List of suspension ferries

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This list gives an overview of all suspension ferries built so far .

In operation

Surname country opening Span [m] Remarks
Puente de Vizcaya Spain 1893 160 Oldest transporter bridge in the world
Rochefort Transporter Bridge France 1900 140
Newport Transporter Bridge United Kingdom 1906 181
East – Hemmoor transporter bridge Germany 1909 080
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge United Kingdom 1911 180
Rendsburg transporter bridge Germany 1913 140 Transporter bridge under railway bridge, currently out of service after an accident
Puente Transbordador "Nicolás Avellaneda" Argentina 1914 104
Puente Nicolás Avellaneda Argentina 1940 060

Rebuilt or shut down

Surname country opening Span [m] Remarks
Aerial lift bridge United States 1905 120 1929 for the lifting bridge rebuilt
Warrington Transporter Bridge United Kingdom 1916 061 Out of service

No longer exists

Surname country Construction year Span [m] Remarks
Bizerta transporter bridge Tunisia 1898 109 Moved to Brest in 1909
Rouen Transporter Bridge France 1898 142 Destroyed in 1940
Nantes transporter bridge France 1903 141 Demolished in 1958
Marseille transporter bridge France 1905 165 Destroyed in 1944
Runcorn Transporter Bridge United Kingdom 1905 304 Demolished in 1961
Brest Transporter Bridge France 1909 109 Taken from Bizerta, demolished in 1947
Kiel Transporter Bridge Germany 1910 128 Demolished in 1923
Rio de Janeiro transporter bridge Brazil 1915 171 Demolished in 1935

Remarks

  1. ↑ Not listed are so-called "suspension ferries", which differ considerably from the actual suspension ferries (different design, only a few / individual pedestrians / cyclists, short span and height, manual operation) and which are completely insignificant as structures.