Iconic Bridges
Engineering marvels worth crossing an ocean for. 16 places, mapped and ready to build a trip around.
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United StatesBestFeb–NovClimate46–70°FCurrencyUSDLanguageEnglishThe iconic International-Orange suspension bridge over the strait.
Tower Bridge
United KingdomBestJunClimate36–73°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishTower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule, suspension, and, until 1960, cantilever bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the City Bridge Foundation, a charitable trust founded in 1282.
Charles Bridge
CzechiaEst. 1870BestVariesClimate30–79°FCurrencyCZKLanguageCzechCharles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built 1158–1172 that had been severely damaged by a flood in 1342. This new bridge was originally called Stone Bridge or Prague Bridge, but has been referred to as "Charles Bridge" since 1870.
Rialto Bridge
ItalyBestVariesClimate34–84°FCurrencyEURLanguageItalianThe Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri (districts) of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city.
Stari Most
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBestVariesClimate36–91°FThe Old Bridge, also known as the Mostar Bridge, is a rebuilt 16th-century Ottoman bridge in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It crosses the river Neretva and connects the two parts of the city, which is named after the bridge keepers who guarded the Old Bridge during the Ottoman era. Commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557 and designed by Mimar Hayruddin, a student and apprentice of the architect Mimar Sinan, the Old Bridge is an exemplary piece of Balkan Islamic architecture.
Pont de Normandie
FranceBestApr, Jun, AugClimate37–73°FCurrencyEURLanguageFrenchThe Pont de Normandie is a cable-stayed road bridge that spans the river Seine linking Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, northern France. Its total length is 2,143.21 metres (7,032 ft) – 856 metres (2,808 ft) between the two piers. It is also the last bridge to cross the Seine before it empties into the ocean. It is a motorway toll bridge with a footpath and a narrow cycle lane in each direction allowing pedestrians and cyclists to cross the bridge free of charge, while motorcycling is also toll-free.
Gamla bron
SwedenBestMay–JunClimate18–68°FCurrencySEKLanguageSwedishGamla bron is Umeås oldest remaining bridge over Ume River in Sweden and is 301 metres (988 ft) long.
Stone Bridge in Skopje
North MacedoniaBestFeb–NovClimate30–91°FThe Stone Bridge is a bridge across the Vardar River in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
Severn Bridge
United KingdomBestVariesClimate36–70°FCurrencyGBPLanguageEnglishThe Severn Bridge is a motorway suspension bridge that spans the River Severn between South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is the original Severn road crossing between England and Wales, and took three and a half years to build, at a cost of £8 million. It replaced the 137-year-old Aust Ferry.
Kyiv Metro Bridge
UkraineBestMay–SepClimate27–81°FThe Metro Bridge is the first metro bridge, part of the Brovarskyi prospect spanning across the Dnieper River in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It was engineered by G. Fuks and Y. Inosov and constructed in 1965 with the expansion of the Kyiv Metro system. The bridge is used for both the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line of the metro and for automobile traffic.
The Helix Bridge
SingaporeEst. 2010BestVariesClimate75–86°FCurrencySGDLanguageEnglishThe Helix Bridge, officially The Helix, and previously known as the Double Helix Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge linking Marina Centre with Marina South in the Marina Bay area in Singapore. It was officially opened on 24 April 2010; however, only half was opened due to ongoing construction at the Marina Bay Sands. The bridge was fully opened on 18 July.
Eshima Ohashi Bridge
JapanBestApr, Oct, NovClimate39–86°FCurrencyJPYLanguageJapaneseThe Eshima Ohashi Bridge is a rigid-frame bridge in Japan that connects Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, and Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, over Nakaumi lake. It was built from 1997 to 2004, and it is the largest rigid-frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world.
Puente romano
SpainBestSep–MayClimate43–102°FCurrencyEURLanguageSpanishThe Puente Romano is a Roman bridge over the Guadiana River at Mérida in southwest Spain.
Mes Bridge
AlbaniaBestVariesClimate37–93°FMesi Bridge is a bridge in the village of Mes, about 5 km northeast of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It is a monument of Postribë culture, turning the site into a tourist attraction with a lot of visitors from all around the world. For foreigners the architecture of the bridge is intriguing with round slick stones and stone plates. The surrounding panorama gives the bridge an even more picturesque view.
Kyrkbron
SwedenEst. 1975BestMay–JunClimate18–68°FCurrencySEKLanguageSwedishKyrkbron is a bridge in Umeå that takes Östra Kyrkogatan over Ume River to Teg on the south side. The construction of Kyrkbron started in 1973 and it was opened on 26 September 1975 becoming Umeå's third bridge over the Ume river. A discussion about whether or not the bridge should be located next to the church lasted from the early 1960s and continued into the 1970s. During the construction an unknown burial ground was encountered, leading to archaeological excavations.
Antonivka Road Bridge
UkraineBestMay–OctClimate30–88°FThe Antonivka Road Bridge, also referred to as the Antonivskyi Bridge, is a ruined box girder bridge on the Dnieper river in Kherson, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It became a flashpoint during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was largely destroyed in November 2022.