
Famous Bridges
Nobody plans a trip around a bridge. And yet somehow, when you're standing on the Brooklyn Bridge or looking up at the Golden Gate, it's one of the best moments of the trip. This passport tracks every famous bridge you've visited, the ones worth going slightly out of your way for. Bridge please!
Entries
- 1. Golden Gate Bridge (California, USA)
A suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait connecting San Francisco and Marin County
- 2. Brooklyn Bridge (New York, USA)
A historic suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn across the East River
- 3. Tower Bridge (London, UK)
A bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames known for its iconic twin towers
- 4. Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, Australia)
A large steel arch bridge crossing Sydney Harbour
- 5. Ponte Vecchio (Florence, Italy)
A medieval stone arch bridge famous for the shops built along it
- 6. Rialto Bridge (Venice, Italy)
A historic stone arch bridge spanning the Grand Canal
- 7. Charles Bridge (Prague, Czech Republic)
A historic stone bridge lined with statues crossing the Vltava River
- 8. Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (Kobe, Japan)
The longest suspension bridge span in the world
- 9. Millau Viaduct (Millau, France)
A cable-stayed bridge and the tallest bridge in the world
- 10. London Bridge (London, UK)
A historic crossing of the River Thames with centuries of history
- 11. Forth Bridge (Scotland, UK)
A famous cantilever railway bridge crossing the Firth of Forth
- 12. Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel Bridge (New York, USA)
A major crossing connecting Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- 13. Mackinac Bridge (Michigan, USA)
A long suspension bridge connecting Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas
- 14. Confederation Bridge (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
A long bridge crossing the Northumberland Strait in eastern Canada
- 15. Vasco da Gama Bridge (Lisbon, Portugal)
One of the longest bridges in Europe spanning the Tagus River
- 16. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (Zhejiang, China)
A long sea-crossing bridge spanning Hangzhou Bay
- 17. Oresund Bridge (Denmark–Sweden)
A combined bridge and tunnel connecting Denmark and Sweden
- 18. Bixby Creek Bridge (California, USA)
A scenic concrete arch bridge along California’s Big Sur coastline
- 19. Helix Bridge (Singapore)
A modern pedestrian bridge known for its double-helix design
- 20. Stari Most (Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
A historic Ottoman stone arch bridge rebuilt after war damage
- 21. Pont Alexandre III (Paris, France)
An ornate Beaux-Arts bridge crossing the Seine River
- 22. Harbour Bridge (Auckland, New Zealand)
A major bridge connecting central Auckland to the North Shore
- 23. Puente de la Mujer (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
A modern rotating pedestrian bridge designed by Santiago Calatrava
- 24. Seven Mile Bridge (Florida, USA)
A long bridge crossing the Florida Keys over open ocean
- 25. Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Florida, USA)
A cable-stayed bridge known for its distinctive yellow pylons