Great Bridges
22 entries in the Great Bridges compendium.
The Golden Gate BridgePossibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world.The Brooklyn BridgeAn iconic cable-stayed suspension bridge spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn.Tower BridgeA Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and cantilever bridge in London, opened in 1894.Sydney Harbour BridgeThe iconic steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, known as the Coathanger.Akashi Kaikyo BridgeThe longest suspension bridge span in the world until 2022.The Millau ViaductA towering cable-stayed bridge across the Tarn gorge, opened in 2004.The Ponte VecchioMedieval bridge spared in WWII, lined with shops.The Rialto BridgeOldest bridge spanning Venice's Grand Canal, rebuilt in stone.Charles BridgeMedieval stone arch bridge crossing the Vltava in Prague.The Chain BridgeFirst permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary.Confederation BridgeCanada's longest bridge and world's longest over ice-covered water.The Oresund BridgeCombined road and rail link connecting Denmark and Sweden.Danyang-Kunshan Grand BridgeWorld's longest bridge, measuring over 164 kilometres (102 mi) on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway.Royal Gorge BridgeThe highest suspension bridge in the United States, spanning the Royal Gorge since 1929.Mackinac BridgeThe Mighty Mac: longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.The Forth BridgeCantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth.The Iron BridgeThe world's first major cast iron bridge, a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.Pont du GardA Roman aqueduct bridge of exceptional preservation and architectural ingenuity.Stari MostA rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge spanning the Neretva in Mostar.Tsing Ma BridgeLongest rail-carrying suspension bridge, linking Tsing Yi and Ma Wan.Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeSuspension bridge linking Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.London BridgeA series of Thames crossings since Roman times.
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