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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):
![Bridges revisited Old%20london%20bridge](https://2img.net/h/www.the-magician.co.uk/images/old%20london%20bridge.jpg)
Note piked heads in the Southwark foreground...pour encourager les autres...
![Bridges revisited Old_London_Bridge-373x248](https://2img.net/h/www.greencitywalks.com/sitebuilder/images/Old_London_Bridge-373x248.jpg)
Old London Bridge.
![Bridges revisited PW3143](https://2img.net/h/www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_400/PW3143.jpg)
Old London Bridge.
![Bridges revisited P98y](https://2img.net/h/www.old-london.co.uk/images/p98y.jpg)
Old London Bridge.
![Bridges revisited 496px-London_bridge_alcove](https://2img.net/h/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/London_bridge_alcove.jpg/496px-London_bridge_alcove.jpg)
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).
![Bridges revisited 01-Dore-A_Couple_and_Two_Children_Sleeping_on_a_London_Bridge)_by_Gustave_Dore](https://2img.net/h/arttattler.com/Images/Commentary/Shapiro%20Kingdom%20of%20Heaven/01-Dore-A_Couple_and_Two_Children_Sleeping_on_a_London_Bridge)_by_Gustave_Dore.jpg)
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.
SJ's link (above) has expired. So...
Let's start with my all-time favourite bridge, the old London Bridge (which no longer exists):
![Bridges revisited Old%20london%20bridge](https://2img.net/h/www.the-magician.co.uk/images/old%20london%20bridge.jpg)
Note piked heads in the Southwark foreground...pour encourager les autres...
![Bridges revisited Old_London_Bridge-373x248](https://2img.net/h/www.greencitywalks.com/sitebuilder/images/Old_London_Bridge-373x248.jpg)
Old London Bridge.
![Bridges revisited PW3143](https://2img.net/h/www.portcities.org.uk/london/upload/img_400/PW3143.jpg)
Old London Bridge.
![Bridges revisited P98y](https://2img.net/h/www.old-london.co.uk/images/p98y.jpg)
Old London Bridge.
![Bridges revisited 496px-London_bridge_alcove](https://2img.net/h/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/London_bridge_alcove.jpg/496px-London_bridge_alcove.jpg)
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).
![Bridges revisited 01-Dore-A_Couple_and_Two_Children_Sleeping_on_a_London_Bridge)_by_Gustave_Dore](https://2img.net/h/arttattler.com/Images/Commentary/Shapiro%20Kingdom%20of%20Heaven/01-Dore-A_Couple_and_Two_Children_Sleeping_on_a_London_Bridge)_by_Gustave_Dore.jpg)
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.
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Even further back in the mists of Time...
![Bridges revisited 629px-Pont_myc%C3%A9nien_de_Kazarma_2](https://2img.net/h/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pont_myc%C3%A9nien_de_Kazarma_2.jpg/629px-Pont_myc%C3%A9nien_de_Kazarma_2.jpg)
The Arkadiko Bridge in Greece (13th century BC), one of the oldest arch bridges in existence.
![Bridges revisited 629px-Pont_myc%C3%A9nien_de_Kazarma_2](https://2img.net/h/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Pont_myc%C3%A9nien_de_Kazarma_2.jpg/629px-Pont_myc%C3%A9nien_de_Kazarma_2.jpg)
The Arkadiko Bridge in Greece (13th century BC), one of the oldest arch bridges in existence.
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A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine.
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A Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) Chinese miniature model of two residential towers joined by a bridge.
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Primitive suspension bridge over the River Astore.
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Bamboo bridge over the Serayu River in Java, Indonesia (ca.1910-40).
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Stone arch bridge in Shaharah, Yemen.
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain, built in the 1st century BC.
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Step Stone bridge.
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Beam bridge.
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Arch bridge.
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The Si-o-se Pol bridge over Zayandeh River is the epitome of Safavid dynasty (1502–1722) bridge design. Esfahan, Iran.
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Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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An English 18th century example of a bridge in the Palladian style, with shops on the span: Pulteney Bridge, Bath.
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![Bridges revisited Ponte_Vecchio](https://2img.net/h/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Ponte_Vecchio.jpg)
One of the most famous historical bridges in the world, Ponte Vecchio.
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Lomonosov bridge in St Petersburg.
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Pontoon bridge.
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Clapper bridge.
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Continuous under-deck truss bridge.
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Over-deck truss bridge with steel girders and wooden carriageway.
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"Metrobridge" Vorobyovy Gory (ru:Метромост) double-deck bridge in Moscow carries the Moscow Metro.
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Pigtail bridge.
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Truss arch bridge.
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Plate girder bridge.
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