The Circular Laguna Garzon Bridge in Uruguay
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 26, 2016
When building bridges, engineers and architects don’t always look for the shortest possible crossing. The new ring-shaped bridge across Lagu...
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The Twin Sails Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2016
The Twin Sails Bridge is a double leaved bascule bridge that spans the Backwater Channel in Holes Bay connecting the town center of Poole, i...
Tarr Steps: An Ancient ‘Clapper Bridge’ in Somerset
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 12, 2016
In the lonely moors of Devon and in other upland areas of the United Kingdom, the ancient people had built stone bridges by placing large fl...
Russky Bridge: Russia’s Billion-Dollar Vanity Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 6, 2016
Throughout the history of civilization, bridges have been constructed to connect cities across waterways and over unfavorable terrain so tha...
The Scale Lane Bridge in Hull
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 30, 2015
The Scale Lane Bridge is an innovative pedestrian swing bridge located in the city of Hull, England, that offers pedestrians the unique expe...
The Historic Bridge of Plaka
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 23, 2015
The Plaka Bridge, over Arachthos River, was the largest stone one-arch bridge in Greece and the Balkans, and the third largest one-arch ston...
The Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2015
The Bridge of Flowers is a flower laden bridge located in the village of Shelburne Falls in Massachusetts, USA. The 400-feet concrete bridge...
China Opens Longest Glass-Bottomed Suspension Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 26, 2015
Last year, we reported a new attraction in China — a high-altitude glass bottom bridge in Shiniuzhai National Geological Park in Pingjiang ...
The Cirkelbroen Bridge in Copenhagen
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2015
Copenhagen has a new artistic landmark, a bridge called Cirkelbroen, designed by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and opened last...
The Trestles of Myra Canyon
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 1, 2015
The Myra Canyon section of the Kettle Valley Railway in southern British Columbia, Canada, is a 9.6 km section of railway tracks along the f...
China’s New Motorway is Built Over Water
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 19, 2015
China has opened a new stretch of road that connects Xingshang County to the Zhaojun Bridge in central China’s Hubei province. A 4-km-long s...
Kramerbrucke: The Inhabited Bridge of Erfurt
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2015
The Krämerbrücke or the Merchant’s Bridge is an inhabited bridge in the German city of Erfurt that spans the Breitstrom, a branch of Gera Ri...
The Nutty Narrows Bridge for Squirrels
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 16, 2015
When human progress clashes with nature and wildlife habitat, it becomes necessary to provide a safe haven for animals in the form of wildli...
The Cooper-Young Trestle Gateway
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2015
The historic neighborhood of Copper-Young in the Midtown section of Memphis, in the United States, named for its placement at the intersecti...
Ponte Vecchio: A Medieval Bridge of Shops
Kaushik Patowary
May 9, 2015
Many centuries ago, bridges served many purposes. Aside from getting you over water, it was common for medieval bridges to have chapels and ...
The Submerged Bridge Over Biel Water in Belhaven Bay
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2015
The Biel Water is a small river running through the village of Biel to the south of Dunbar, in Scotland. It runs for 4.5 kilometers from the...
Keshwa Chaca: The Last Inca Rope Bridge
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 23, 2015
Five hundred years ago when the Incas were expanding their empire over the highlands of the Andes, they developed an incredible network of r...
Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Matsue, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2015
The Eshima Ohashi Bridge is a two-lane concrete road bridge that links the city of Matsue in Shimane Prefecture to Sakaiminato in Tottori Pr...
Somerset Bridge Bermuda - The World’s Smallest Drawbridge
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 29, 2014
Somerset Bridge is a small bridge located in the western parish of Sandys, in Bermuda, connecting Somerset Island with the mainland. The sto...
London’s New Folding Bridge Opens and Closes Like a Fan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 8, 2014
British firm Knight Architects and structural engineers AKT have designed and completed a new moving footbridge in Paddington, London, that ...
