BridgeDB
202 bridges worldwide with span, length, type, year, and engineering history. From Roman aqueducts to modern mega-spans.
Featured
Golden Gate Bridge
The most photographed bridge in the world. Painted International Orange, originally a prim...
Millau Viaduct
The tallest bridge in the world at 343 m. Crosses the Tarn valley in southern France. Desi...
Brooklyn Bridge
The first steel-wire suspension bridge. Took 14 years to build. Washington Roebling comple...
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The longest suspension bridge in the world at completion. Connects Kobe to Awaji Island. S...
Tower Bridge
Londons most recognizable bridge. The bascules take 5 minutes to raise. 40,000 people cros...
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
The longest bridge in the world at 164.8 km. Part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railw...
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Called the Coathanger for its arch shape. The widest long-span bridge at 48.8 m wide. Buil...
Charles Bridge
Lined with 30 baroque statues added in the 17th-18th centuries. Commissioned by Charles IV...
Cable-stayed (45)
Millau Viaduct
The tallest bridge in the world at 343 m. Crosses the Tarn valley in southern France. Desi...
Hangzhou Bay Bridge
The longest ocean-crossing bridge at the time of completion. Shortens the route between Ni...
Vasco da Gama Bridge
The longest bridge in Europe. Crosses the Tagus River near Lisbon. Named for the 500th ann...
Oresund Bridge
A combined road and rail bridge that becomes a tunnel. Connects Sweden and Denmark across ...
Erasmus Bridge
Rotterdams most iconic structure. Called The Swan for its asymmetrical pylon. Has the heav...
Russky Bridge
The longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Connects Vladivostok to Russky Island. Built...
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
The longest sea-crossing bridge-tunnel system. Connects three major cities in the Greater ...
Puente Alamillo
Designed by Santiago Calatrava for Expo 92 in Seville. Has no back-stays - the pylon leans...
Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Replaced a bridge partially destroyed when a ship hit it in 1980, killing 35 people. The n...
Bhumibol Bridge
A cable-stayed bridge crossing the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Named after King Bhumibol...
Penang Bridge
The longest bridge in Southeast Asia when built. Connects Penang Island to mainland Malays...
Chords Bridge
A cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge in Jerusalem. Designed by Santiago Calatrava. Carrie...
Suspension (44)
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
The longest suspension bridge in the world at completion. Connects Kobe to Awaji Island. S...
Golden Gate Bridge
The most photographed bridge in the world. Painted International Orange, originally a prim...
Brooklyn Bridge
The first steel-wire suspension bridge. Took 14 years to build. Washington Roebling comple...
Humber Bridge
Was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world for 17 years. Crosses the Humbe...
Petersburg Bridge (Bosporus Bridge)
The first bridge across the Bosporus, connecting Europe and Asia. Over 180,000 vehicles cr...
Ponte 25 de Abril
Resembles the Golden Gate Bridge - built by the same company. Originally named Salazar Bri...
Sidu River Bridge
Crosses a 500 m deep valley - the highest bridge in the world when built. The first rocket...
Aizhai Suspension Bridge
One of the highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel suspension bridges. 336 m above the Dehang...
Mackinac Bridge
Connects the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan. The longest suspension bridge in the ...
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. Named after Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first Europea...
George Washington Bridge
The worlds busiest motor vehicle bridge with 51 million crossings annually. The towers wer...
Menai Suspension Bridge
The first modern suspension bridge. Designed by Thomas Telford. Connects Anglesey to mainl...
Arch (37)
Ponte Vecchio
The oldest wholly-stone segmental arch bridge in Europe. Shops have lined it since the 13t...
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Called the Coathanger for its arch shape. The widest long-span bridge at 48.8 m wide. Buil...
Charles Bridge
Lined with 30 baroque statues added in the 17th-18th centuries. Commissioned by Charles IV...
Rialto Bridge
The oldest of four bridges spanning the Grand Canal. Replaced a wooden bridge that collaps...
Lupu Bridge
The longest arch bridge in the world when built. The arch is made of steel boxes filled wi...
Chaotianmen Bridge
The longest through-arch bridge in the world. Crosses the Yangtze River in Chongqing. Carr...
Stari Most
The Old Bridge of Mostar, originally built by the Ottomans. Destroyed in 1993 during the B...
Kintai Bridge
A five-arch wooden bridge over the Nishiki River. Built without nails using metal clamps a...
Pont Alexandre III
The most ornate bridge in Paris. Built for the 1900 Worlds Fair. Named after Tsar Alexande...
Pul-i-Khishti Bridge
An ancient stone bridge in Kabul over the Kabul River. Has been rebuilt multiple times. Vi...
Si-o-se Pol
Bridge of 33 Arches over the Zayandeh River in Isfahan. Built by Shah Abbas I. Serves as b...
Khaju Bridge
A bridge and dam combined over the Zayandeh River. Built by Shah Abbas II. The central pav...
Cantilever (15)
Forth Bridge
The first major steel bridge in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Required 58,000 t...
Storseisundet Bridge
Called the Drunk Bridge for its dramatic curve that makes it appear to drop into the sea. ...
Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway
A twin-span bridge crossing Hamilton Harbour in Ontario. The original steel truss cantilev...
Story Bridge
Brisbanes iconic steel cantilever bridge. Based on the Forth Bridge design. Named after Jo...
Pont de Quebec
The longest cantilever bridge span in the world. Collapsed twice during construction killi...
Queensboro Bridge
Also called the 59th Street Bridge. A double-deck cantilever over the East River. Simon an...
Tappan Zee Bridge
Crossed the Hudson River north of NYC. Replaced by the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in 2...
Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge
A continuous under-deck truss over the Hudson. Connects Kingston to Rhinecliff. Replaced t...
Rip Van Winkle Bridge
A cantilever bridge over the Hudson at Catskill. Named after the Washington Irving story s...
Jacques Cartier Bridge
A steel truss cantilever bridge in Montreal. Crosses the St. Lawrence River. Named after t...
Pont Champlain
The busiest bridge in Canada crossing the St. Lawrence at Montreal. Named after Samuel de ...
Howrah Bridge
The busiest cantilever bridge in the world. Carries 100,000+ vehicles and 150,000+ pedestr...
Covered (6)
Chengyang Bridge
A wind and rain bridge of the Dong people. Built without a single nail using only mortise ...
Chapel Bridge
The oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe. Contains 17th-century triangular paintings ins...
Wind and Rain Bridge (Zhaoxing)
A Dong minority wind and rain bridge in Guizhou. Multi-tiered pavilion roofs. Built entire...
Hartland Bridge
The longest covered bridge in the world. Crosses the Saint John River in New Brunswick. Lo...
Cedar Bridge
One of the famous covered bridges of Madison County, Iowa. Featured in the 1995 film with ...
Blenheim Bridge
The longest covered bridge in Ontario at 71 m. Built by David Stevenson. Uses a Burr arch ...
Viaduct (6)
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge
The longest bridge in the world at 164.8 km. Part of the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railw...
Cize-Bolozon Viaduct
A combined rail and road viaduct over the Ain River. Destroyed in WWII and rebuilt. Double...
Hochdonn High Bridge
A railway viaduct across the Kiel Canal. One of the longest railway bridges in Germany. St...
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Famous from the Harry Potter films as the Hogwarts Express route. A concrete viaduct with ...
Landwasser Viaduct
Part of the Rhaetian Railway UNESCO World Heritage Site. 65 m high with 6 arches. The trai...
Bang Na Expressway
One of the longest bridge/expressway structures in the world at 54 km. A 6-lane elevated h...
Swing (5)
Puente de la Mujer
A swinging pedestrian bridge in Buenos Aires Puerto Madero. Designed by Santiago Calatrava...
Samuel Beckett Bridge
Designed by Santiago Calatrava, shaped like an Irish harp. Swings 90 degrees to allow ship...
Canso Canal Bridge
A swing bridge on the Canso Causeway connecting Cape Breton Island to mainland Nova Scotia...
Burlington Bridge
A swing bridge over the Mississippi River. One of the few remaining swing bridges on the M...
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
A railroad swing bridge over the Harlem River. One of the oldest active railroad bridges i...
Beam (5)
London Bridge
The current London Bridge is plain concrete - often confused with Tower Bridge. The previo...
Koksarai Bridge
A modern highway bridge in southern Kazakhstan. Part of the Western Europe-Western China t...
Mozambique Island Bridge
A bridge connecting Mozambique Island to the mainland. The island is a UNESCO World Herita...
Bridge of No Return
Located in the Joint Security Area at the DMZ. Used for prisoner exchanges after the Korea...
Bonner Bridge
The only bridge connecting Hatteras Island to the North Carolina mainland. Crosses Oregon ...
Truss (5)
Auckland Harbour Bridge
Aucklands main harbour crossing. Originally 4 lanes, clip-on extensions added in 1969. The...
Jamuna Bridge
A multipurpose bridge carrying road, rail, and utilities across the Jamuna River. Connects...
Padma Bridge
The longest bridge in Bangladesh. Self-funded by Bangladesh without foreign aid. Crosses t...
Bogibeel Bridge
A combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra. The longest rail-cum-road bridge in ...
Liberty Bridge
Originally named Franz Joseph Bridge. Green iron truss with Art Nouveau details. Rebuilt a...
Box girder (4)
Confederation Bridge
Connects Prince Edward Island to mainland Canada. The longest bridge over ice-covered wate...
Drammen Bridge
A twin-box girder bridge over the Drammenselva. One of the longest box girder bridges in S...
Baluhar Baor Bridge
A bridge in western Bangladesh crossing a baor (oxbow lake). Part of rural infrastructure ...
Seven Mile Bridge
One of the longest segmental bridges in the world. Part of the Overseas Highway through th...
Transporter (4)
Pont Transbordeur de Rochefort
A transporter bridge where a gondola carries vehicles across the Charente River. One of on...
Newport Transporter Bridge
One of the few remaining transporter bridges. A gondola carries vehicles and pedestrians a...
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
The longest transporter bridge in the world still operating. Crosses the Tees. Can carry 2...
Vizcaya Bridge
The oldest transporter bridge in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Designed by Albe...
Bascule (3)
Tower Bridge
Londons most recognizable bridge. The bascules take 5 minutes to raise. 40,000 people cros...
Slauerhoff Bridge
A flying drawbridge that lifts the entire road section vertically. The road deck swings up...
Magere Brug
The Skinny Bridge in Amsterdam. Originally so narrow that two people could barely pass. Re...
Aqueduct (3)
Falkirk Wheel
Not a traditional bridge but a rotating boat lift. Connects two canals with a 24 m height ...
Pont du Gard
A Roman aqueduct bridge built in the 1st century AD. Three tiers of arches reaching 48.8 m...
Aqueduct of Segovia
A Roman aqueduct with 167 arches reaching 28 m tall. Built without mortar using granite bl...
Various (3)
Gotthard Base Tunnel Bridge approaches
Bridge approaches to the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel at 57 km. The tu...
Seto Ohashi Bridge
A series of bridges connecting Honshu and Shikoku across the Seto Inland Sea. Comprises 6 ...
6th October Bridge
The longest bridge in Egypt at 20.5 km through Cairo. An elevated highway crossing the Nil...