Famous Bridges You Must See: Photos, Facts & Locations
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As I’ve traveled over the years, a few things stand out to me that I’ve really come to love finding in new destinations. One of those is bridges. I love them! One of the first things I research during my trip planning is whether or not the destination has any interesting or famous bridges (if I don’t know already). Then, I mark their locations on my Google Maps and go photograph them. Simple. As. That. So, for anyone else who shares the same interest, here are the famous bridges you must see from around the world!Famous Bridges
Below you will find photos and facts of the famous bridges I’ve had the opportunity of seeing throughout my travels. I hope you enjoy them and if you do, then be sure to check out their locations at the end so you can add them to your own adventure list!
United States
Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge Facts
Design | Truss with arch and suspension
Designer | Siah Armajani
Opened | 1988
Spans| Interstate 94 in Minneapolis
Length | 379 feet
Fun Fact | Named in honor of Irene Hixon Whitney, a lifelong patron of the arts who married into the family responsible for bringing the Twins, Vikings and Northstars to the Twin Cities.
High Trestle Trail Bridge | Madrid, Iowa
High Trestle Trail Bridge Facts
Design | Trail bridge
Designer | Shuck Britson
Opened | 2011
Spans | Des Moines River
Length | 2,526 feet
Fun Fact | Designated by BBC as one of the 8 amazing footbridges of the world.
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Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge | Dallas, Texas
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | Santiago Calatrava
Opened | 2012
Spans | Trinity River
Length | 1,870 feet
Fun Fact | Named for Margaret Hunt Hill, an heiress and philanthropist.
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Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge | Charleston, South Carolina
Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Opened | 2005
Spans | Cooper River
Length | 13,200 feet
Fun Fact | Home to annual US Track & Field 10,000 m (6.2 mi) Cooper River Bridge Run
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Penobscot Narrows Bridge | Prospect, Maine
Penobscot Narrows Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | FIGG Architecture Firm
Opened | 2007
Spans | Penobscot River
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Length | 2,120 feet
Fun Fact | It is the tallest public bridge observatory in the world and 1 of only 4 bridge observatories in the world (other 3 are in China, Thailand and Slovakia).
Brooklyn Bridge | New York, New York
Brooklyn Bridge Facts
Design | Hybrid suspension, cable-stayed
Designer | John Augustus Roebling
Opened | 1883
Spans | East River
Length | 5,989 feet
Fun Fact | It is one of the oldest roadway bridges in the US and was the world’s first steel-wire suspension bridge.
Benjamin Franklin Bridge | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Bridge Facts
Design | Steel suspension
Designer | Leon Moisseiff
Opened | 1926
Spans | Delaware River
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Length | 9,573 feet
Fun Fact | Dedicated as part of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Exposition which celebrated the 150th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
High Falls Covered Bridge | Asheville, North Carolina
High Falls Covered Bridge Facts
Design | Unknown
Designer | Unknown
Opened | 2000
Spans | Little River above High Falls
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Length | Unknown
Fun Fact | Located not far outside of Asheville, the bridge is in DuPont State Forest where a lot of scenes for the Hunger Games were filmed.
Ronald Kirk Pedestrian Bridge | Dallas, Texas
Ronald Kirk Bridge Facts
Design | Multi-span plate girder
Designer | Francis Day Hughes
Opened | 1932
Spans | Trinity River
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Length | 2,105 feet
Fun Fact | Reopened Father’s Day 2014 with a playground, splash park, lounge chairs, and human-sized chess boards among other fun stuff.
Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge | Omaha, Nebraska
Bob Kerrey Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | HNTB, Ted Zoli III
Opened | 2008
Spans | Missouri River
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Length | 3,000 feet
Fun Fact | Try your hand at “Bobbing” which is standing in Nebraska and Iowa at the same time (straddling the state line). Bob the Bridge has his own social media accounts.
Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge | Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge Facts
Design | Steel-tied arch
Designer | ARUP, Safdie Rabines Architects, Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Opened | 2010
Spans | Des Moines River
Length | 434 feet
Fun Fact | Each year since starting the annual ceremony in 2013, notable women from Iowa’s history are honored.
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West Seventh Street Bridge | Fort Worth, Texas
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Design | Pre-cast network arch
Designer | Texas Department of Transportation
Opened | 2013 (original-1913)
Spans | Trinity River
Length | 980 feet
Fun Fact | This bridge has the largest concrete arches in the world.
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Golden Gate Bridge | San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Bridge Facts
Design | Suspension
Designer | John Strauss and Leon S. Moisseiff
Opened | 1937
Spans | The Golden Gate (strait)
Length | 8,981 feet
Fun Fact | It is believed to be the most photographed bridge in the world.
Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge | Nevada
Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Bridge Facts
Design | Concrete-steel composite arch
Designer | T.Y. Lin International
Opened | 2010
Spans | Colorado River
Length | 1,900 feet
Fun Fact | Named for Mike O’Callaghan, former Governor of Nevada from 1971–1979, and Pat Tillman, an American football player who left his NFL career (with the Arizona Cardinals) and enlisted in the US Army. He was later killed in Afghanistan.
The Archway | Kearney, Nebraska
The Archway Facts
Design | Arch
Designer | Walt Disney team from Orlando
Opened | 2000
Spans | Interstate 80 in Kearney, Nebraska
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Length | 309 feet
Fun Fact | It is the point where the most-used covered wagon routes to the West cross each other. They are the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. Painted to resemble a Nebraska sunset.
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge | Boston, Massachusetts
Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | Theodore Zoli, Sajal Banerjee, and W. Denney Pate
Opened | 2003
Spans | Charles River
Length | 1,432 feet
Fun Fact | It was built as part of the Big Dig, the largest highway construction project in the United States.
Margaret McDermott Bridge | Dallas, Texas
Margaret McDermott Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed with suspension arches
Designer | Santiago Calatrava
Opened | 2013
Spans | Trinity River
Longest Span | 1,125 feet
Fun Fact | Named for area philanthropist Margaret McDermott.
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Manhattan Bridge | New York, New York
Manhattan Bridge Facts
Design | Suspension
Designer | Leon Moisseiff
Opened | December 31, 1909
Spans | East River
Length | 6,855 feet
Fun Fact | Considered to be the forerunner of modern suspension bridges. Opened on New Years Eve (my birthday, a few years before I was born 😜).
Astoria-Megler Bridge | Clatsop County, Oregon
Astoria-Megler Bridge Facts
Design | Cantilever through-truss
Designer | Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation
Opened | 1966
Spans | Columbia River
Length | 21,474 feet
Fun Fact | It is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge | San Francisco, California
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Facts
Design | Double-decked suspension
Designer | Charles H. Purcell
Opened | 1936
Spans | San Francisco Bay
Length | 23,556 feet
Fun Fact | The bridge carries about 260,000 vehicles total per day via both decks.
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Canada
Peace Bridge | Calgary, Alberta
Peace Bridge Facts
Design | Double helix tubular truss
Designer | Santiago Calatrava
Opened | 2012
Spans | Bow River
Length | 428 feet
Fun Fact | Nickname is “Finger Trap Bridge” due to its similarity to the finger trap puzzle.
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Natural Bridge | Field, British Columbia
Natural Bridge Facts
Design | Natural Rock 😉
Designer | God via the Kicking Horse River
Opened | ??
Spans | Kicking Horse River
Length | Unknown
Fun Fact | It’s quite the popular spot for selfies (exercise caution).
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Europe
Tower Bridge | London, England
Tower Bridge Facts
Design | Bascule and suspension
Designer | Horace Jones and George D. Stevenson
Opened | 1894
Spans | River Thames
Length | 801 feet
Fun Fact | People frequently confuse it with London Bridge.
Rio-Antirrio Bridge | Patras, Greece
Rio-Antirrio Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | Berdj Mikaelian
Opened | 2004
Spans | Gulf of Corinth
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Length | 7,808 feet
Fun Fact | Inaugurated on 7 August 2004, which was a week prior to the opening of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The first people to officially cross it were Olympic torch bearers.
Samuel Beckett Bridge | Dublin, Ireland
Samuel Beckett Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed, swing
Designer | Santiago Calatrava
Opened | 2009
Spans | River Liffey
Length | 394 feet
Fun Fact | Its shape of spar and cables is said to resemble a harp lying on its edge. The harp has been the national symbol for Ireland from at least the thirteenth century.
Bridge of Bridges | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bridge of Bridges Facts
Design | Unknown
Designer | Unknown
Opened | Unknown
Spans | One of Amsterdam’s 165 canals
Length | Unknown
Fun Fact | Up to 15 bridges can be seen in all different directions.
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Millennium Bridge | London, England
Millenium Bridge Facts
Design | Steel suspension
Designer | Arup Group
Opened | 2000
Spans | River Thames
Length | 1,066 feet
Fun Fact | Official name is London Millennium Footbridge. It cost GBP 18.2 million to build and did not take an Act of Parliament like most bridges built in London.
Pont Alexandre III | Paris, France
Pont Alexandre III Facts
Design | Deck arch
Designer | Joseph Cassien-Bernard
Opened | 1900
Spans | Seine River
Length | 520 feet
Fun Fact | Named after Tsar Alexander III.
Kapellbrücke | Lucerne, Switzerland
Kapellbrücke Facts
Design | Covered wooden footbridge
Designer | Unknown
Opened | 1333 and again in 1994
Spans | River Reuss
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Length | 672 feet
Fun Fact | Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe as well as the world’s oldest surviving truss bridge. Unique as it houses several interior paintings.
London Bridge | London, England
London Bridge Facts
Design | Prestressed concrete box girder
Designer | Lord Holford and Mott, Hay and Anderson
Opened | 1973 (current design)
Spans | River Thames
Length | 883 feet
Fun Fact | There is an “Old” London Bridge (1209-1831), “New” London Bridge (1831-1967) and “Modern” London Bridge (1972-present).
Big Obukhovksy Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Russia
Big Obukhovsky Bridge Facts
Design | Cable-stayed
Designer | Unknown
Opened | 2004 (first part), 2007 (second part)
Spans | Neva River
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Length | 9,265 feet
Fun Fact | It was the first time in the history of the city that the name of the bridge was chosen by a referendum among residents of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
Ha’penny Bridge | Dublin, Ireland
Ha’penny Bridge Facts
Design | Arch
Designer | John Windsor
Opened | 1816
Spans | River Liffey
Length | 141 feet
Fun Fact | Official name-Liffey Bridge but referred to as Ha’penny. A “ha’penny” is a half-penny and was the toll for anyone who crossed it for 100 years (abolished 1919).
Staalmeestersbrug | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Staalmeestersbrug Facts
Design | Unknown
Designer | Unknown
Opened | At least 1599 and possibly earlier
Spans | Groenburgwal Canal
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Length | Unknown
Fun Fact | Tourist attraction known for its view of the tower of the Zuiderkirk. This view has been painted by various artists, the most famous of whom is Claude Monet.
Lambeth Bridge | London, England
Lambeth Bridge Facts
Design | Five-span steel arch
Designer | Sir George Humphreys, Sir Reginald Blomfield, G. Topham Forrest
Opened | 1862 (first), 1932 (second)
Spans | River Thames
Length | 828 feet
Fun Fact | Most notable color in the bridge’s paint scheme is red which is the same color as the leather benches in the House of Lords.
Spreuerbrücke | Lucerne, Switzerland
Spreuerbrücke Facts
Design | Covered wooden footbridge
Designer | Unknown
Opened | 1408 and again in 1566
Spans | River Reuss
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Length | 266 feet
Fun Fact | Spreuerbrücke’s (Spreuer Bridge) pediments contain paintings in its interior triangular frames-a feature unique to the wooden bridges of Lucerne.
James Joyce Bridge | Dublin, Ireland
James Joyce Bridge
Design | Tied-arch
Designer | Santiago Calatrava
Opened | 2003
Spans | River Liffey
Length | 131 feet
Fun Fact | Named for the famous Dublin author James Joyce.
Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor | Paris, France
Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor Facts
Design | Metallic footbridge
Designer | Marc Mimram
Opened | 1999
Spans | Seine River
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Length | 348 feet
Fun Fact | The bridge was renamed after Léopold Sédar Senghor on October 9, 2006 which was 100 years after his birth. It is covered in exotic wood.
Southwark Bridge | London, England
Southwark Bridge Facts
Design | Arch
Designer | Ernest George, Basil Mott
Opened | 1921
Spans | River Thames
Length | 800 feet
Fun Fact | It has the least traffic of all the Thames bridges in London (except when others are closed for repairs or renovations).
Walter Süskindbrug | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Walter Süskindbrug Facts
Design | Double drawbridge
Designer | Gerrit Feiko Janssonius, Dirk Sterenberg (Public Works Department)
Opened | 1972 (existing) 1662 (original)
Spans | Nieuwe Herengracht
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Length | Unknown
Fun Fact | Named after Walter Süskind who let Jews and Jewish children escape from the Hollandsche Schouwburg and the daycare center nearby during the Nazi regime. In 2017, the bridge was still too young to be considered a national monument.
Swilcan Bridge | St Andrews, Scotland
Swilcan Bridge Facts
Design | Arch
Designer | Unknown
Opened | 700 years ago, possibly more
Spans | Swilcan Burn (stream)
Length | 30 feet
Fun Fact | It is customary for champions of golf to publicly show some sort of homage or respect to the structure. Professional golfers have also given their final farewell to the game on this bridge.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge | County Atrim, Ireland
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Facts
Design | Rope suspension
Designer | Heyn Construction
Opened | 1755 (original), 2008 (current)
Spans | Atlantic Ocean
Length | 66 feet
Fun Fact | Carrick-a-Rede means “rock of the casting”. In 2016, the bridge had nearly half a million visitors.
Blackfriars Bridge | London, England
Blackfriars Bridge Facts
Design | Arch
Designer | John Wolfe-Barry, Henry Marc Brunel
Opened | 1886
Spans | River Thames
Length | 923 feet
Fun Fact | The remains of the old (first) bridge can still be seen in the form of large, orange/red columns across the Thames.
South America
Puente de la Mujer | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Puente de la Mujer Facts
Design | Cantilever spar cable-stayed, swing
Designer | Santiago Calatrava
Opened | 2001
Spans | Dock 3 in Puerto Madero
Length | 558 feet
Fun Fact | Puente de la Mujer (Women’s Bridge) was designed to depict a couple dancing the tango.
Puente de los Suspiros | Lima, Perú
Puente de los Suspiros
Design | Wooden
Designer | Unknown
Opened | 1876
Spans | A ravine (former riverbed)
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Length | 144 feet
Fun Fact | The Puente de los Suspiros (Bridge of Sighs) legend is that if you can hold your breath while walking the entire length of the bridge (144 feet/44 meters), your wish will come true.
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Pretty cool tour of world famous bridges, huh? There are some creative minds in this world and I love seeing what those minds create and thinking about what all has to work just right for those creations to exist!
Now, I know what you’re thinking…those aren’t even close to all the gorgeous or famous bridges in this world. That’s very true. Check back frequently as I will add more bridges from my travels in the future!
What is your favorite bridge and why? What are must-see bridges I should check out in the future? If there is a famous bridge you think I need to see, let me know below. I love hearing from you!
‘Til next time…
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What a cool list of amazing bridges around the world. Great photos too. It’s interesting to see how similar the two Calatrava bridges are in Dublin and Buenos Aires are, and yet how different his Peace Bridge in Calgary is. The Peace Bridge is one of my favourites, but I’m biased as that’s my home town. Of course, I also like the classics, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Pont Alexandre III. You’ll enjoy the bridges in Lisbon when you visit sometime.
Hi Cindy-Glad you like them! I love the Peace Bridge too. It’s one of my top favorites of my favorite-Calatrava! Thanks for reading! 🙂
I must say I love your fascination with bridges – that is so random and cool. Myself, I am just a bride-user rather than a fan, but I really love your unabashed enthusiasm for them!
I know a bridge inspector for the State of Ohio so I will pass this on to him. I also know a few structural engineers who would share your gusto, so I will pass it on to them as well.
Swilcan Bridge really steals the show here in my opinion – it’s just like “Here I am, just a wee old bridge” ….LOVE IT!
Hi Jerry and Fiona-Haha, yes Swilcan does scream that doesn’t it? I love it because it’s so different. But I do love bridges! Pass it on to anyone you think would like it, thanks! And thanks for reading! 🙂
Wow! You have covered lots of bridges! My favourite would have to be the Golden Gate in San Francisco with its history and importance in American geography but have also done the San Fran-Oakland Bridge, Brooklyn bridge in usa but none of the others. I am actually going through the list…hmmmmm….. havent actually done many as I thought I would. My other favourite is in Luzern, Switzerland…so wooden, so historical, and great views of the city centre in the summer months. 🙂
Hi Danik-Thank you! I like Chapel and Spreuer in Lucerne too. But I also love Golden Gate and Brooklyn too. I just love bridges if you can’t tell! Thanks for reading! 🙂
How great is that! We love bridges and have so many plans to tell.
I also know some of the bridges that you are performing here and have already run / ridden over them. My favorite bridge is in Lisbon and looks very similar to the Golden Gate Bridge. Here you can only walk over once a year, when in March the mini marathon takes place and you start as a runner. An unforgettable experience!
Hi Susanne-That’s really cool! There’s a bridge in the US that you can do a marathon over into Canada. You have to have your passport to participate! So I like the idea of the Lisbon bridge. Glad you liked the post and thanks for reading! 🙂
I loved how you made comprehensive little fact boxes for every bridge, with fun facts too. And such great photos. I guess every single bridge is an amalgamation of history and culture and the emotion of the locals. They are as much a symbol of cultural cornerstones as well as societal progress. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
Hi Mohana-I totally agree…they are definitely emotions and culture of the locals. I’m so glad you liked the fact boxes, I thought they were fun. Thanks for reading! 🙂
North California is home so we would see the Golden Gate and the Bay Bridge on a regular basis – well, I commuted over the Bay Bridge – old and new ones – for years! This list is quite a compilation, I did not know there were so many impressive bridges. The old covered wooden bridges from the East Coast are so lovely, and some are real pieces of art like the High Trestle Trail Bridge. Must be something to drive underneath that design!
Hi Patricia-Well, you can’t drive underneath the High Trestle Trail because it crosses a river. It’s a footbridge if you can believe it! Part of a 25-mile trail I think! There are SO many awesome bridges in the world and I can’t wait to find more. Thanks for reading! 🙂
How fascinating! I’ve been across less than 20 of these (mostly UK and USA) so I clearly have more bridge-work to do. We as humans have been very ingenious in our routes to cross the water. My personal favourite bridge would be the clapper bridge at Postbridge on Dartmoor UK, made of stone pillars with flat rocks (the clappers) laid on top. It was made to take pack horses, so these are seriously big lumps of granite. These clapper bridges are prehistoric, but mostly rebuilt in medieval times.
Hi Bernie-Then I must go find this Postbridge when I’m in the UK next! I’m always looking for more cool bridges to photograph! Thanks for reading! 🙂
Wow, you have visited a lot of bridges. I too, love them – the modern ones as well as the historical ones. I have never really thought about how many I have visited or photographed, but I am sure it is a high number too. I love visiting the covered bridges, and we saw as many as we could throughout Vermont.
Such a unique way to capture something that you obviously love. I love your tip about putting them in google maps.
Hi Rene-I bet you’ve visited a lot too then if you love them also! I never thought about how many I had visited either until I heard my mom tell my dad “she loves bridges, get ready!” LOL! I do have an affinity for them. And particularly any bridge (or anything really) by Santiago Calatrava. Glad you like the Google Map trick and thanks for reading! 🙂
Isn’t it funny how we all come to discover random things we like to go explore when we travel? Bridges is definitely a unique one that I haven’t given much thought to, but I’m sure they’ll be on my radar now that I’ve read your post! I love how you include a number of more local ones in addition to the world-famous ones such as the Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridge. I think I’ve crossed the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge, and I definitely want to check out the High Trestle Trail Bridge! That looks SO cool!
Hi Kevin-Thanks so much! I’m glad you like the variety and hopefully you will look for bridges everywhere now! Thanks for reading! 🙂
Great article and, visually stunning as well.
Hi Anna-Thank you and thanks for reading! 🙂
What a fun and creative article idea! I love bridges and I’m realizing I need to see more of them in the U.S. I’ve only seen the ones in Dallas, San Francisco, and New York… need to change that 🙂
Hi Carmen-Yes, definitely look to see if any city you visit has a cool bridge. So many of them do! Thanks for reading! 🙂
What a fun, intriguing post! I love it! Bridges are honestly such fun architecture that I love to go see in a new place. And girl, you’ve been to so many! I can say I’ve only checked off a few of these (Penobscott, Maine and Rio Bridge in Greece) but I have suggestions on where you should go next: Suspension bridge at Sea to Sky Summit, BC and the famous covered bridges of New Brunswick!
Hi Olivia-Awesome!! I LOVE new suggestions for bridges! I have definitely added Sea to Sky Summit and the covered bridges of New Brunswick to my list! Thanks for reading! 🙂
Your love of bridges definitely shows through in your pictures. I know one thing — I’m never stepping foot on that rope bridge!
My favorites are the double-helix bridge in Singapore and the Charles Bridge in Prague.
Hi Juliann-Haha! I was wondering if I was going to be able to do it myself! I do not like suspension bridges that sway. But this one didn’t. It doesn’t sway at all and felt very sturdy. I was watching intently as the people before me crossed it! LOL! I’m adding the Singapore and Charles Bridge to my list. Thanks for reading! 🙂
I love how much you love bridges!! Is that weird?! But seriously, everyone has their travel quirks and the things they travel for. I love learning about other people’s obsessions. I haven’t been to many of these bridges – but then again I guess bridges aren’t normally something I notice like you do! I have however walked across the Brooklyn Bridge 3 times and it is one of my favorite things to do in NYC.
Hi Sarah-I love walking across the Brooklyn Bridge too! I only did it for the first time EVER this past February (in the gazillion times I’ve been to NYC!) and then again last month in June. It’s awesome! I also love learning about other people’s travel obsessions. I might find something cool I never knew about before. Thanks for reading! 🙂
I love your love for bridges. I’m also fascinated by them – maybe not to the same extent but they’re pretty cool and there really are some stunning ones! I still haven’t walked across the Brooklyn bridge. How crazy. I’m about to publish a pedestrian suspension bridge post – how do you feel about those?! haha
Hi Ashley-Don’t feel bad…I’ve been traveling to NYC for YEARS and I just walked across the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time this past February and then again in June. Guess I’m trying to make up for lost time! Ooh…pedestrian suspension bridges, not sure! There are two different kinds-like the Golden Gate and then the kind you are probably talking about that sway and swing. I’ll go with the former! LOL! Thanks for reading! 🙂
You know, before reading your post, I never thought about what amazing feats of engineering bridges are, or how beautiful they can be. But holy cow, seeing all of these bridges together in one place makes me realize just that! I love that a lot of these were bridges I hadn’t heard of — like the High Trestle Trail in Iowa with its nifty neon blue lighting. And OMG those bridges in Switzerland are just GORGEOUS. Also, is it just me, or does the High Falls Covered Bridge in Asheville, NC remind you of the legend of Sleepy Hollow? Haha. Love the Natural Bridge in British Columbia, too!!
Hi Julianne-Yes it kind of does doesn’t it?? I love discovering things like this through other travelers’ eyes too. I have always liked bridges but it didn’t really dawn on me until my mom was with me on a trip and she was like “you like bridges don’t you”? And then when I was traveling in the UK with my parents she warned my Dad “she likes bridges”! LOL! So I decided to see how many photos I had of them and wah-lah! LOL! Thanks for reading! 🙂
It never occurred to me that bridges could be this interesting. I never actually paid attention to them. But you presenting these famous bridges had stirred my interest in checking them out. Perhaps, I’ll go back to this posts when planning my next trip to see if I can visit one of these bridges. Perhaps, I’ll start with Natural Bridge and Peace Bridge to appreciate them more.
Hi Cat-You are very close to Peace Bridge and Natural Bridge. Peace Bridge is one of my all-time favorites by my all-time favorite architect Santiago Calatrava. Thanks for reading! 🙂
That Peace Bridge in Canada looks wild! All of these are so cool (obviously, especially Boston). I love covered bridges too, although I hadn’t heard of that one in Ashville. I love the ones throughout New England, surrounded by fall leaves. Awesome list!
Hi Eileen-Thank you! Not sure why but I just absolutely love bridges. I’ve really gotten into architecture with traveling and I love night photography so if I can find something that lights up at night-even better! Thanks for reading! 🙂
I love bridges and living in the San Francisco Bay Area for close to 30 years, I was surrounded by them. They are beautiful and fun to photograph. My husband and I seek them out whenever we travel around the country and the world.
Hi Andi-Oh yay, another bridge lover! They are fantastic aren’t they? Would love to know some of them you’ve seen that aren’t on my list that I need to see! Thanks for reading! 🙂