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Alfred Zampa Bridge (Contra Costa County, California)
Built 2003
Wire suspension bridge over Carquinez Strait and railroad on Highway I-80 westbound
Open to traffic

Allen Street Bridge (Cowlitz County, Washington)
Built 1906, Collapsed 1923
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Collapsed

Alsip Tank Farm Bridges (Cook County, Illinois)
Wire suspension bridge over Cal Sag Canal on Petroleum Pipline
Pipeline suspension Bridges

Ambassador Bridge (Wayne County, Michigan)
Built 1927-1928; New Plaza 2008
Wire suspension bridge over Detroit River on US I-96 and Canada 3 in Windsor, Ontario Canada and Detroit
Open to traffic

Animas River Trail Suspension Bridge (La Plata County, Colorado)
Wire suspension bridge over Animas River on Trail
Open to pedestrians only

Anthony Wayne Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1931 by the McClintic-Marshall Co.; rehabilitated 1961
Suspension bridge over Maumee River on OH 2 in Toledo
Open to traffic

Antlers City Park Swing Bridge (Pushmataha County, Oklahoma)
Abandoned wire suspension bridge over unnamed creek on Pedestrian traffic
Abandoned

Arroyo Grande Swinging Bridge (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Built in 1995 to replace a similar bridge (from 1875) that was damaged in a storm
Wire suspension bridge over Arroyo Grande Creek on Footpath
Open to pedestrians only

Atwood Park Suspension Footbridge (Winnebago County, Illinois)
Wire suspension bridge over Kishwaukee River on Seth Atwood Park Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Avery Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1909; removed 1978
Lost suspension bridge over Pomme de Terre River, southwest of Fristoe
No longer exists

Bailey Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1908; collapsed 1954
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River, near the end of Route KK southwest of Warsaw
No longer exists

Batavia Clark Island Suspension Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Suspension Bridge on bike trail
Wire suspension bridge over Fox River on bike trail in Batavia
Open to pedestrians

Bear Mountain Bridge (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1977
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on US 6 and US 202 in West Point
Open to traffic

Beaver Bridge (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Built 1949 by the Pioneer Construction Co. of Malvern, Arkansas
Suspension bridge over White River (Table Rock Reservoir) on AR 187 at Beaver, northwest of Eureka Springs
Open to one-lane traffic with a 10 ton weight limit

Beebe Bridge (Old) (Chelan County, Washington)
Built 1919; Removed 1963
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Columbia River on Flume/Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bell Island Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1899 for $1,000
Lost suspension bridge over Osage River on Charlie Bell's farm
No longer exists

Benjamin Franklin Bridge (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1984
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on I-676/US 30 in Philadelphia
Open to traffic

Benton MacKaye Trail Toccoa River Bridge (Fannin County, Georgia)
Built 1977
Wire suspension bridge over Toccoa River on Benton MacKaye Train
Open to pedestrians

Beveridge Bridge (San Saba County, Texas)
Built 1896 by Flinn-Moyer Bridge Co.; reconstructed 1938 by Austin Bridge Co.; closed to all traffic 2004; historic restoration 2005-2009 by Texas Department of Transportation, reopened for pedestrian use.
Suspension bridge over San Saba River on CR 200
Historic restoration completed February, 2009, reopened for pedestrian use only.

Bidwell Bar Bridge (Butte County, California)
Built 1965
Suspension bridge over Middle Fork Feather River on CA 162 in Oroville East
Open to traffic

Bidwell Bar Suspension Bridge (original 1856 bridge) (Butte County, California)
Built 1856 using materials transported from Troy, NY; closed to traffic in 1954; relocated 1967
Relocated suspension bridge formerly over Feather River
Open to pedestrians

Big Coal River Pedestrian Suspension Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built 1920 by Oregonia Bridge Company to serve along with little Coal River Pedestrian Bridge and link three land masses together in a coal mining community
Wire suspension bridge over Big Coal River on foot traffic


Big M Pedestrian Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
1949 at Bierman Field and 5th Street NE; Relocated to this site in 1995; Rehabilitated in 2008
Wire suspension bridge over BNSF RR on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Big Rock Forest Preserve Bridge (Kane County, Illinois)
Built in 2005
Suspension bridge over Big Rock Creek on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Big Run Foot Bridge (Gilmer County, West Virginia)
Built 1950
Suspension bridge over Big Run
Open to pedestrians only

Bob Mac's Crossing (Henderson County, Texas)
Built 2003
Wire suspension bridge on Trail
Open to pedestrians

Boeckman Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built 1926 by Joseph Dice; rehabilitated 1976; replaced 2002-03
Lost swinging bridge over Tavern Creek on Boeckman Bridge Road (CR 52-54A) southeast of St. Elizabeth
Replaced by a concrete bridge

Boldman Bridge (Pike County, Kentucky)
Built Circa 1935; replaced by new bridge 1983
Lost wire suspension bridge over Big Sandy River on Kentucky Route 1364 in Pikeville
Replaced by new bridge

Boston Public Gardens Bridge (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1867. Suspension rendered decorative with addition of girders in 1921.
Eyebar suspension bridge over Park Lagoon on Pedestrian Walkway
Open to pedestrians

Bowl and Pitcher Bridge (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Wire suspension bridge over Spokane River on a trail at Riverside State Park
Open to pedestrians

Branstetter Swinging Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1924 for $8,500
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River, southwest of Warsaw
No longer exists

Bronx Whitestone Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Opened to traffic April 29, 1939
Suspension bridge over East River on I-678 in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic

Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic May 24, 1883
Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York
Open to traffic

Brookside Park Suspension Bridge (Story County, Iowa)
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008, Replaced by a MOB in 2009
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Squaw Creek in Ames
Destroyed by flooding in May, 2008.

Brown's Ford Swinging Bridge (St. Clair County, Missouri)
Replaced 1974
Lost swinging bridge over Osage River (now Truman Reservoir) on Route C northwest of Iconium
No longer exists

Brown's Park Bridge (Moffat County, Colorado)
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1991
Suspension bridge over Green River on CR 83
Open to traffic

Bryan's Crossing Bridge (Benton County, Missouri)
Built 1937 by Joseph Dice; destroyed by the creation of Truman Reservoir
Lost swinging bridge over South Grand River
No longer exists

Buechter Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built ca. 1925 by Joseph Dice
Lost Swinging bridge over Tavern Creek on Buechter Bridge Road (CR A-16) southwest of St. Anthony
Dropped into creek November 1, 2011 and being replaced

Bull Creek Road Bridge (Mariposa County, California)
Wire suspension bridge over Merced River on Bull Creek Road
Open to traffic

Byram Swinging Bridge (Hinds County, Mississippi)
Built 1905 by W.H. Groome Son; Bypassed by new bridge in 1989
Wire suspension bridge over Pearl River
Open to pedestrians

Caddo Gap Swinging Bridge (Montgomery County, Arkansas)
Derelict swinging footbridge over Caddo River in Caddo Gap
Derelict

Calico Rock Bridge (Izard County, Arkansas)
Abandoned in 1989
Derelict swinging footbridge in Calico Rock
Derelict

Cameron Suspension Bridge (Coconino County, Arizona)
Built 1911; bypassed 1959
Wire suspension bridge over Little Colorado River on US 89
Closed to all traffic, it is fenced off on each side of the bridge

Canyon Creek Road Bridge (Siskiyou County, California)
Built 1938, rehabilitated 1998
Suspension bridge over Scott River on Canyon Creek Road
Open to traffic

Catalpa Swinging Bridge (Johnson County, Arkansas)
Suspension footbridge over Mulberry River
Open to pedestrians

Charles City Suspension Bridge (Floyd County, Iowa)
Built 1906; destroyed by flash flooding on June 8, 2008
Suspension bridge over Cedar River on a pedestrian trail at the end of Clark Street in Charles City
Destroyed by flash flood; Removed from NRHS on 01/08/2009; new cable-stayed suspension bridge open on 25 October, 2010

Chautauqua Park Swinging Bridge #1 (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built 1898 by the Joliet Bridge and Iron Co.
Wire suspension bridge over Vermillion River on a pedestrian path in Chautauqua Park
Open to pedestrians

Chautauqua Park Swinging Bridge #2 (Livingston County, Illinois)
Built ca. 1926
Wire suspension bridge over Vermillion River on a pedestrian path in Chautauqua Park
Open to pedestrians

Cheoah River Footbridge (Graham County, North Carolina)
Wire suspension bridge over Cheoah River on footpath
Open to pedestrians

Chesapeake Bay Bridge (Anne Arundel County, Maryland)
Original two-lane spans with through-truss suspension bridge and regular cantilever design built 1949-52 and opened 1952; second three-lane span with deck suspension and arched cantilever opened 1973; rehabilitated 1988
Pair of suspension and cantilever truss bridges over Chesapeake Bay on US 50
Open to traffic

Choctaw Creek Bridge (Grayson County, Texas)
Built 1915
Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Choctaw Creek on Abandoned road
Abandoned

Cimarron River Suspension Bridge at Ripley (Payne County, Oklahoma)
Built 1909
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Cimmaron River in Ripley
Lost

Clear Creek Swinging Bridge (Marion County, Arkansas)
Built 1940 by the Works Progress Administration; rehabilitated 1967; replaced 1975
Lost suspension bridge over Clear Creek on AR 125
Replaced by a modern bridge

Clinchport Pedestrian Suspension Bridge (Scott County, Virginia)
Wire suspension bridge over Clinch River on Foot Traffic in Clinchport
Open to pedestrians

Coon Box Fork Bridge (Jefferson County, Mississippi)
Abandoned wire suspension bridge on Coon Box Road
Abandoned

Corbett Road Bridge (Delaware County, New York)
Built 1926; rehabilitated 1994
Suspension bridge over East Branch Delaware River on Corbett Road
Open to traffic

Corbin Bridge (Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1937; rehabilitated 1996
Suspension bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River on TR 428
Open to traffic

Country Club Suspension bridge (Cass County, Indiana)
Built to connect the Logansport Country Club with the Ft. Wayne and Wabash Valley Interurban line, perhaps Wabash Railroad as well
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Wabash River on Walkway bridge for Golfing club
Destroyed by flood

County Line Bridge (Henry County, Missouri)
Built 1912 by Joseph Dice
Lost suspension bridge over Osage River
No longer exists

Dalton Suspension Bridge (Victoria County, Texas)
Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Guadalupe River
Abandoned

Davis Swinging Bridge (Lincoln County, Missouri)
Lost swinging bridge at or near Davis
No longer exists

Delaware Aqueduct (Pike County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1848 by John A. Roebling to carry the Delaware & Hudson Canal; later converted for highway traffic; rehabilitated 1985
Suspension bridge over Delaware River on the former Delaware & Hudson Canal
Open to traffic

Dent Bridge (Clearwater County, Idaho)
Built 1971
Suspension bridge over North Fork Clearwater River on STC 4783
Open to traffic

Des Arc Swinging Bridge (Prairie County, Arkansas)
Built 1940-41; Removed in 1970
Lost swinging bridge over White River on AR 38 at Des Arc
No longer exists

DeSoto Swinging Bridge (Jefferson County, Missouri)
Lost swinging footbridge over Joachim Creek in DeSoto
No longer exists

Dewey Bridge (Grand County, Utah)
Built 1915-16 by the Midland Bridge Co.; wood portions destroyed by fire on April 6, 2008
wire suspension bridge over Colorado River on UT 128
Wood portions Destroyed by fire on April 6, 2008

Drake Camp Bridge (Vermilion County, Illinois)
Suspension bridge over Salt Fork Vermilion River on a pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians

Dresden Suspension Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1914 by the Bellefontaine Bridge & Steel Co.
Suspension bridge over Muskingum River on OH 208 in Dresden
Bypassed and closed to all traffic

Duck Run Cable Suspension Bridge (Gilmer County, West Virginia)
Built 1922; Bypassed 1993
Abandoned wire suspension bridge over Little Kanawha River on County Route 30
Abandoned

Ecklon Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1862 to replace an earlier suspension bridge, collasped in 1892
Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom
Collapsed

Eden Valley County Refuge Bridge (Jackson County, Iowa)
Wire suspension bridge over Bear Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
Open to pedestrians only

Eggemoggin Reach Bridge (Hancock County, Maine)
Built 1939
Suspension bridge over Eggemoggin Reach on ME 15 in Deer Isle
Open to traffic

Elkhurst Swinging Bridge (Clay County, West Virginia)
Built 1930
Suspension bridge over Elk River on CR 22
Closed to all traffic

Essex-Merrimac Bridge (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Built 1909; rehabilitated 2003
Suspension bridge over Merrimack River on Main Street in Amesbury
Open to traffic

Estherville Suspension Bridge (Emmet County, Iowa)
Suspension bridge over West Fork Des Moines River on a pedestrian trail in Estherville
Open to pedestrians only

Euchre Bar Footbridge (Placer County, California)
Wire suspension bridge over North Fork American River on Hiking trail
Open to pedestrians

Everett Swinging Bridge (Bedford County, Pennsylvania)
Suspension bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River on Swinging Bridge Lane
Open to traffic

Fink Creek Foot Bridge (Gilmer County, West Virginia)
Built 1970
Suspension bridge over Fink Creek
Open to pedestrians only

First Hennepin Avenue Suspension Bridge (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1854-55 by engineer Thomas Griffith; replaced 1876
Lost suspension bridge over the Mississippi River (West Channel) on Hennepin Avenue at Nicollet Island in Minneapolis
Replaced by the second suspension bridge

First Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Pierce County, Washington)
Built 1940, collapsed on November 7, 1940
Lost suspension bridge over Tacoma Narrows on Primary State Highway 14-A in Tacoma
Collapsed

Flat River Swinging Bridge (St. Francois County, Missouri)
Built prior to 1910; demolished sometime after 1980
Lost swinging footbridge over Flat River between Coffman and Haney streets in Park Hills
No longer exists

Folsom Suspension Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1861, collasped in a flash flood in 1862
Lost Wire suspension bridge over American River in Folsom
Collapsed

Fort Steuben Bridge (Jefferson County, Ohio)
Built 1928 by the Dravo Contracting Co.; rehabilitated 1972; closed 2008. Imploded Feb. 21, 2012.
Lost suspension bridge over the Ohio River on OH 822 between Steubenville and Weirton
Demolished

Foster Park Footbridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca.1920
Wire suspension bridge over St. Mary's River on Rivergreenway off of Bluffton Road
Open to pedestrians

French Ford Bridge (Henry County, Missouri)
Lost suspension bridge over South Grand River
No longer exists

Frog Bayou Foot Bridge (Crawford County, Arkansas)
Lost Wire suspension bridge over Frog Bayou on former pedestrian trail
Lost

Fulton Pipeline Bridge (Hempstead County, Arkansas)
Pipeline suspension bridge over the Red River at Fulton
Pipeline is active

Gateway Bridge (Clinton County, Iowa)
Built 1956
Suspension bridge over Mississippi River on US 30 at Clinton
Open to traffic

General Dean Suspension Bridge (Clinton County, Illinois)
Built 1859
Suspension bridge over Kaskaskia River at Fairfax Street in Carlyle
Open to pedestrians only

George Washington Bridge (New York County, New York)
Opened to traffic October 25, 1931; lower level opened August 29, 1962
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on I-95 in New York
Open to a total of 14 lanes of traffic

Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1937
Suspension bridge over San Francisco Bay on US 101 at San Francisco
Open to traffic

Grand Auglaize Swinging Bridge (Miller County, Missouri)
Built 1922 by Joseph Dice
Suspension bridge over Grand Auglaize Creek on Swinging Bridges Road (Lake Road 42-18) southwest of Brumley
Open to traffic

Grand Avenue Suspension Bridge (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1891 by the King Bridge Co.; replaced in 1959 by the Grand Avenue Viaduct
Lost suspension bridge over Mill Creek Valley on Grand Avenue
Replaced as part of an "urban renewal project"

Grand Tower Pipeline Bridge (Jackson County, Illinois)
Built 1955
Pipeline suspension bridge over the Mississippi River at Grand Tower
Still carries natural gas

Granite Falls Walking Bridge (Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota)
Built 1935 by the Roebling Co.; damaged by flooding in 1969, 1997 and 2001
Suspension footbridge over Minnesota River at 8th Avenue in Granite Falls
Open to pedestrians

Guy A West Bridge (Sacramento County, California)
Built 1968
Wire suspension bridge over American River on American River Bike Trail
Open to pedestrians

H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial Bridge (Cook County, Illinois)
Built in 1940; Refurbished in 2002 by Kovilik Constr
Wire suspension bridge over Des Plaines River on Pedestrian Trail
Open to pedestrians

Haggard's Ford Swinging Bridge (Boone County, Arkansas)
Built 1939-41 by the Works Progress Administration; rehabilitated 1977
Swinging bridge over Bear Creek next to Cottonwood Road
Open to pedestrians only

Hal Adams Bridge (Lafayette County, Florida)
Built 1947
Suspension bridge over Suwannee River on FL 51
Open to traffic

Hanapepe Swinging Bridge (Kauai County, Hawaii)
Built in 1911, extensively rebuilt after Hurricane Iniki in 1992
Wire suspension bridge over Hanapepe River on Footpath
Open to pedestrians

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