Early iron and steel bridges

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Cast iron bridges / ponts de fonte / gusseiserne Brücken[edit]

  • The Iron Bridge over the River Severn, Shropshire, England, UK (1779)
    The Iron Bridge over the River Severn, Shropshire, England, UK (1779)
  • The Iron bridge – first cast iron bridge
    The Iron bridge – first cast iron bridge
  • Small Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park in Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia (1786)
    Small Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park in Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia (1786)
  • Small Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park in Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia (1786)
    Small Chinese Bridge in Alexander Park in Tsarskoe Selo, St. Petersburg, Russia (1786)
  • Die Eiserne Brücke, Wörlitzer Park, Germany (1791)
    Die Eiserne Brücke, Wörlitzer Park, Germany (1791)
  • Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, UK (1796)
    Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland, UK (1796)
  • Hohe Brücke, gardens of Charlottenburg palace, Berlin, Germany (1802)
    Hohe Brücke, gardens of Charlottenburg palace, Berlin, Germany (1802)
  • East Bridge (Dundee), UK (1804)
    East Bridge (Dundee), UK (1804)
  • Pont des Arts, Paris, France (1804)
    Pont des Arts, Paris, France (1804)
  • Pont d'Austerlitz, Paris, France (1807)
    Pont d'Austerlitz, Paris, France (1807)
  • Potseluev Bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia (1808)
    Potseluev Bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia (1808)
  • Green bridge, St. Peters- burg, Russia (1806/1907)
    Green bridge, St. Peters- burg, Russia (1806/1907)
  • Red Bridge, St. Peters- burg, Russia (1813/1953)
    Red Bridge, St. Peters- burg, Russia (1813/1953)
  • Pevchesky Bridge (Yellow bridge), Saint Petersburg, Russia (1840)
    Pevchesky Bridge (Yellow bridge), Saint Petersburg, Russia (1840)
  • Blue Bridge (97.3 m wide), Saint Petersburg, Russia (1844)
    Blue Bridge (97.3 m wide), Saint Petersburg, Russia (1844)
  • Tickford Bridge, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England (1810)
    Tickford Bridge, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England (1810)
  • Craigellachie bridge, near Aberlour, Moray, Scotland, UK (1814)
    Craigellachie bridge, near Aberlour, Moray, Scotland, UK (1814)
  • Waterloo Bridge, Betws y Coed, Wales, UK (1815)
    Waterloo Bridge, Betws y Coed, Wales, UK (1815)
  • Ha'penny Bridge over River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland (1816)
    Ha'penny Bridge over River Liffey, Dublin, Ireland (1816)
  • Cantlop Bridge, Berrington, Shropshire, UK (1818)
    Cantlop Bridge, Berrington, Shropshire, UK (1818)
  • Coalport Bridge, Coalport, Telford, England (1818)
    Coalport Bridge, Coalport, Telford, England (1818)
  • Aldford Iron Bridge over river Dee, Cheshire, England, UK (1824)
    Aldford Iron Bridge over river Dee, Cheshire, England, UK (1824)
  • Friedrichsbrücke, Berlin (1823)
    Friedrichsbrücke, Berlin (1823)
  • Windsor bridge, Berkshire, England, UK (1824)
    Windsor bridge, Berkshire, England, UK (1824)
  • Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK (1826)
    Mythe Bridge, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK (1826)
  • Holt Fleet Bridge, Holt, Worcestershire, England, UK (1828)
    Holt Fleet Bridge, Holt, Worcestershire, England, UK (1828)
  • Southwark Bridge, London, UK (1828)
    Southwark Bridge, London, UK (1828)
  • Galton bridge, Smethwick, West Midlands, England, UK (1829)
    Galton bridge, Smethwick, West Midlands, England, UK (1829)
  • Pont du Carrousel, Pairs, France (1834)
    Pont du Carrousel, Pairs, France (1834)
  • Pont Saint-Thomas, Strasbourg, France (1841)
    Pont Saint-Thomas, Strasbourg, France (1841)
  • Pont Polonceau, Bourguignon-lès-Conflans, France (1849)
    Pont Polonceau, Bourguignon-lès-Conflans, France (1849)
  • Neumagen Bridge, Staufen im Breisgau, Germany (1844)
    Neumagen Bridge, Staufen im Breisgau, Germany (1844)
  • Railroad Bridge in Nevers, France (1850)
    Railroad Bridge in Nevers, France (1850)
  • Puente de Isabel II, Sevilla (1852)
    Puente de Isabel II, Sevilla (1852)
  • Bridge in Central Park, New York City, USA (post 1858)
    Bridge in Central Park, New York City, USA (post 1858)
  • Albert Edward Bridge across River Severn, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England (1864)
    Albert Edward Bridge across River Severn, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England (1864)
  • Pont d’El Kantara, Constantine, Algeria (1865) (later replaced by concrete bridge)
    Pont d’El Kantara, Constantine, Algeria (1865) (later replaced by concrete bridge)
  • Pont de Sully, Paris, France (1877)
    Pont de Sully, Paris, France (1877)
  • Friedrichsbrücke, Berlin (1886)
    Friedrichsbrücke, Berlin (1886)
  • Pont de l’Île Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France (1905)
    Pont de l’Île Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, France (1905)

Wrought iron bridges / ponts de fer / schmiedeeiserne Brücken[edit]

  • Forestville State Park Bridge, Minnesota, USA (1849)
    Forestville State Park Bridge, Minnesota, USA (1849)
  • Britannia Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales (140 m) (1850)
    Britannia Bridge, Menai Strait, Wales (140 m) (1850)
  • Britannia Bridge wrought iron section
    Britannia Bridge wrought iron section
  • Whipple Truss Bridge, Schenectady, New York, USA (1855)
    Whipple Truss Bridge, Schenectady, New York, USA (1855)
  • Grosshesseloher Bruecke, Munich, Germany (1857)
    Grosshesseloher Bruecke, Munich, Germany (1857)
  • Royal Albert railway bridge, Plymouth, Devon/Cornwall, UK (1859)
    Royal Albert railway bridge, Plymouth, Devon/Cornwall, UK (1859)
  • Dombrücke, Cologne, Germany (1859)
    Dombrücke, Cologne, Germany (1859)
  • Skeppsholmsbron, Stockholm, Sweden (1861)
    Skeppsholmsbron, Stockholm, Sweden (1861)
  • Gamle Bybru (Old Town Bridge, draw bridge), Trondheim, Norway (1861)
    Gamle Bybru (Old Town Bridge, draw bridge), Trondheim, Norway (1861)
  • Westminster Bridge, London (1862)
    Westminster Bridge, London (1862)
  • Railway bridge over Bharathapuzha River, Kerala, India, (1867)
    Railway bridge over Bharathapuzha River, Kerala, India, (1867)
  • Blackfriars Bridge, London (1869)
    Blackfriars Bridge, London (1869)
  • White Water Creek Bridge, Whitewater Township, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA (1868)
    White Water Creek Bridge, Whitewater Township, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA (1868)
  • Sixth Street Railroad Bridge over Ohio River, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA (1869, 1871, 1914)
    Sixth Street Railroad Bridge over Ohio River, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA (1869, 1871, 1914)
  • The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, Savage, Maryland, USA (1869)
    The Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge, Savage, Maryland, USA (1869)
  • Stadlauer Staatsbahn- brücke, Wien, Austria (1870)
    Stadlauer Staatsbahn- brücke, Wien, Austria (1870)
  • Wells Creek Bollman Bridge, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, USA (1871)
    Wells Creek Bollman Bridge, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, USA (1871)
  • International Bridge, Niagara River, USA/Canada (1873)
    International Bridge, Niagara River, USA/Canada (1873)
  • Fremont Mill Bridge, Anamosa, Iowa, USA (1873)
    Fremont Mill Bridge, Anamosa, Iowa, USA (1873)
  • Bridge in Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania, USA (1876)
    Bridge in Nicholson Township, Pennsylvania, USA (1876)
  • Eveland Bridge over Des Moines River near Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA (1876)
    Eveland Bridge over Des Moines River near Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA (1876)
  • Swing bridge at Mainz- Zollhafen, Germany (1877)
    Swing bridge at Mainz- Zollhafen, Germany (1877)
  • Tay Rail Bridge, Scotland (1878)
    Tay Rail Bridge, Scotland (1878)
  • Tay Bridge after the collapse of 28-12-1879
    Tay Bridge after the collapse of 28-12-1879
  • Tay Bridge (1887)
    Tay Bridge (1887)
  • Ponte Maria Pia, Porto, Portugal (1877)
    Ponte Maria Pia, Porto, Portugal (1877)
  • Alte Ottmer-Brücke, Braunschweig, Germany (1880)
    Alte Ottmer-Brücke, Braunschweig, Germany (1880)
  • Kirchenfeld bridge, Berne, Switzerland (1883)
    Kirchenfeld bridge, Berne, Switzerland (1883)
  • Garabit viaduct, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Massif Central, France (1884)
    Garabit viaduct, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Massif Central, France (1884)
  • Ponte Dom Luís I; Porto, Portugal (1886)
    Ponte Dom Luís I; Porto, Portugal (1886)
  • Calhoun Street Bridge, Trenton, New Jersey, USA (1884)
    Calhoun Street Bridge, Trenton, New Jersey, USA (1884)
  • KY 2541 Bridge, Greenup, Kentucky, USA (1884)
    KY 2541 Bridge, Greenup, Kentucky, USA (1884)
  • 19th Street Bridge Denver, Colorado, USA (1888)
    19th Street Bridge Denver, Colorado, USA (1888)
  • Pont du général de la Motte-Rouge, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France (1885)
    Pont du général de la Motte-Rouge, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France (1885)
  • Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, Mainz - Wiesbaden, Germany (1885 + 1950)
    Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, Mainz - Wiesbaden, Germany (1885 + 1950)
  • Footbridge in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK (1888)
    Footbridge in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK (1888)
  • Pont San Michele, Padorno d'Adda, Italy (1889)
    Pont San Michele, Padorno d'Adda, Italy (1889)
  • Hackerbrücke, Munich, Germany (1894)
    Hackerbrücke, Munich, Germany (1894)
  • Albert Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland (1890)
    Albert Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland (1890)
  • Blaues Wunder, Dresden, Germany (146 m) (1893)
    Blaues Wunder, Dresden, Germany (146 m) (1893)
  • Levensauer High Bridge over Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/Kiel Canal), Germany (1893)
    Levensauer High Bridge over Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal (Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/Kiel Canal), Germany (1893)
  • Railway bridge over river Rhine, Eglisau, Zurich, Switzerland (1897) (later replaced by steel girder)
    Railway bridge over river Rhine, Eglisau, Zurich, Switzerland (1897) (later replaced by steel girder)
  • Viaduto Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Miguel Pereira, Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1897)
    Viaduto Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Miguel Pereira, Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1897)
  • Bridge over river Allier, Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, France (1899)
    Bridge over river Allier, Dallet, Puy-de-Dôme, France (1899)

Steel bridges / ponts d'acier / Stahlbrücken[edit]

  • Culemborg railroad bridge, Netherlands (1868)
    Culemborg railroad bridge, Netherlands (1868)
  • Eads Bridge (steel), St. Louis, Missouri, USA (1874)
    Eads Bridge (steel), St. Louis, Missouri, USA (1874)
  • Cisco Bridges across Fraser River, near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada (~1885)
    Cisco Bridges across Fraser River, near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada (~1885)
  • Kingsland Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK (1881)
    Kingsland Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK (1881)
  • Kinzua Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA (1882)
    Kinzua Bridge, Pennsylvania, USA (1882)
  • Niagara Cantilever Bridge, USA-Canada (1883)
    Niagara Cantilever Bridge, USA-Canada (1883)
  • Smithfield Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (1883)
    Smithfield Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (1883)
  • Smithfield Street Bridge, detail of the ironwork
    Smithfield Street Bridge, detail of the ironwork
  • Poughkeepsie Bridge over Hudson River, New York, USA (1889)
    Poughkeepsie Bridge over Hudson River, New York, USA (1889)
  • Lansdowne Bridge, Pakistan (1889)
    Lansdowne Bridge, Pakistan (1889)
  • Forth Bridge, Scotland (1890)
    Forth Bridge, Scotland (1890)
  • Malleco Viaduct, Chile (1890)
    Malleco Viaduct, Chile (1890)
  • Pont Lafayette, Lyon, France (1890)
    Pont Lafayette, Lyon, France (1890)
  • Frisco Bridge, Memphis, TN, USA (1892)
    Frisco Bridge, Memphis, TN, USA (1892)
  • Stoney Creek Bridge, CPR, Revelstoke / Golden, BC, Canada (1893)
    Stoney Creek Bridge, CPR, Revelstoke / Golden, BC, Canada (1893)
  • Anghel Saligny Bridge, Rumania (1895)
    Anghel Saligny Bridge, Rumania (1895)
  • Pont Mirabeau, Paris, France (1896)
    Pont Mirabeau, Paris, France (1896)
  • Pont Faidherbe, Saint Louis, Sénégal (1897)
    Pont Faidherbe, Saint Louis, Sénégal (1897)
  • Novosibirsk Rail Bridge, Russia (1897)
    Novosibirsk Rail Bridge, Russia (1897)
  • Müngsten Bridge, near Solingen, Germany (1897)
    Müngsten Bridge, near Solingen, Germany (1897)
  • Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (1890s)
    Strawberry Mansion Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA (1890s)
  • Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge), Budapest, Hungary (175 m) (1896)
    Szabadság híd (Liberty Bridge), Budapest, Hungary (175 m) (1896)
  • Kornhausbrücke, Berne, Switzerland (1898)
    Kornhausbrücke, Berne, Switzerland (1898)
  • Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara River, USA-Canada (1898)
    Upper Steel Arch Bridge, Niagara River, USA-Canada (1898)
  • Krasnoyarsk railroad bridge, Russia (1899)
    Krasnoyarsk railroad bridge, Russia (1899)
  • Goteik Viaduct, Myanmar (1900)
    Goteik Viaduct, Myanmar (1900)
  • Kinzua steel bridge, Pennsylvania, USA (1900)
    Kinzua steel bridge, Pennsylvania, USA (1900)
  • Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France (1900)
    Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France (1900)
  • Rochefort-Martrou transporter bridge, France (1900)
    Rochefort-Martrou transporter bridge, France (1900)
  • Viaduc du Viaur, Tanus, Tarn, France (220 m) (1902)
    Viaduc du Viaur, Tanus, Tarn, France (220 m) (1902)
  • Pont de l'Université, Lyon, France (1903)
    Pont de l'Université, Lyon, France (1903)
  • Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambesi River, Zimbabwe / Zambia (1905)
    Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambesi River, Zimbabwe / Zambia (1905)
  • Vauxhall Bridge, London, UK (1907)
    Vauxhall Bridge, London, UK (1907)
  • Andreyevsky Bridge's steel arch on Pushkinsky Pedestrian Bridge, Moscow, Russia (1907/2000)
    Andreyevsky Bridge's steel arch on Pushkinsky Pedestrian Bridge, Moscow, Russia (1907/2000)
  • Svatopluk Čech Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic (1908)
    Svatopluk Čech Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic (1908)
  • Quebec Bridge, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec City, Canada (1907, prior to crumbling)
    Quebec Bridge, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec City, Canada (1907, prior to crumbling)
  • CSX Bridge over Grand River, Painesville, Ohio, USA (1908)
    CSX Bridge over Grand River, Painesville, Ohio, USA (1908)
  • Wujiazhai Bridge, Yunnan, China (1908)
    Wujiazhai Bridge, Yunnan, China (1908)
  • Queensboro Bridge, New York City, USA (1909)
    Queensboro Bridge, New York City, USA (1909)
  • Lethbridge Viaduct, Alberta, Canada (1909)
    Lethbridge Viaduct, Alberta, Canada (1909)
  • Viaduc des Fades, Sauret-Besserve / Les Ancizes-Comps, Puy-de-Dôme, France (1909)
    Viaduc des Fades, Sauret-Besserve / Les Ancizes-Comps, Puy-de-Dôme, France (1909)
  • Pont de Cassagne, Ligne de Cerdagne, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (1910)
    Pont de Cassagne, Ligne de Cerdagne, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (1910)
  • Pont du Petit Parc, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France (1911)
    Pont du Petit Parc, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France (1911)
  • Hohenzollernbrücke, Cologne, Germany (1911)
    Hohenzollernbrücke, Cologne, Germany (1911)
  • Sanaga bridge, Edea, Cameroun (1911)
    Sanaga bridge, Edea, Cameroun (1911)
  • Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia (1911)
    Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia (1911)
  • Luokou Yellow River railway bridge, Jinan, Shandong, China (1912)
    Luokou Yellow River railway bridge, Jinan, Shandong, China (1912)
  • Rendsburg High Bridge (with ferry bridge underneath), Kiel Canal, Germany (40 m) (1913)
    Rendsburg High Bridge (with ferry bridge underneath), Kiel Canal, Germany (40 m) (1913)
  • Puente de Requejo/Puente de Pino, Pino - Villadepera, Zamora, Spain (1914)
    Puente de Requejo/Puente de Pino, Pino - Villadepera, Zamora, Spain (1914)
  • Euphrates bridge on Baghdad Railway (1915)
    Euphrates bridge on Baghdad Railway (1915)
  • Hell Gate Bridge, New York, NY, USA (1916)
    Hell Gate Bridge, New York, NY, USA (1916)
  • Quebec Bridge, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec City, Canada (549 m) (1907/1917)
    Quebec Bridge, Saint Lawrence River, Quebec City, Canada (549 m) (1907/1917)
  • Quebec Bridge 1917
    Quebec Bridge 1917
  • Sciotoville Bridge, Ohio River, USA (1917)
    Sciotoville Bridge, Ohio River, USA (1917)
  • Trans-Siberian Railroad, Ural, Russia (photo by en:Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky)
    Trans-Siberian Railroad, Ural, Russia (photo by en:Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky)
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