10 Beautiful Bridges

admin | Jan 24, 2010 | 0 comments

Around the world, the bridges serve as connectors above the valleys of surface water and many other things. I just wanted to identify the biggest and best position them in the magnificent structure and design. Bridge developed spiral single Nanpu from China to bridge-continent series of Bosphorus in Turkey, see these 10 beautiful bridges with impressive structures.

01. Gateshead Millennium Bridge – River Tyne, England

The world’s only tilting bridges, its magnificent engineering attracts people from near and far. Locals come because it is a bicycle and pedestrian bridges that crosses the River Tyne, while tourists like to visit at night, when the bridges glows with blue lights. Another unique feature : The structure has traps that automatically clean up litter dropped on its deck. Photo by Guy Edwardes via Getty Images.

02. The Millau Viaduct – Tarn Valley, France

Many say this is one of the most breathtaking bridges ever built; it is also the tallest cable-stayed vehicular bridge in the world, measuring 984 feet. Requiring 600 construction workers and the latest technologies, including GPS and laser systems, to create, it towers over the Tarn Valley and can often appear to be hovering above the clouds. Photo by Getty Images.

03. Tower Bridge – London, England

One of the must-see events for visitors of London remains the lifting of this well-known bridge on the river Thames. Taking eight years, five major contractors and 432 construction workers to build, this historical overpass is most definitely a work of art. Once built, it stood strong as the largest and most refined of all the bascule bridges. Photo by Scott E. Barbour via Getty Images.

04. Brooklyn Bridge – New York, NY

The Brooklyn Bridge holds many firsts, including being the first suspension bridge to ever use steel for its cable wire and the first to use explosives in an underwater device known as a caisson. When first assembled, the bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, and to this day, remains the second busiest bridges in New York City, with 144,000 vehicles crossing it daily. Photo by Fraser Hall via Getty Images.

05. Confederation Bridge – New Brunswick, Canada

Connecting Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick, the Confederation Bridge is the world’s longest bridge over ice-covered water. When constructed, it was designed to last for a century and has since won many international engineering awards. Due to the bridges popularity, the number of tourists has increased significantly since its opening. Photo by Daryl Benson via Getty Images.

06. Sydney Harbour Bridge – Sydney, Australia

A record-breaking Sydney attraction, it’s the world’s widest long-span bridge, tallest steel arch bridge and the fourth-longest single-span steel arch bridge. There are a number of different ways that visitors can climb to the top of the bridges, including The Discovery Climb, which is a 3½ hour trek along the inner arch of the bridge to the top of the summit. Photo by Scott E. Barbour via Getty Images.

07. Nanpu Bridge – Shanghai, China

The spiral-shaped interchange for this bridge makes it the most fascinating and distinct structures on our list. The cable-stayed road bridge is one of four key bridges that connect the Shanghai districts of Pudong and Puxi. Along the Puxi side there are three spirals leading onto the bridge, which spans the Huangpu River. Photo by Angelo Cavalli/Getty Images

08. Bosphorus Bridge – Istanbul, Turkey

This unbelievable structure connects Europe and Asia—the only bridge in existence linking two continents. The 1973 structure is gravity-anchored with steel pylons and inclined hangers and once held the title of the fourth longest suspension bridge in the world. With three lanes in each direction, 180,000 vehicles cross the bridge daily, helping to improve Istanbul’s traffic flow. Photo by iStockphoto.

09. Hangzhou Bay Bridge – Zheijiang Province, China

Very unique in the world of bridges, this structure is S-shaped, contains 12 vehicle lanes and spans the Hangzhou Bay. At 22.37 miles, it’s the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world and is expected to last for 100 years. It took 600 experts nine years just to design the bridge, which connects Jiaxing and Ningbo in China’s Zheijiang province. Photo by Getty Images.

10. Magdeburg Water Bridge – Magdeburg, Germany

Just over the Elbe River, this one-of-a-kind structure joins two significant German shipping canals, the Elbe-Havel Canal and the Mittelland Canal. It is also the longest passable aqueduct in the world, spanning 918 meters. Photo by AFP/Getty Images.