Bridges revisited

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SJ's link (above) has expired. So...

Let's start with my all-time favourite bridge, the old London Bridge (which no longer exists):


Note piked heads in the Southwark foreground...pour encourager les autres...


Old London Bridge.


Old London Bridge.


Old London Bridge.


This pedestrian alcove is a surviving fragment of the old London Bridge, demolished in 1831. Two have resided in Victoria Park since 1860 (August 2005).


Paul Gustave Doré (1832-1883), A Couple and Two Children Sleeping on a London Bridge. Prints. Gu. Dore 1871-Londres. 19 x 24.75 cm., Berger Collection: 13 #167, Denver, Colorado.

Even further back in the mists of Time...


The Arkadiko Bridge in Greece (13th century BC), one of the oldest arch bridges in existence.

A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine.

A Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) Chinese miniature model of two residential towers joined by a bridge.

Primitive suspension bridge over the River Astore.

Bamboo bridge over the Serayu River in Java, Indonesia (ca.1910-40).

Stone arch bridge in Shaharah, Yemen.

Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain, built in the 1st century BC.

Step Stone bridge.

Beam bridge.

Arch bridge.

The Si-o-se Pol bridge over Zayandeh River is the epitome of Safavid dynasty (1502–1722) bridge design. Esfahan, Iran.

Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An English 18th century example of a bridge in the Palladian style, with shops on the span: Pulteney Bridge, Bath.

One of the most famous historical bridges in the world, Ponte Vecchio.

Lomonosov bridge in St Petersburg.

Pontoon bridge.

Clapper bridge.

Continuous under-deck truss bridge.

Over-deck truss bridge with steel girders and wooden carriageway.

"Metrobridge" Vorobyovy Gory (ru:Метромост) double-deck bridge in Moscow carries the Moscow Metro.

Pigtail bridge.

Truss arch bridge.

Plate girder bridge.