THE most beautiful and scenic bridges in the world they are a masterpiece of engineering, examples of architectural mastery to go through admiring their structures. Long or winding, modern or ancient, pedestrian or vehicular, all show man’s ability to challenge nature, overcoming its obstacles in an admirable way. Some are very famous, others you have probably never seen them, enjoy these architectural jewels, and we are sure that some will be able to leave you in suspense.
The Brooklyn Bridge it’s surely the best known in the world, but it is also to be counted among the most beautiful bridges. Did you know it was the first steel suspension bridge? And that was when it was built the longest in the world? Supported by granite pylons and suspended about 40 meters above the river, it has a length of 1052 meters, and allows a suggestive view of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
It’s hard not to know the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, which when it opened in 1937, appeared to be the longest and tallest suspension bridge in the world with its 2,737 meters in length, and 250 meters in height. Designed by the engineer Joseph Strauss, it is an engineering masterpiece of the time, but it was one of the most contested works, and many thought it was a technically impossible project to build.
Another style is another very famous bridge: the Tower Bridge of London is one of the most beautiful drawbridges in the world and is one of the symbols of the British capital.
Less known it Zubizuri, the bridge in Bilbaowith a futuristic shape designed by Santiago Calatrava. Also called Puente Peatonal del Campo de Volantín, is characterized by an arch of 15 meters in length and by steel tie rods that support the crystal crossing surface.
The Tsing Ma Bridge is a Hong Kong suspension bridge between the largest in the world, it houses six lanes for road traffic and on the lower level it houses two tracks for railway traffic and two other internal carriageways that are used in case of strong winds.
Another bridge of great beauty and the Juscelino Kubitschek which crosses the Paranoá lake in Brasília.
Costing 56.8 million US dollars, it is 1,200 meters long and is a symbol of the Brazilian capital.
The highest bridge in Europe, the Viaduct of Millau it is taller than the Eiffel Tower and slightly lower than the Empire State Building and even, thanks to the designers Michel Virlogeux and Norman Foster, two of the most famous names of all time, it is also one of the most scenic bridges in the world.
Bad wonders of engineering they do not end there. In the photo gallery you can admire these and also the others beautiful bridges that in addition to connecting places and crossing waterways, they will not fail to leave you speechless.
