List of Suicide Sites - North America

North America

• Coronado Bridge, San Diego, California, U.S - more than 200 suicides (1972–2000) and many more after
• George Washington Memorial Bridge ("Aurora Bridge"), Seattle, Washington, U.S – over 230 suicides since 1932, with over 50 from 1997-2007
• Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S - At least 130 people have committed suicide by jumping from the center span into the waters of Tampa Bay since the opening of the new bridge in 1987 and an estimated 10 others have tried, but survived. In response, the State of Florida installed six crisis hotline phones along the center span in 1999, and began 24-hour patrols. As of 2003, the call center received 18 calls from potential jumpers, all of whom survived. However, the total number of jumpers has not significantly declined since the introduction of these safeguards.
• Jacques Cartier Bridge, Montreal, Quebec, Canada – over 143 suicides. Suicide barriers were erected in 2003.
• Foresthill Bridge in Auburn, California – estimated 55 suicides since construction in 1973, actual number likely higher
• Niagara Falls – between 1856 and 1995 there were 2,780 known suicides and there are 20–25 per year
• Vista Bridge, Portland, Oregon, U.S – averages 4 suicides a year
• Tappan Zee Bridge, Tarrytown, New York - over 30 suicides between 2002 and 2012; sometimes referred to as "the Golden Gate Bridge of the East"