Terrifying Glass-Bottomed Bridge Opens in China
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 2, 2014
China’s latest attraction is a glass-bottomed suspension bridge that straddles two rocky peaks, 300 meters apart, in Pingjiang county, in th...
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Serbia’s Dry Bridge: A Bridge Without a River
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 27, 2014
The Bega River runs for about 250 km from the Poiana Rusca Mountains in Romania and into Serbia where it flows into the Tisa river near Tite...
World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge in Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 18, 2014
The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opened this summer in Sochi National Park, Russia. Located on the extreme corner of the Nat...
Teufelsbrücke, The Devil's Bridge in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 28, 2014
A lot of ancient bridges across Europe are referred to as the Devil’s Bridge. These bridges were built under such challenging conditions tha...
Infiernillo “Little Hell” Bridge in Peru
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 22, 2014
Ferrocarril Central Andino, in the Andes, is the second highest railway in the world, and one of the most notable due to the great technical...
Bahia Honda Rail Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 6, 2014
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is an abandoned bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. The bridge ...
The H-3 Highway in Hawaii
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 9, 2014
The H-3 Highway also known as John A. Burns Freeway on the island of O'ahu, is considered one of the most beautiful and most controversi...
The UFO Bridge of Bratislava
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 22, 2014
The Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising, commonly known as Most Slovenského národného povstania or Most SNP in short, is a road bridge o...
Hovenring, the Floating Circular Cycle Bridge in Eindhoven
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2014
The Hovenring , in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, is a cable-stayed circular bridge for cyclists and pedestrians, and the first of its kind in...
Transporter Bridges
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 23, 2013
A transporter bridge is a type of movable bridge that carries a gondola across a river. The bridge usually consists of a framework of steel ...
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Golden Horn Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2013
Italian renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci remains one of the most famous artist, architect, engineer, scientist, naturalist and inventor fr...
The Impossible Railroad
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 30, 2013
At the turn of the 20th century, during the great era of railways, each city on the western seaboard of the North American continent needed ...
Brusio Spiral Viaduct in Switzerland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2013
The Brusio spiral viaduct is a single track nine-arched stone spiral railway viaduct located in Brusio, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzer...
The Hair Raising Train Ride Over Goteik Viaduct
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 30, 2013
The Goteik viaduct, located in Nawnghkio, is one of Burma’s most stunning engineering marvel. Built by the colonial British in the beginning...
Gateshead Millennium Bridge: World’s Only Tilting Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 17, 2013
The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is a pedestrian and cyclist bridge spanning River Tyne in England between Gateshead's Quays arts quarter...
Submersible Bridges of Corinth Canal, Greece
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 16, 2013
The Corinth Canal in Greece cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, co...
Nanpu Bridge in China
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2013
The Nanpu Bridge across Huangpu river is one of the main bridges in Shanghai, China, and the first cable stayed bridge with a span of over 4...
Seven Mile Bridge in Florida
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 10, 2013
The Seven Mile Bridge is an iconic bridge in the Florida Keys of United States, stretching out into the open sea, connecting Knight's Ke...
U Bein’s Iconic, Kilometer Long Wooden Bridge in Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 30, 2013
U Bein’s bridge is a teak structure that stretches almost 1,200 meters across the Taungthaman Lake, near the ancient Burmese capital of Amar...
The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2013
Langkawi Sky Bridge is a 125 meters curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge, located at the peak of Gunung Mat Chinchang mountain, on Pulau La...
