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• Test structure, but recognized as first wire bridge in France.
• See 1865 Moulin - Vernosc-lès-Annonay, Ardèche, France.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20002008

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• 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."

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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• 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.
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• 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.

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

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20074525

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• Footbridge with large stone towers. Near Tarset Burn.
• Several sources suggest this bridge was completed in 1862.
• Similar to 1878 Sedgwick (Low Park Woods, New Sedgwick) - Sedgwick and Sizergh, England, United Kingdom.

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• Bridges on the Tyne. "Built to connect with Thorneyburn station on the Border Counties Railway."

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• Destroyed by flood, 1913.

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• Ground broken on replacement, October 6, 2004.
• Later at same location 2005 (footbridge) - Rockford, Illinois, USA.
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• Offord | Harper Bridges

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• Rebuilt 1985.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20010890

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• HARPER: Likely located at Pelham Street, just east of the present-day (2020) Lincoln train station.

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• Nancy Fraser writes: "The pedestrian suspension bridge [was] located at Island Garden Amusement Park in Lewiston, Maine. It started at the water gate house that you can see and led to an island over the water falls where they had entertainment. It was in existence in Lewiston from 1891 to 1903. It was later sold to Amos Gerald of Fairfield, Maine to be used for the trolley line leading to Casco Castle and Amusement Park in South Freeport, Maine."
• Moved to (footbridge) - South Freeport, Maine, USA.

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• Jackson, Stephen T. "If the River Could Talk: Bridges at 27 sites." The Herald Bulletin., 3 July 2016, www.heraldbulletin.com/community/if-the-river-could-talk-bridges-at-27-sites/article_0141fb64-6416-526d-baa4-752e97f65b95.html
  

  "Opened March 7, 1892, in what would today be the shadow of the Eisenhower Bridge, was a suspension bridge built to carry pedestrian traffic from Anderson to Park Place. Twin support towers at each end of the bridge held the suspension span in between… The fun lasted until a flood brought it down March 27, 1921."

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• Bridgehunter.com | Anderson Pedestrian bridge

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• Replaced, but elements of the suspension bridge were retained in the new structure which is now (2020) boarded up.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.

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• Coordinates are for likely location of this bridge, since replaced.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.

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• Coordinates are for likely location of this bridge, since replaced.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.
• Built as part of same project as 1894 (footbridge) - Grimsby, England, United Kingdom.

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• Destroyed by flood, 1936.
• Replaced by (footbridge) - Addingham, England, United Kingdom.
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• Near 1898 (footbridge) - Pontiac, Illinois, USA.

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• Near 1898 (footbridge) - Pontiac, Illinois, USA.

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• Bridge over Mandakini near Bhiri a risk to lives - The Tribune India. Residents of Bhiri town in Rudprayag district are irked over the dilapidated condition of a footbridge over the Mandakini, which is on the verge of collapse. "The British constructed the bridge in1889 on the old Kedaranth trek route, near Bhiri, in Rudraprayag district."

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• Destroyed during the Great New England Hurricane, 1938.
• Replaced by 1939 Curran - Littleton, New Hampshire, USA.
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• This entry refers to the steel suspension footbridge nestled between Telford's suspension bridge and Stephenson's rail bridge. Click the photo to get a better view of this bridge. According to Susan Ellis, Senior Archivist of the Conwy County Borough Council, the bridge was built on the recommendation of John J. Webster who was hired to inspect Telford's suspension bridge in 1902 "following fears about the safety of its condition. He reported back making various recommendation for strengthening the bridge, including that a separate footbridge be constructed."
• This footbridge was in existence until at least 1957.
• Next to 1826 Conwy (Conway) - Conwy, Wales, United Kingdom.
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• "Conway Suspension Bridge." The Engineer, 20 May 1904.
  

  This detailed account of the 1904 reinforcement of Telford's adjacent bridge does not mention the existence of, or building of, an additional footbridge. It does describe adding a cantilevered walkway to one side of Telford's bridge. This walkway was, indeed, built, and can be seen in the linked image on the left side of the older bridge. Thus, it is not entirely clear whether this bridge was actually constructed in 1904 and the work of Alfred Thorne (who was very much associated with the Telford bridge reinforcement project)

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20085074

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• Destroyed by flood, January 19, 1996.
• Replaced by 1996 (footbridge) - Hooversville, Pennsylvania, USA.
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• Restored, 1977 and 1995.

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• See 1888 Oregon City - Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon, USA. The 1921 structure appears to have been a temporary, but large, footbridge constructed during the construction of the replacement of the older Oregon City suspension bridge.

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• Bridgehunter.com | Oregon City Temporary Pedestrian Bridge

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• Closed 2013 for major refurbishment including a new deck. Reopened March. 2014.
• April 2015: Two main cables snap, causing a partial collapse of the bridge deck. Repaired and reopened August 5, 2016. Failure speculated to have been caused by the weight of the new deck installed 2013-2014.

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• Coordinates are for likely alignment of this former bridge, with at least one pier remaining (as of 2020).

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• Replaced by a cable-stayed bridge April, 2004.

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• Likely completed in 1933 or soon after. The bridge was built to provide access to a school built in 1933.
• Based on historic aerial images, removed at some point in time frame 1968-2004.

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• Near 1933 (footbridge) - Palatka, Florida, USA. There are two nearby footbridges in this park. It is not clear if both were constructed in 1933.

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• Near 1933 (footbridge) - Palatka, Florida, USA. There are two nearby footbridges in this park. It is not clear if both were constructed in 1933.

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• CE193408: "A bridge 276 ft long, consisting of a 200-ft suspension span and two equal shore spans, connects the [gate control] tower with the shore. The suspended span is supported by two prestressed cable strands and by arc-welded structural steel stiffening trusses." Article includes photo of the bridge and tower.
• Access bridge for the Bouquet Reservoir gate control tower. Likely completed 1933 or 1934.

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• Refurbished, 2001.

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• There is at least one other suspension footbridge in the Tower Lakes area, but this 1936 3-span bridge appears to be the largest and the only one with a level deck.

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• GAP: Damaged by flood, 1964. Repaired. Destroyed by flood, 1981.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20025025

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• Appears to have replaced a suspension bridge of similar design, but slightly narrower towers.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20025024

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• Destroyed by flood, 2003.
• Replaced by 2013 (footbridge) - Driva, Oppdal, Trøndelag, Norway.
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• Destroyed by falling tree, July 16, 2000.
• Replaced by 2001 (footbridge) - Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
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• Crossed Kinderhook Creek just a few feet north of the confluence of Kinderhook, Claverack, and Stockport Creeks. Said to have replaced multiple prior suspension bridges built in the 1914, the 1920s, and 1938.
• 1983: Closed.
• 2010, February: Collapsed due to snow and ice accumulation.

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• Saturday, June 27, 2009 Along Stockport Creek - UpstateEarth.blogspot.com. Blog post with images of the derelict bridge prior to the 2010 collapse. Dated June 27, 2009.
• Suspension Bridge Collapses - DailyGazette.com. Article dated February 24, 2010 covering the bridge's collapse.

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• Crossed railroad tracks near Bierman Field on University of Minnesota campus.
• Moved to Dinkytown (M Bridge) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The bridge was moved to another location on the University of Minnesota campus.

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• At former location of 1830 Valence - Valence, Drôme and Guilherand-Granges, Ardèche, France.
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• Long low-level footbridge across marshy Pine Creek. Larry Beranek writes: "A flood in Spring 1951, just after I was born, washed out the original bridge. The [current bridge pictured here] was built in 1953. The dam [mentioned here] is gone now so the river remains a trickle til heavy rains or snow melt beef it up as happened in September of [2007]. The water was up to the stringer which supports the walking surface and the police had it taped off so no one would go on it."

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• Replaced Bad Kreuznach - Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20083497

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• The postcard (postmarked 1961) showing the bridge says, "The largest foot-suspension bridge in the East crosses Pine Creek at the Boy Scouts' Camp Kline, north of Jersey Shore, Pa. Built in 1955 by Williamsport Technical Institute students with materials donated by area industries. Valued over $25,000, the 409-foot span has concrete anchors and a 14-ton capacity. For 35 years previous, boats were used to reach the popular 360-acre camp-site, donated to the Scouts in 1920 by James N. Kline, a Williamsport merchant." It's doubtful this was anywhere close to being a 409-foot bridge.
• The message written on the postcard is amusing (though unrelated to the bridge): "Hi Mom and Dad, I had a fine time up here. I went on a boat trip Monday around the island. We got half way around and Tiny tiped [sic] his boat then we tiped ours. I didn't get to sleep until 2:00 Monday night. I am going to try to swim a mile today. I don't do nothing but lay in my bunk and listen to records. Ken."
• Patrick O'Donnell is familiar with this area and notes that the bridge is gone, but the concrete footings are still visible. He suspects 1972's Hurricane Agnes brought down this bridge. Denny Keller confirms Patrick's suspicion with a firsthand account of Hurricane Agnes' impact on this bridge: "21 June 1972 is a date that I will never forget. I along with 340+ kids and adults were at Camp Kline during our yearly 4-H camp. I was the very last (along with the National Guard that performed the rescue) to leave and walk across the bridge that once stood at 11PM on the evening of June 21st. I along with two other senior 4-H counselors. I can remember the last trip across the bridge while mobile homes, trees, and all type of debris were floating down the creek and hitting the bridge underneath."

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• Replaced (footbridge) - Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
• Replaced by 1987 (footbridge) - Waldbreitbach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
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• At former location of 1932 (suspension bridge) - Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada.
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• Allan Agate writes: "I was the Project Engineer for this footbridge and can therefore confirm it was designed and built by David Rowell Ltd and almost certainly the last suspension bridge they built. It was a hybrid of earlier bridges making use of new bolted hot rolled sections instead of riveted composite tower construction. The date was about 1962/3." I am not sure of the provenance of the 1958 date associated with this bridge and I don't have reason to question Mr. Agate's recollection of the bridge completed a few years later.

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• Near (suspension bridge) - Gornye Kliuchi (Горные Ключи), Primorsky Krai, Russia.

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• DigitaltMuseum - Os, Dalsbygda, Bygging av ny bru ved Henningsmo
• DigitaltMuseum - Os, Dalsbygda, Bygging av ny bru ved Henningsmo

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• A 4/4/2002 article in The Sylva Herald And Ruralite ("Repairing Last Swinging Bridge") notes this bridge was completed 1964, but Patrick S. O'Donnell sent me a photo of a 1906 Roanoke Bridge Co. builder's plate attached to one of the towers.

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• Large multi-span footbridge that serves as entrance to Indiana Beach amusement park.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20072694

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• Replaced in time frame 2017-2019.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20072354

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20035249

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• It is doubtful that this is a true suspension bridge. Follow the picture for more on this observation.

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• The side without a side span is anchored directly into rock.

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20077020

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• This is not the popular wire rope crossing at Glen Nevis which is literally three ropes -- two to hold onto and one to walk on. Instead, this listing is a traditional suspension footbridge just north of Glen Nevis.
• Don McGillivray worked on this bridge and sent information about its construction.

  "The Suspension bridge was principally built by five Royal Engineers from 15 Field Support Squadron Royal Engineers in the summer of 1982. They were Sapper Terry Bradley (Metal workworker) Sapper Paul Brookes (Draughtsman), Sapper Ian Duggan (Surveyor), Sapper Taff Green (Draughtsman) Sapper Don McGillivray (Blacksmith).

  "The pier footings and anchorages were excavated by hand as the plant machines were being used on another project at Caol and upriver at the priority bridge opposite the YMCA.The Accrow shuttering and Re-bar was humped and Concrete was pumped across the river over a series of aluminium Mk4 assualt boats. Once the concrete cured, the steel work, provided by Highland Engineering was manhandled across the river using the same boats. The steel uprights and main cable were raised and positioned using a block and tackle from a wooden Gyn. The main cables were anchored on the east bank and were tensioned on the west bank using two tirfor winches. The hangers and stringers were strung out from the west bank in a series like stepping stones until the decking could be positioned.

  "The Bridge took five weeks start to finish the best part of the build was the weather which was hot and as we were constantly dropping tools etc. in the river, you had to jump in after it. We later moved up to finish the two span through deck bridge at the YMCA. This bridge replaced an old narrow bridge that used to be a part of a WW2 Mulberry Harbour section."

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• Structurae - Structure ID 20082446

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• Lisa Youngblut writes: "My husband and his summer crew, the Iowa Youth Conservation Corp, built this bridge in the summer 1984. They used spades, shovels, hammers and nails, a handsaw and a brace and bit. Half of the materials, including 4 yards of concrete, were shipped to the other side of the ravine on a zip line. The cement was bucket brigaded from the zip line to the piling and the anchors."

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• There are two suspension footbridges across the Robinson River at Criglersville. This one is visible from county road 670 just west of Criglersville.
• Near Lindsay Lane - Criglersville, Virginia, USA.

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