20 remarkable bridges around the world

Bridges are among the most ambitious works of engineering and some of the most complex large structures people have built.

This selection brings together 20 monumental bridges from around the world.

New River Gorge Bridge, USA

© Ryan Stanton  

Gateshead Millennium Bridge, UK

© Patrick Down  

Verrazano—Narrows Bridge, USA

© Metropolitan Transportation Authority/Patrick Cashin  

 

Infinity Bridge, UK

© Darren Price  

Wushan Yangtze River Bridge, China

© Glabb/wikimedia  

Sidu River Bridge, China

© Glabb/wikimedia  

 

Landwasser Viaduct, Switzerland

© Kabelleger/David Gubler  

Serreria Bridge, Spain

© Diego Delso  

Yokohama Bay Bridge, Japan

© skyseeker  

 

Bixby Creek Bridge, USA

© reverie_rambler  

Millau Viaduct, France

© Gilbert Sopakuwa  

Golden Gate Bridge, USA

© Mike Johnston  

 

Octávio Frias de Oliveira Bridge, Brazil

© Marcos Leal  

Cize—Bolozon Viaduct, France

© Kabelleger/David Gubler  

Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge, China

© Glabb/wikimedia  

 

Forth Bridge, Scotland

© Dave Conner  

Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, USA

© Brett Chisum  

Øresund Bridge, Denmark and Sweden

© Håkan Dahlström  

 

Russky Bridge, Russia

© Vadim Skorobogatko  

Pont de Normandie, France

© Luc Mercelis