1826 – Menai Suspension Bridge, Anglesey, Wales
Architect: Thomas Telford
Prior to the bridge’s completion in 1826 the island had no connection to the mainland and all movement to and from Anglesey was by ferry.
1841 – Suspension Bridge, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Architect: William Bald
Located across Kenmare Sound, and replacing a ferry service,
1864 – Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the picturesque Avon Gorge, is the symbol of the city of Bristol.
1883 – Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA
Architect: John Augustus Roebling
The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge) is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States,
1902 – The Tubular & Suspension Bridges, The Gobbins, Co. Antrim
Architect: Berkeley Deane Wise
Designed by railway architect Berkeley Deane Wise as a tourist attraction for his employers the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Company.
1912 – Manhattan Bridge, New York, USA
Architect: Leon Moisseiff
The Manhattan Bridge connects Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street) with Brooklyn.
1926 – Daly’s Bridge, Sundays Well, Cork
Architect: Stephen W. Farrington
Completed in 1926, in wrought iron with timber walkway,
1937 – Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Architect: Irving Morrow
The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937 and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the United States.
2011 – Proposal for suspension bridge, Loop Head, Co. Clare
Local Kilkee-based architect Tom Byrne has proposed a new suspension bridge to Bishop’s Island in west Clare.
