykill River)
Ulrich Kissinger

References
, CAB
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1810 (chain bridge)
Wrightstown, Pennsylvania, USA (Neshaminy River)
John Parker

References
, AAJ, CAB, DSE20000403
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main spans: 2 x 100f
1810 Chain (Essex-Merrimack)
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA (Merrimack River - Deer Island)
John Templeman



References
, AAJ, BBR, CAB, GBD, HBE, POPE, PTS2, RDH
Location: N 42.833167 W 70.90645
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (two-lane light)
Status: Replaced
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 243f
Deck width: 30f (2 roadways of 15f)
Notes
John Templeman built several bridges (like this one) using James Finley's design.
Repaired in 1827 after 5 of 10 chains snapped under weight of a team of oxen.
The complete description from Thomas Pope's 1811 Treatise (POPE):

"The chain Bridge lately thrown over the Merrimack, three miles above Newburyport, in the state of Massachusetts, is now in constant use. This Bridge consists of a single arc, two hundred and forty-four feet span. The abutments are of stone, forty-seven feet long, and thirty-seven high; the uprights, or framed work, which stand on the abutments, are thirty-five feet high, over which are suspended ten distinct chains, the ends of which on both sides of the river are buried deep in pits and secured by large stones: each chain is five hundred and sixteen feet long; and, where they pass over the uprights, they are treble, and made in short links, which is said to be more secure than saddles made of plates of iron. The four middle joists rest on the chains; all the rest are suspended to the main chains to equalize the floor. This Bridge has two passage-ways of fifteen feet in width each, and the floor is so solid as to admit of horses, carriages, etc. to travel at any speed, with very little perceptible motion of the floors. The railing is stout and strong, which adds much firmness to the floor. There are three chains in each range on each side, and four in the middle range: they are calculated to support nearly five hundred tons. From the surface of the water to the middle of the floor is forty feet; and from the top of the abutments to the top of the uprights is thirty-five feet high, making seventy-two feet. The magnitude and power of the abutments, the width and length of the floors, the elevation of the work, the evident powers of the chains, etc. all conspire to make it a wonderful work. Every expense attending it did not amount to twenty-five thousand dollars. The abutment being of stone, the uprights covered, and the chains painted to prevent rust, leaves nothing but the flooring to decay. This Bridge was constructed by John Templeman, Esq. of the district of Columbia, whose talents for the productions of such work, and the various improvements suggested and used by him, have been highly beneficial, and do him great credit."

Gregory W. Buff sent a transcription of an article describing the 1827 failure. The article was in the Saturday, February 24, 1827 issue (Volume IV, Number 31) of the Canadian Spectator (Montreal, Quebec) newspaper:

"Newburyport, Feb 9. Disastrious [sic] Accident. - On Tuesday morning last, the Essex Merrimack Bridge gave way in the centre, from the parting of the chains that support it. On the Bridge, at the moment, was a loaded team, drawn by six oxen and two horses, driven by two men, Messrs. Garlton [sic] and Jackman, all of whom were precipitated, forty feet, into the river beneath. The teamsters preserved themselves by means of swimming, and the support of fragments of the bridge; the team were all of them except one of the horses, swept beneath the ice a few rods below, and drowned. Five of the ten chains which supported the Bridge, were snapped in different places, and now remain upholding the broken and shattered timber altogether as sad a wreck as we ever witnessed. At the moment of the crash, the light evolved from the friction of the chains resembled the the vivid streaming of a meteor. Various excuses are assigned for the accident, and none, with more probability, than the united effect of the incumbent pressure of the immense body of snow lying upon the bridge, and the frost which had contracted the particles of iron. These produced a tenseness in the chains, which was incapable of resisting the additional pressure of the loaded team, and the whole gave way. The estimated expense of repairing the breach is about 4000 dollars; and the Directors, as we understand, plan to set about it immediately. It will be built up as before. To those who have been losers by this accident the corporation intend to make generous inumeration. The traveling will be uninterrupted, as the solidity of the ice above the bridge forms a safe passage way - and for the conveyance of carriages and heavy baggage the proprietors have promptly provided suitable boats. If any aversion to chain bridges has been produced by this accident, we should be sorry, for ourselves we feel yet unshaken faith in their superior security. The misfortune in this case was no doubt owing to the causes above stated, and not to any defect in the construction of the bridge. Probably hundreds of individuals, including each sex and all ages, have visited the ruins of the bridge. They present a sad and melancholy appearance - crushed and broken timbers suspended by the massy chains, which hang lazily from the pyramidical abutments, while the beholder instinctly shrinks back in terror at the reflection of the situation of the two human beings who were precipitated into the abyss beneath. The preservation of these two men is almost miraculous. Although hurled down 40 feet amid crashing and falling timber, entangled with their cattle, they fell without recieving the least injury, and attained the shore, after being for nearly half an hour, immerse in water chilled to the freezing point. Mr. Jackman is far advanced in years - and suffered somewhat from the exposure to the cold. Mr. Carlton [sic], escaped unhurt. The Chain Bridge has been built for about fifteen years, the span is 220 feet. We believe this was the second or third Chain Bridge built in the United States; and this is probably the first that has met with a similar accident. We understand the proprieters of the Rooks Bridge intend to rebuild theirs as a Chain Bridge."

Replaced by 1909 Chain - Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. The 1909 structure was almost entirely new (except for portions of the piers and abutments).
1811 (chain bridge)
Juniata Crossing, Pennsylvania, USA (Juniata River)

References
, CAB, DSE20000403
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1811 (chain bridge)
Kentucky, USA

References
CAB
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1811 (chain bridge)
Kentucky, USA

References
CAB
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1811 Third Street
Easton, Pennsylvania, USA (Lehigh River)
Jacob Blumer (?)

References
, CAB, DSE20000203
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1814 Hamilton Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA (Lehigh River)
Jacob Blumer

References
AAJ, CAB, DSE20000203, PTS2
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 4
Main spans: 2
Side spans: 2
1816 (footbridge)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Schuylkill River)
Josiah White, Erskine Hazard

References
AAJ, BOB, BPL, GHD, HBE, LAB, PTS2
Use: Footbridge
Status: Removed
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Main span: 393.75f
Notes
Narrow footbridge. First wire bridge in North America. HBE notes "first wire suspension bridge in any country."
Often described as having collapsed under the weight of ice and snow, Don Sayenga notes that no contemporary sources confirm this demise. Since the nearby chain bridge did fail under weight of ice and snow, he believes this fate has been misattributed to the White and Hazard footbridge. Don believes the bridge was just dismantled at some point after June, 1816.
Al Zagofsky also wrote to explain there was no evidence of this bridge collapsing under weigh of ice and snow. Al writes: "According to an original source Captain Joshua Rowley Watson, who inspected the bridge on June 15, 1816: '...There was a bridge, but which by the weight of ice and snow, has been carried away.' This refers to the previous bridge that the cable bridge was temporarily replacing. I did not see any cause for failure of the wire rope bridge. My guess is that it was removed when the regular bridge was repaired. The same article shows a sketch that he made, showing the main span to be 407 feet. I am looking at the Canal History and Technology Proceedings Vol 5, March 22, 1986."
1816 Galashiels
Galashiels, Scotland, United Kingdom (Gala Water)
Richard Lees

References
AAJ, BSI, HBE, PTS2
Use: Footbridge
Status: Destroyed, 1839
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 111f
Deck width: 3f
Notes
BSI: Originally erected in the form of a traditional suspension bridge, but soon reinforced with wire stays from much larger towers to reduce unwanted motion. Destroyed by flood, 1839.
1818 Dryburgh Abbey
Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Tweed)



References
, AAJ, BEM, MOS
Use: Footbridge
Status: Collapsed, 1838
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 260f
Deck width: 4.5f
Notes
This 1818 bridge was a replacement for the 1817 Dryburgh Abbey suspension bridge which appears to have been primarily a cable-stayed structure and is not included in the inventory. The 1817 bridge failed due to wind in early 1818.
Later at same location 1872 Dryburgh Abbey - Dryburgh and St. Boswells, Scotland, United Kingdom. Structurae shows both the 1818 and 1872 bridges.
1820 Union
Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Tweed)
Sir Samuel Brown



References
, AAJ, BBR, BC3, BEM, BOB, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2, SBR
Location: N 55.75256 W 2.10677
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use (last checked, 2009)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 449f
Deck width: 18f
Notes
Closed March, 2007 after a hanger snapped in high winds. Repaired and reopened August, 2007,
Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1826 Menai Strait - Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom.
1820 Wills Creek
Cumberland, Maryland, USA (Wills Creek)
Valentine Shockey

References
CAB
Status: Destroyed, 1838
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 151.5f
Notes
Destroyed 1838 when one abutment collapsed.
At former location of 1807 Wills Creek - Cumberland, Maryland, USA.
1821 Trinity Pier (Newhaven Pier)
Trinity, Edinburgh vicinity, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Forth)
Sir Samuel Brown

References
, AAJ, MOS, SBR
Use: Footbridge
Status: Destroyed, 1898
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main spans: 3 x 209f
Deck width: 4f
Notes
SBR: Chain pier extending into 700 feet into the Forth, with three main spans each of 209 feet. Wrecked by storm, 1898.
1822 (footbridge)
Annonay, France (Cance River)
Marc Seguin, Camille Seguin, Jules Seguin, Paul Seguin, Charles Seguin

References
, AAJ, BBR, GHD, LAB, TTSB
Use: Footbridge
Status: Removed
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 18m
Notes
Test structure, but recognized as first wire bridge in France.
1823 (suspension bridge)
Réunion (Sainte-Suzanne River)
Marc Brunel



References
AAJ, ASB, CAB
Use: Vehicular (two-lane)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 131.75f
Notes
Réunion was known as "Isle of Bourbon" at this time.
Built as part of same project as 1823 (suspension bridge) - Réunion.
1823 (suspension bridge)
Réunion (Mat River)
Marc Brunel

References
AAJ, ASB, CAB, MOS
Use: Vehicular (two-lane)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 131.75f
Notes
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.
1823 Brighton Pier
Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Sir Samuel Brown



References
, AAJ, BEM, BOB, HBE, MOS, SBR
Use: Footbridge
Status: Destroyed, 1896
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 4
Main spans: 4 x 255f
Notes
SBR: Severely damaged 1833, 1836. Destroyed by storm 1896.
1823 Saint Antoine
Geneva, Switzerland
Guillame Henri Dufour, Marc Seguin, Marc-Auguste Pictet

References
, AAJ, GHD, HBE, LAB, MOS, PTS2
Status: Removed, c.1864
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 40m
Deck width: 7.5f
1824 Biery's
Biery's Port (Catasauqua), Pennsylvania, USA (Lehigh River)
Jacob Blumer, George Deily (?)

References
CAB, DSE20000203
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1824 Galaure
Saint-Vallier, France (Galaure River)
Seguin Brothers

References
, GHD, MOS
Status: Collapsed, 1844
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 30m
Notes
GHD: Built as an experimental bridge in preparation for the Tain-Tournon Bridge. Collapsed 1844.
Sometimes "Galore".
See 1825 Tain-Tournon - Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain, France.
1824 Kettensteg (Chain)
Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany (Pegnitz River)
Konrad Georg Kuppler



References
, PTS2
Location: N 49.45468 E 11.07076
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Footbridge
Status: In use (last checked, 2006)
Main cables: Eyebar (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 27.9m, 29.6m
Notes
Now aided by intermediate piers. Eckhard Bernstorff notes: "Oldest suspension bridge in Germany, but since 1930 supported by two intermediate piers at each span."
1824 Lehigh Gap (Palmerton)
Lehigh Gap, Pennsylvania, USA (Lehigh River)
Jacob Blumer

References
, AAJ, CAB, DSE20000203, WHSB
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1933
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Notes
Finley patent bridge.
1824 Pochtamptsky (Pochamsky, Post Office, Pochtamtskiy)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Wilhelm von Traitteur

References
, WIT
Use: Footbridge
Status: In use (last checked, 2008)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
1824 Wissekerke
Bazel, Belgium (Wissekerke Castle)
J.B. Vifquain



References

Location: N 51.145383 E 4.302667
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Status: Closed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
1825 Pâquis
Geneva, Switzerland
Guillame Henri Dufour

References
AAJ, GHD
Status: Demolished, early 1850's
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 41m
1825 Tain-Tournon
Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain, France (Rhône River)
Marc Seguin

References
, AAJ, ASB, BBR, BPF, GHD, LAB, MOS, PTS2, TTSB
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed, 1965
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 278.88f
Deck width: 13.75f
Notes
Often credited as being the first large wire suspension bridge in France (and elsewhere). Rebuilt 1847 as a footbridge. Removed 1965.
Near 1849 Marc Seguin - Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain-L'Hermitage, France.
Near 1958 Gustave Toursier - Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain-L'Hermitage, France.
1826 Bankovsky (Bank)
St. Petersburg, Russia (Griboedov Canal)
Wilhelm von Traitteur

References
, WIT
Use: Footbridge
Status: In use
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Deck width: 1.85m
Notes
Cable ends"swallowed" by four cast-iron decorative griffins.
1826 Broughton
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom (River Irwell)

References
AAJ, BOB, HBE, MOS, SBR
Use: Vehicular
Status: Collapsed, 1831
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 145.5f
Deck width: 18.25f
Notes
BOB, SBR: Collapsed under weight of marching troops April 12, 1831.
1826 Conwy (Conway)
Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom (River Conwy)
Thomas Telford



References
, AAJ, BBR, BC3, BCO, BEM, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2
Use: Vehicular
Status: In use, but restricted to foot traffic (last checked, 2008)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 327f
Notes
Reinforced, 1904. Major refurbishment completed February 2008.
Next to 1904 (footbridge) - Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom.
1826 Egyptian
St. Petersburg, Russia (Fontanka River)

References
PTS2
Status: Collapsed, 1905
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1826 Gattonside (Melrose)
Melrose, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Tweed)
Redpath and Brown



References
, BC2, BSI, NTB
Use: Footbridge
Status: In use (last checked, 2009)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 300f
Side spans: 2
Deck width: 4f 4in.
Notes
Steel cables added, 1992.
1826 Invalides
Paris, France (Seine River)
Claude Navier

References
, AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Use: Vehicular
Status: Demolished, 1826
Main span: 557.5f
Notes
Failed when almost complete in 1826. MOS: "On the 6th of September, a water-pipe, which was laid in the ground on the side of the Champs Elysées, and came near the abutments on that side of the river, burst, and, softening the ground about the abutment, it gave way under the strain produced by the weight of the bridge."
Replaced by 1829 Invalides (l'Allee-d'Antin) - Paris, France.
1826 Jarnac
Jarnac, France (Charente River)
J. P. Quénot

References
MOS
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 70m
Deck width: 7.75m
1826 Lviny (Lions)
St. Petersburg, Russia (Griboedov Canal)
Wilhem von Traitteur

References
, WIT
Use: Footbridge
Status: In use (last checked, 2008)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 22.4m
Deck width: 2.26m
Notes
Cable ends "swallowed" by four cast-iron decorative lions at each end.
1826 Menai Strait
Menai Bridge and Bangor vicinity, Wales, United Kingdom (Menai Strait)
Thomas Telford



References
, AAJ, BBR, BC3, BCO, BDU, BEM, BOU, HBE, MOS, NTB, PTS2
Location: N 53.221367 W 4.1646
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (two-lane, with walkway)
Status: In use (last checked, 2006)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 579f
Notes
Restored, 1839. Largely rebuilt, 1939.
Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1820 Union - Horncliffe, Berwick-upon-Tweed vicinity, England and Fishwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1834 Zaehringen - Fribourg, Switzerland.
1826 Warden (Hexham, West Boat)
Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (South Tyne River)
Sir Samuel Brown

References
SBR
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1903
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Notes
SBR: Replaced, 1903.
1826 Welney
Welney, England, United Kingdom (Hundred Foot River)
Sir Samuel Brown

References
SBR
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, c. 1926
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Notes
Likely replaced 1926. SBR: Replaced "1926 or 1927". Design by Brown.
1827 (chain bridge)
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA (Merrimack River)
Thomas Haven



References
, AAJ, BPL, HBE, PTS2
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 5
Main spans: 3
Side spans: 2
Notes
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.
1827 (footbridge)
Denholm, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Teviot)



Use: Footbridge
Status: Only towers remain, 1875 (last checked, 2009)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
1827 Andance
Andance and Andancette, France (Rhône River)
Marc Seguin



References
, ASB
Location: N 45.242194 E 4.801638
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
Notes
Destroyed August 30, 1944. Rebuilt 1946.
1827 Hammersmith
London, England, United Kingdom (River Thames)
William Tierney Clark



References
, AAJ, BEM, BTH, HBE, MOS, NTB, ONF, PTS2
Use: Vehicular (with walkway)
Status: Replaced
Main cables: Chain
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 400f
Side spans: 2 x 147f
Notes
Replaced by 1887 Hammersmith - London, England, United Kingdom.
1827 L'île Barbe
Lyon vicinity, France (Saône River)
Favier



References
, AAJ, PQL, PTS2
Location: N 45.796883 E 4.83055
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 334.66f
Notes
Originally built with iron chains. Later replaced with iron wire.
Near 1831 Masaryk (Masarik, Mazarik, de la Gare) - Lyon vicinity, France.
1827 Malapane (Malapana)
Ozimek, Lower Silesia, Poland (Mala Panew "Malapane" River)



References
AAJ
Use: Vehicular
Status: In use (last checked, 2002)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Notes
The country containing this bridge has changed several times. It is currently located in Poland where the river is known as "Mala Panew". AAJ records this bridge as serving the "Malapana mill" across the "Malapane River". "Malapane" is the German name for the Mala Panew River.
1828 Arcole (de la Grève)
Paris, France (Seine River)
Seguin Brothers

References
, AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Status: Replaced, 1854
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 133.86f
Deck width: 11.48f
1828 Auvers
Auvers-sur-Oise and Méry-sur-Oise, France (Oise River)

References

Status: Failed, 1887
Notes
Destroyed 1870. Rebuilt 1873.
1828 Doux
St Jean de Muzols, France (Doux River)

References

Status: Removed, 1857
1828 Sablons
Sablons and Serrières, France (Rhône River)
Marc Seguin

References
, AAJ, ASB
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1933
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Main spans: 2 x 331.38f
Deck width: 13.12f
Notes
Replaced by 1933 Sablons - Sablons and Serrières, France.
1828 Sassenage
Sassenage and Grenoble, France (Drac River)



Status: Replaced, 1938
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
1829 (suspension bridge)
Middleham, England, United Kingdom (River Ure)
Edward Welch, Joseph Hansom

References
NTB
Use: Vehicular
Status: Collapsed
Notes
Said to have collapsed under weight of cattle. Appears to have still been standing in 1868. After the collapse it was replaced with an arch bridge.
1829 Argentat
Argentat, France (Dordogne River)
L. T. Vicat

References
AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Use: Vehicular (with walkway)
Status: Replaced, 1903
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 328f
1829 Bamberg
Bamberg, Germany (Regnitz River)

References
AAJ, PTS2
Status: Replaced, c. 1880-1890's
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 64.26m
1829 Beaucaire
Beaucaire and Tarascon, France (Rhône River)
Jules Seguin, Joseph Chaley



References
, AAJ, ASB, GHD, PTS2
Status: Removed
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 4
Main spans: 2 x 393.72f
Side spans: 2 x 307.1f
Notes
Flooring failed, 1887.
1829 Invalides (l'Allee-d'Antin)
Paris, France (Seine River)
Marie Fortuné de Vergès, Ferdinand Bayard de la Vingtrie

References
, AAJ, MOS, PTS2
Use: Vehicular (with walkway)
Status: Replaced, 1855
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 236.5f
Deck width: 25.6f
Notes
Replaced 1826 Invalides - Paris, France.
1829 Montrose
Montrose, Scotland, United Kingdom (South Esk River)
Sir Samuel Brown



References
AAJ, BEM, BOB, HBE, PTS2, SBR
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1931
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Notes
SBR: March 19, 1830, with a "crowd of people, estimated at 700, ... watching a boat race," a chain broke "plunging most of the people into the river." Repaired. Wrecked by storm 1838. Repaired.
1829 Palais de Justice
Lyon, France (Saône River)
Seguin Brothers



References
, PQL
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1972
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Notes
Damaged by flood, 1840. Rebuilt. Bombed, 1944. Repaired, 1945. Location now occupied by a cable-stayed suspension footbridge, completed 1986.
1829 Vienne
Vienne, Isère and Sainte-Colombe, France (Rhône River)
Marc Seguin



References
, ASB
Location: N 45.524867 E 4.87035
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use, but restricted to foot traffic (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
Notes
Damaged by flood in 1840. Rebuilt.
1830 (suspension bridge)
Nassau, Germany (Lahn River)
Lossen and Wolf

References
, AAJ
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1926
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 245.56f
Side spans: 2 x 38.88f
Notes
Replaced by 1926 Nassau - Nassau, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
1830 Bath
Bath, England, United Kingdom (River Avon)
T. Shaw

References
AAJ, MOS, SBR
Use: Footbridge
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Main span: 118f
1830 Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Bourg-Saint-Andéol, France (Rhône River)



References

Use: Vehicular
Status: Destroyed, 1944
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Notes
Similar to Saint-Vallier - Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France.
1830 Feurs
Feurs, France (Loire River)
Jules Seguin

References
GHD
Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1926
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
1830 Fourques
Fourques and Arles, France (Petit Rhône River)
Seguin Brothers



References
, BPF
Location: N 43.688722 E 4.613472
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
1830 Parentignat (Orbeil)
Parentignat and Issoire, France (Allier River)

References
, AAJ, BPF
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: Closed (last checked, 2006)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 98.4m
Notes
Bypassed, 1973.
1830 Remoulins
Remoulins, France (Gardon River)
Marc Seguin



References
, BPF
Location: N 43.936944 E 4.557333
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular
Status: Only towers remain, 1938 (last checked, 2002)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 120m
Notes
Demolished, 1938. Only towers remain.
1830 Stockton Railway
Stockton on Tees, England, United Kingdom (River Tees)
Sir Samuel Brown

References
AAJ, BEM, HBE, SBR
Use: Rail
Status: Replaced, 1842
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 281f
Notes
First railway suspension bridge.
1830 Valence aux Granges
Valence, Drôme, France (Rhône River)
Marc Seguin



References
, ASB, PTS2
Use: Vehicular
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 110m
Deck width: 7m
Notes
Two side spans meeting at a single midstream tower.
1830 Wynch
Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom (River Tees)



References

Use: Footbridge
Status: In use (last checked, 2008)
Main cables: Eyebar (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Notes
Steel cables added, 2000.
Replaced 1741 Winch (Wynch) - Middleton-in-Teesdale, England, United Kingdom.
1831 Andrézieux
Andrézieux and France (Loire River)
Seguin Brothers



Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1910
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Notes
Badly damaged 1907 (by flood I believe), replaced 1910.
Near 1833 Saint-Just-sur-Loire - Saint-Just-sur-Loire and Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert, France.
1831 Beauregard
Beauregard, Ain, France (Saône River)



References

Location: N 46.002033 E 4.749783
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
1831 Belleville (Belleville-sur-Saône)
Belleville, France (Saône River)



Use: Vehicular
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
1831 Bry-sur-Marne
Bry-sur-Marne, France (Marne River)
Jules Seguin

References
AAJ, PTS2
Use: Vehicular
Status: Destroyed, c.1870
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 249.43f
1831 Condrieu
Condrieu and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, France (Rhône River)

Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
Notes
Appears to have been replaced with another suspension bridge of similar proportions.
Single midstream tower.
Replaced by Condrieu - Condrieu and Les Roches-de-Condrieu, France.
1831 Decize
Decize, France (Loire River)



Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1904
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
1831 Findhorn
Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Findhorn)
Sir Samuel Brown



References
AAJ, MOS, SBR
Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Notes
Was still standing in 1938 when it was bypassed.
1831 La Feuillée
Lyon, France (Saône River)

References
, PQL
Use: Vehicular (with walkway)
Status: Demolished, 1910
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: ~67m
Deck width: 7m
Notes
Damaged by flood 1840, repaired 1841.
Near 1832 Saint-Vincent - Lyon, France.
1831 Langon
Langon, Aquitaine, France (Garonne River)



References
PTS2
Main cables: Wire (iron)
1831 Masaryk (Masarik, Mazarik, de la Gare)
Lyon vicinity, France (Saône River)



References
, PQL
Location: N 45.778267 E 4.809017
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane, with walkway)
Status: In use (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2 x 85.2m
Deck width: 6.5m
Notes
Bombed, 1944. Reopened 1945, but not fully restored until 1946.
I have seen many spellings for the name of this bridge. The sign posted at the bridge uses the "Masaryk" spelling.
Near 1827 L'île Barbe - Lyon vicinity, France.
Next to 1844 Mouton - Lyon, France.
1831 Mirabeau
Mirabeau, France (Durance River)
Jean-François-Theophilus Sauzet



References
, AAJ, BPF
Location: N 43.68945 E 5.668267
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular
Status: Only towers remain (last checked, 2005)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 150m
Deck width: 5.5m
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, France. Unsure if this was an immediate replacement.
1831 Scotswood (Chine)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom (River Tyne)
John Green

References
, AAJ, BRB, NTB
Use: Vehicular (two-lane, with walkway)
Status: Demolished, 1967
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 368f
Side spans: 2 x 131f
Deck width: 16f 10in roadway, 3ft 3in footway
Notes
"Chine" is the Geordie spelling/pronounciation of "Chain", according to The New Geordie Dictionary detailing "the dialect spoken on Tyneside".
Widened (19ft 6in roadway, two 6ft walkways), iron chains replaced with steel cables 1931. Bypassed, 1967. Since demolished.
1831 Wellington (Craiglug)
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (River Dee)
Sir Samuel Brown



References
, SBR
Location: N 57.13559 W 2.09560
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (one-lane)
Status: In use, but restricted to foot traffic (last checked, 2009)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Notes
Reconstructed, 1930. Closed to vehicular traffic, 1984. Closed to all traffic 2002. Underwent extensive refurbishment, 2008.
1831 Whorlton
Whorlton, England, United Kingdom (River Tees)
John Green, Benjamin Green



References

Use: Vehicular
Status: In use (last checked, 2008)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: ~53m
Notes
Refurbished late 2003, early 2004.
1832 Bercy
Paris, France (Seine River)
Marie Fortuné de Vergès

References
, AAJ
Use: Vehicular (with walkway)
Status: Replaced, 1860's
Main cables: Eyebar (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 144.36f
Side spans: 2 x 147.64f
Deck width: 26.25f
1832 Ferdinandeo
Minturno vicinity, Italy (Garigliano River)
Luigi Giura

Use: Vehicular
Status: In use (last checked, 2005)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Main span: 80.4m
Notes
Destroyed, 1943. Reconstructed, 1998.
1832 L'Ile-Bouchard
L'Ile-Bouchard and Saint-Gilles, France (Vienne River)

References
AAJ
Use: Vehicular (one-lane, with walkway)
Status: Destroyed, 1944
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 262.48f, 278.89f
Deck width: 13.12f
Notes
AAJ describes this as two bridges separated by the island: one between Saint-Gilles and the island and one between the island and Saint-Maurice.
1832 La Roche-Posay (La Roche-Posay-les-Bains)
La Roche-Posay, France (Creuse River)



Use: Vehicular
Status: Replaced, 1937
Main cables: Wire (iron)
Suspended spans: 1
Notes
Near Yzeures-sur-Creuse - Yzeures-sur-Creuse, France.
1832 Les Vans
Les Vans, France (Chassezac River)

Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Suspended spans: 1
1832 Marlow
Marlow, England, United Kingdom (River Thames)
William Tierney Clark

References
, AAJ, BEM, BRB, BTH, MOS, NTB
Location: N 51.56735 W 0.773567
Maps: MapQuest, Acme
Use: Vehicular (with walkway)
Status: In use (last checked, 2007)
Main cables: Chain (iron)
Suspended spans: 3
Main span: 1
Side spans: 2
Deck width: 30f
1832 Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône, France (Saône River)

Use: Vehicular
Status: Removed
Suspended spans: 2
Main spans: 2
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