Famous Bridges

Architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava designed the Alamillo Bridge for the 1992 Expo on La Cartuja Island in Seville, Spain.

Great history, photos, and statistics for the Ambassador Bridge that connects Detroit, MI, USA with Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, California is one of the tallest single span concrete arch bridges in the world.

Designed by John A. Roebling, Brooklyn Bridge in New York is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. The construction of Brooklyn Bridge brought several tragedies.

Bridge statistics, history, and vintage photos.

Summary statistics on the Charles River Bridge (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

Summary statistics on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Cape Charles and Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA) including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

History, photos, tourist attractions, and frequently asked questions.

From the Web site for Alton and the River Bend Communities of Southwestern Illinois, photos and information about the Clark Bridge.

The Confederation Bridge connects Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick in Canada, is 12.9 km. long and is the longest bridge over ice covered water in the world.

Summary statistics on the Firth of Forth Bridge (South Queensferry and North Queensferry, Scotland) including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

Summary statistics on the Garabit Viaduct(Massif Central, France)including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

Summary statistics on the George P. Coleman Bridge (Yorktown, Virginia, USA)including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

Detailed history and photos of the George Washington Bridge in New York.

The Golden Gate Bridge in California has the seventh-longest main span in the world. When it was constructed in the 1930s, it was the world's longest.

History, facts, and photos both during and after construction.

Construction information and photos for the Homestead Bridge in New Mexico, from your Guide to Composite Materials.

This masterpiece of civil engineering was designed to cross the last major unbridged estuary in Britain. Here are statistics, construction details, diagrams and helpful facts.

Summary statistics on the Iron Bridge (Shropshire, England) including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

Photos, facts, and history of the bridge.

A project web site for Louisville Indiana, Ohio River Bridges Project.

History and photographs of this scenic bridge that connects the Upper and Lower penninsulas in Michigan.

Summary statistics on the New River Gorge Bridge (Fayetteville, West Virginia, USA)including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

If you like bridges then you'll love Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, home to more bridges than any city in the world outside of Venice. View photos and brief facts in this virtual bridge tour.

Fact sheets and vintage photos of bridges by Roebling

Caltrans page on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Project. Lots of detailed information on the project.

Summary statistics on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (St. Petersburg and Bradenton, Florida, USA)including photo, length, construction, and completion date.

Provides a link to a short movie clip of the collapse. Worth the download time to see.

Several photos taken during and after the collapse.

History of "Galloping Gertie" as well as information on the new Tacoma Narrows bridge project.

Summary statistics on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma, Washington,USA)including photo, length, construction, and completion date

Summary statistics on the Tower Bridge (London, England)including photo, length, construction, and completion date

Vasco de Gamma Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal is the longest bridge in Europe.

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