Great Bridges 1-22
22 entries in the Great Bridges compendium.
Great Bridges 1-22 — Era Chart
The Golden Gate BridgeSuspension bridge linking San Francisco and Marin County.The Brooklyn BridgeFirst fixed East River crossing, longest suspension bridge when opened.Tower BridgeA Grade I listed London landmark opened in 1894.Sydney Harbour BridgeSteel through arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, opened in 1932.Akashi Kaikyo BridgeSuspension bridge linking Honshu and Awaji Island, completed 1998.The Millau ViaductThe design team was led by engineer Michel Virlogeux and English architect Norman Foster.The Ponte VecchioMedieval bridge spared in WWII, lined with shops.The Rialto BridgeOldest bridge spanning Venice's Grand Canal, rebuilt in stone.Charles BridgeMedieval stone arch bridge crossing the Vltava in Prague.The Chain BridgeFirst permanent bridge across the Danube in Hungary.Confederation BridgeCanada's longest bridge and world's longest over ice-covered water.The Oresund BridgeCombined road and rail link connecting Denmark and Sweden.Danyang-Kunshan Grand BridgeWorld's longest bridge, measuring over 164 kilometres (102 mi) on the Beijing–Shanghai HigRoyal Gorge BridgeWorld's highest bridge from 1929 to 2001.Mackinac BridgeLongest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.The Forth BridgeCantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth.The Iron BridgeFirst major cast iron bridge, symbol of the Industrial Revolution.Pont du GardAncient Roman aqueduct bridge carrying water to Nemausus.Stari Most430-metre tied arch bridge over the Sava River in Belgrade, demolished in 2025.Tsing Ma BridgeLongest rail-carrying suspension bridge, linking Tsing Yi and Ma Wan.Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeSuspension bridge linking Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.London BridgeA series of Thames crossings since Roman times.
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