The most unique and unusual bridges in the world. Amazing bridges of the world (13 photos)
Such a construction familiar to any inhabitant of the Earth, like a bridge, can be very, very unusual...
Most bridges are purely utilitarian and not too remarkable, although they are built, as a rule, according to an individual project. But some are real works of architectural and engineering art, to walk or ride on which - real pleasure and an unforgettable experience.
Winking, coiling like a caterpillar, ending in nowhere, built for ships, located below the water level and others are waiting for you. unusual bridges.
Leonardo da Vinci brua (1502/2001)
Location: Aas, Akershus, Norway
Type: arched, walking and cycling
Length: 50 m
Architects: Leonardo da Vinci, Vejorn Sand, Tarja Koskinen, Knut Selberg
In 1502, Leonardo da Vinci developed a project for Sultan Bayazet II stone bridge through the Golden Horn Bay with a total length of 360 m, with one arched span 240 m long. The Sultan considered the project "unscientific fiction", and it was forgotten for a long time, preserved in the form of several sketches in Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks. In 1996, the bridge project was discovered by the artist Vebjorn Sand, who subsequently founded the public Leonardo Bridge Project, supported by the administration public roads Norway. True, the bridge turned out to be not as gigantic as Leonardo intended it to be, but its unique minimalistic design - three load-bearing arches, wide at the base and thin at the junction with the transition canvas - remained intact. The bridge is made using a unique “laminated wood” technology from specially glued Norwegian pine. The same technology was used in 1994 for the construction of the Winter Olympics skating rink in Lillehammer.
Royal Gorge Bridge (1929)
Place: grand canyon Arkansas River, Colorado, USA
Type: suspended, pedestrian
Length: 366 m (main span 268 m)
Height above the lowest point of the canyon: 321 m
Architects: George Cole, Frank Stahl
The Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River is known from the middle 19th century when native silver was found there. During the "silver rush" in the narrow gorge of the Arkansas River (the width of the canyon in lowest point no more than 15 m) was built Railway. The deposit was quickly depleted, but soon archaeologists found the remains of dinosaurs there: it is the Royal Gorge that is the prototype of the Jurassic Park. Very quickly, Canyon City became a popular tourist town, especially for which a unique suspension attraction bridge with a boardwalk was built. In the 1960s, Royal Gorge became infamous as the “suicide bridge”: people who wanted to commit suicide were specially coming here. At the beginning of the 21st century, they were replaced by extreme tourists, who are attracted by the opportunity to make a jump from the legendary bridge on insurance from a rubber cable.
Storseisundet bru (1989)
Place: atlantic road, Romsdal County, Norway
Type: console, car
Length: 260 m (main span 130 m)
Architects: Johs. Holt A.S.
It is the longest of the eight bridges on the Atlantic Road, a five-mile route that links Averoy Island to the mainland. The need for this road was acutely felt in the first third of the 20th century, when construction plans were seriously worked out. railway line, which had to be abandoned due to the weakness of the soil of small islands. Until the mid-1970s, a car ferry ran between Romsdal and Avery, and only in 1989 did the long-awaited highway, which, moreover, was paid for the first 10 years. Then, starting from 1999, in about five years, additional "scaffolds" of the original architecture were added to the bridges - for photography, recreation, and even fishing, making the Atlantic Road one of Norway's most visited tourist attractions, and in 2005 was awarded the title of "Norwegian Construction of the Century". The Storsesundet Bridge is perhaps its most famous element. He is famous optical illusion“bridge to nowhere”: from a certain angle it seems that the entrance to the “falling” to sea level (by 23 m) fragment of the bridge seems to break into an abyss.
Slauerhoffbrug (2000)
Location: Harlinger River, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Type: lifting on a mobile farm, automobile
Length: 15 m
Architects: Van Driel Mechatronica
An extremely strange bridge, remotely looking like a giant excavator, is named in memory of the 20th-century Dutch poet and short story writer Jan Slauerhof, who was born in Leeuwarden. It is also called a “flying” bridge, although, strictly speaking, it is automatic, lifting and drawbridge, on a movable farm with a counterweight pylon (a kind of giant spool of thread lurking on the side of the road on the river bank). Architecturally, this bridge is a distant descendant of the drawbridges in medieval castles disguised as an industrial robot. The square platform of the bridge rises almost vertically above the river 10 times a day. In this position, you can see that the lower part of the platform is painted in the colors of Leeuwarden - blue and yellow.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge (2001)
Location: River Tyne, between Gateshead and Newcastle, UK
Type: arched tilting, pedestrian
Length: 126 m (main span 108 m)
Architects: Chris Wilkinson, Jim Eyre
The bridge between Gateshead and Newcastle is one of many built in the world to celebrate the new millennium. But at the same time, it is the only one among them of a lifting and turning type, which, moreover, was installed in place already assembled. The structure of the bridge is based on two arches connected by cables. One of them serves as a footpath, and small boats can pass under it; the other is raised above the water to a height of about 50 m. When a relatively tall ship approaches the bridge, the bridge performs a pirouette called “winking eye”: six hydraulic jacks turn both arches as a whole by 40 ° around the axis connecting their ends in about five minutes , as a result of which their upper points are at a height of about 25 m above the water. The bridge "winks" about 2000 times a year, and every time a lot of people gather to look at its turn. The bridge weighing more than 800 tons is able to withstand a collision with a ship with a displacement of up to 4000 tons, moving at a speed of up to 4 knots. Gateshead Millennium Bridge - the winner of more than 30 awards for engineering and architectural solutions (among which five - for the design solution of night illumination); in 2007 it was immortalized by the Royal Mint on the reverse of the one pound coin.
Wasserstraßenkreuz Magdeburg (2003)
Location: Elbe River, Hohenwarte, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Type: cantilevered, navigable aqueduct (bridge-channel)
Length: 918 m (main span 106 m)
Architects: Ingenieurbüro Grassl GmbH Beratende Ingenieure Bauwesen
When the Roman aqueduct became navigable, it is known for certain - in the era of the industrial revolution. In 1805 in Wales, the Pontcysillte navigable aqueduct was built by Thomas Telford, laying the main architectural and structural elements and requirements for a new type of bridge. Pontkysillte was built in the form of a Roman arcade, the pylons of which are made of stone, while the arches themselves and the navigable chute lying on them are cast iron. The Magdeburg “water crossing” (this is how the name of the bridge is translated from German) in the same way has a metal navigable chute lined with reinforced concrete, 32 m wide and 4 m deep, combined with a 10 m wide footpath. The highlight is the height of the bridge over the river: it is 90 m !
The idea to link the Elbe-Havel Canal with the Central German Canal, which would result in a direct waterway from Berlin to the ports of the Rhine, arose as early as 1919. By 1938, the Rothensee ship lift and the bulls of the future bridge were built, but then the Second World War followed by the division of Germany. The government of the GDR at that time was not interested in the construction. They returned to the project only after the fall Berlin Wall in 1989, in five years on a new project, having built a bridge worth €80 million.
Langkawi sky bridge (2004)
Location: Langkawi island, Malaysia
Type: suspended, pedestrian
Length: 125 m
Architects: Peter Wyss, Höltschi & Schurter Dipl. Ing. ETH/SIA AG.
The "heavenly" bridge is located near the top of the mountain Mat Chichang in Malaysian resort island Langkawi - once the hideout of the pirates of the Andaman Sea, and now a UNESCO-recognized geopark. The Langkawi Sky Bridge is part of the Langkawi Cable Car system, a cable car that takes tourists up to 712 m above sea level in two stages with an intermediate stop, to a mountaintop observation bridge overlooking the gorges, the sea and the nearby islands of Thailand. Bridge 1.8 m wide - suspended with one lattice pylon, to which load-bearing cables are attached; the spreader cables stabilizing the bridge are fixed on the rocks in the neighborhood. The bridge, awarded in 2005 with the award of the international competition Footbridge, is curved in a semicircle, at the supporting ends of which there are two triangular observation decks, and the bend turns out to be suspended, as it were, “in free flight”.
Rolling Bridge(2005)
Location: Paddington, Westminster, London, UK
Type: transformer, pedestrian
Length: 12 m
Architects: Thomas Heatherwick, Anthony Hunt, Packman Lucas
Every Friday at noon, this strange octagonal structure literally unfolds and turns into a small footbridge over a narrow boat channel adjacent to the canal connecting London and Birmingham. The English sculptor Thomas Heatherwick spied on the principle of operation of this "segmented kinetic sculpture", as the bridge was originally called, at ... a garden caterpillar. Hidden within the foldable metal parapet of the bridge are hydraulic pistons that synchronously deploy and retract the bridge, which won the prestigious British Structural Steel Design Award in 2005.
Henderson Waves (2008)
Location: Herderson Road, links Mount Faber Park and Telok Blanga Hill Park, Singapore
Type: console, pedestrian
Length: 274 m
Architects: IJP Corp., RSP Architects Planners and Engineers ltd.
This is the highest (36 m) pedestrian bridge in Singapore, quite traditional in design, but with a very unusual design. Seven ribbed steel bulges above and below the decking of the bridge form a system of side niches, in which there are places for recreation, with benches and tables. The interior decoration of the bridge is made of yellow balau wood, the exterior is made of ribbed plate metal structures, in which lighting devices for nightly illuminations are hidden. This is a favorite place for walks of the townspeople, and in Lately the bridge especially attracts wedding photographers.
Gesher Ha-Meitarim (2008)
Location: Intersection of Herzl Boulevard and Jaffa Road, Jerusalem, Israel
Type: cantilevered, tram and pedestrian
Length: 360 m (center section 160 m)
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
This bridge is twice "anniversary": it was created for the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel and is the fortieth bridge in the work of the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. As conceived by the architect, the bridge for the high-speed tram line with footpaths, suspended on 66 guys assembled into a single parabolic structure on a single 119 m high pylon, symbolizes the harp of King David. The first two years after the opening, before the launch of the tram line, the bridge was exclusively pedestrian, contrary to forecasts and objections, becoming one of the architectural landmarks ancient city. new bridge unexpectedly found himself at the center of a political scandal. It is located on the border of East Jerusalem, captured by Israel during the Six Day War and still legally considered the occupied Palestinian territory. The hardliners in the PLO strongly objected to the construction and threatened to sue the Israeli government.
Pont Gustave Flaubert (2008)
Location: Seine River, Rouen, France
Type: vertical lifting, vehicle and pedestrian
Length: 670 m (lifting part 116 m)
Architects: Aymeric Zublen, Michel Virlogeot, Francois Gillard
Europe's highest drawbridge ( overall height 91 m, roadbed height 55 m) is designed in such a way that not only cruise ships, but also sailboats coming to Rouen for the ship's parade "Rouen Armada". Three years ago, it was just before the next "Armada" that the opening of a unique structure took place.
The bridge bears the name of the Rouen-born French writer Gustave Flaubert, and its lifting mechanism is launched 30-40 times a year. The design of the bridge is curious: each roadbed of the highway - forward and reverse traffic, 2 x 18 m with a pedestrian lane of 2.5 m - has its own lifting section. In addition to purely technical facilitation of the work of lifting mechanisms (total weight of lifting platforms is 1300 tons), the design performs an important environmental function. The opening between the platforms of the bridge, hanging over the river at a height of 7 m, partly retains the influx of sunlight to the water under the bridge, which supports the natural ecosystem of the river.
Bridge of Peace (2010)
Location: Kura River (Mtkvari), Tbilisi, Georgia
Type: suspended, pedestrian
Length: 156 m
Architect: Michele de Lucchi
The Pedestrian Bridge of Peace, connecting Old Tbilisi with new neighborhoods, is one of the most significant buildings for the Georgian capital. The Norman Foster-inspired glass-panel canopy bridge was designed by Italian architect Michele de Lucchi in collaboration with French lighting designer Philippe Martino. A curious system of illumination is built into the structure of the bridge: in the evening and at night, every hour, 30,000 lamps in Morse code broadcast a message visible on both parapets of the bridge. It is made up of the names of the elements of the periodic table that make up the human body. According to the architect, "this message is a hymn to life and peace between people and nations." Many compared the construction of this bridge with the construction of the Eiffel Tower, which at one time combined high-tech architecture and ancient monuments and thereby changed the whole architectural appearance Paris.
Moses Bridge (2011)
Location: Fort Roovere, West Brabant Water Line, Netherlands
Type: console, pedestrian
Length: 51 m
Architects: RO&AD Architects
Fort Roovere, home to this world's newest of unusual bridges, was built in the 17th century as part of the Brabant line of structures protecting Holland from invasion by France and Spain. During the large-scale reconstruction of the fort, the designers were given a more than non-trivial task: to throw a bridge over the moat for tourists, making it almost invisible. The architects brilliantly coped with the task, taking as a basis for the design the story of how the waters of the sea parted before the prophet Moses. The bridge is almost completely submerged in water so that the pedestrian deck is below the water level. From a distance, it is invisible and appears when approached as a narrow gap in the water. Made almost entirely from specially treated and water-resistant wood, the Moses Bridge was shortlisted for the prestigious Dutch Design Awards.
On this moment There are a lot of bridges in the world. Bridges are the ancient invention humanity. When ancient people carried trees from where they fell to where it was impossible to swim across the river, then they appeared. Bridges unite what has been separated by nature. Some of them have become masterpieces of architecture, and we will talk about them in this article.
1. In fact, determining which bridge is the longest in the world is quite problematic. And in this photo - the most long bridge above the surface of the water.
2. It chinese bridge Qingdao Haiwan Bridge.
3. The Chinese government spent 8.72 billion dollars on its construction. The length of the bridge is 42500 meters.
4. If we do not take into account the location of the bridge, then the palm should rightfully belong to the Thai highway Bang Na.
5. In fact, this is an elevated structure of the "bridge" type.
6. The length of Bang Na is 54 kilometers!
7. If we talk about suspension bridges, then the longest of them (based on the length of the main span) is in Japan.
8. This is a bridge between the islands of Honshu and Awaji, connecting the two cities located on them - Kobe and Awaji.
9. This bridge is named after Akashi-Kaikyo. The length of its central span is 1991 meters, which is a record among all suspension bridges. The total length is almost 4 kilometers - 3911 meters.
10. The longest dam bridge in the world passes through Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana, USA.
11. The bridge consists of two separate roads. The length of the one whose length is greater is 38420 meters. In total, the bridge has more than 9,000 concrete piles.
12. Our list of record holders also includes the Dutch "Erasmus Bridge", located in Rotterdam.
13. This is a single-support suspension bridge, consisting of two structures.
14. The longest drawbridge called Erasmusbrug.
15. The length of the bridge is 802 meters.
16. The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge is located on the Mississippi River in Illinois, USA. It is the longest bicycle and pedestrian bridge in the world.
17. It was through this bridge that the legendary Highway 66 (Route 66) passed until 1967, when the route was changed.
18. For thirty-one years, the bridge was not actually used. In 1999 it was officially named cycling and walking. The length of the bridge is 1631 meters.
19. Myanmar has the world's longest wooden bridge called Wu Bein.
20. The date of its construction is 1849. The total length is 1200 meters.
23. As a result of natural washing out of rock river water, formed the longest natural bridge in the world - the Rainbow Bridge.
24. The Rainbow Bridge is located in Utah in the USA.
25. Its height exceeds its length - 88.4 meters against 83.8 meters.
26. In Scotland, in the city of Aberfeldy, there is the longest plastic bridge. It is laid to the local golf club and is called Wade. Its length is 113 meters.
27. In Germany, in the city of Magdeburg, there is the longest water bridge in the world (such bridges are also called “aqueduct bridges”).
28. It contributes to the crossing of two channels - the Middle German Canal and the channel that connects the rivers Elbe and Havel.
29. Its length is 918 meters. On it not only ships can sail, but also pedestrians can walk.
30. View of the picturesque Millau Viaduct in France.
31. Every summer with an influx of tourists small town Millau becomes the center of traffic jams and congestion. This bridge was created in order to unload the main highway passing through Millau. The highway, along which the viaduct passes, connects the southern city of Beziers with the capital of France, Paris.
32. The height of the bridge support at the highest point is 341 meters - thus, it is higher than the Eiffel Tower! The length of the bridge is 2460 meters.
33. At the time of the construction of the viaduct, the palm in height belonged to him. However, the ubiquitous Chinese arrived in time with their Si Du River Bridge project. The bridge over the Xiduhe River is at an altitude of 472 meters. Its total length is 1222 meters.
34. Above the Royal Gorge in Colorado, USA, is the Royal Gorge Bridge, which is also considered one of the highest bridges in the world. Previously, vehicles also passed through it, but now it is considered only pedestrian.
36. The distance from the bridge to the Arkansas River, which snakes along the bottom of the gorge, is 321 meters.
37. With a length of 384 meters, the width of the bridge is only 5 meters.
39. If the criterion in determining the highest bridge is the height above sea level, then the first place should belong to the Bailey bridge in Indian Himalayas. The valley of Ladakh, in which it is located, is located on average at an altitude of 5602 meters above sea level, so there is nothing to argue about. The only "but" - not a single picture of the bridge exists.
40. In Sydney, Australia, there is the world's widest large-span bridge, the Sydney Harbor Bridge. It runs throughout Sydney Harbour. Its width is 49 meters and its length is 1149 meters. It has a bicycle and pedestrian paths, an eight-lane highway for vehicles and two railway tracks. The steel structures of the bridge together weigh 52,800 tons.
41. If we consider all bridges in width, and not just large-span ones, then the palm belongs to St. Petersburg.
42. The blue bridge passing through the Moika River is equal in width to St. Isaac's Square. Its length is three times less than its width, which is 97.3 meters. It is difficult to see it in this photo, but take a closer look - it starts right behind the monument.
43. In the city of Kolkata in India is the Howrah Bridge. It is located above the river Hooghly, which flows into the Ganges. This is the bridge with the highest real throughput.
44. It passes 4 million pedestrians and about 150,000 vehicles per day.
45. The Zavikon Island Bridge is recognized as the shortest in the world. Its length is only ten meters.
46. The funny thing is that the bridge, in fact, is international - it connects two islands - owned by the United States and administered by Canada. This bridge is located in an area known as the Thousand Islands.
The tallest, longest and most picturesque - these bridges demonstrate the infinity of engineering!
1. Millennium Bridge, England
The grand opening of this bridge over the Tyne River in the city of Gateshead took place in 2004 with the participation of the Queen herself. It is unique in that it is the only bridge in the world that can tilt from side to side! When it is tilted to one side, it turns into a convenient bridge for pedestrians and cyclists, and when it is tilted to the other, an arch is formed under it, through which ships can pass along the river. The look that the bridge takes on every time it changes position has earned it the nickname "The Winking Eye". The bridge project was awarded a huge number of architectural awards.
2. Helix Bridge, Singapore
The design of this bridge over the Singapore River is in the style of the DNA molecule. Opened in 20120, the Helix Bridge is made mostly of steel. At night, LED lamps emphasize its unique shape.
3. Chengyang Bridge, China
Sometimes it is called the "Bridge of Rain and Winds". This bridge in Guangxi province, stretching over the Linxi River, hid among mountain scenery and rice fields. It was built in 1916 by the Dong people, a Chinese ethnic minority. In total, it has five separate pagodas with verandas and gazebos. The traditional Chinese architecture gives the bridge its unique look, but the most amazing thing about the construction is that not a single nail was used in its construction!
4. Twisting bridge, England
This unique bridge located in Paddington, London. Every Friday, the giant octagonal wheel spins and turns into a footbridge over a small canal. Then, during the day, it folds back into its original form, hiding from the eyes of passers-by until the following Friday. For this effect, a special hydraulic system was used in the construction of the bridge, completed in 2004.
5. sky bridge Langkawi, Malaysia
The only way to get to this bridge is by funicular. The 120-meter-long bridge stretches over Mount Gunung Matchingang at an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level. From here you have incredible views of the mountains and rain forests Malaysian island.
6. Akashi Kaike Bridge, Japan
One of Japan's premier works of engineering, this bridge holds the record as the world's longest suspension bridge; in length it reaches almost four kilometers, connecting the city of Kobe with the island of Awaji. The length of the steel cables stretched along the bridge is 300 thousand kilometers in total - this could be enough to wrap the Earth in a circle 7.5 times!
7. Slauerhof Bridge, Netherlands
Yes, it really is a real bridge! It is located in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. Since the Netherlands flows a large number of rivers, and movement on the water, formed motor boats and other ships, in fact, as busy as traffic, the country needed a bridge capable of being raised and lowered at high speed so as not to block traffic for too long. The very shape of the bridge is noteworthy: from afar, it is very reminiscent of the hand of an industrial robot.
8. Millau Viaduct, France
This bridge is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in the world. It reaches a height of 341 meters - this is higher than the Eiffel Tower and only slightly higher than the Empire State Building in New York. The New York Times hailed the bridge as a "triumph of engineering" and the BBC called it "one of the major engineering marvels of the 21st century." The grand opening of the bridge with the participation of President Jacques Chirac took place in 2004. The bridge stretched over the valley of the Tarn River near the town of Millau. Drivers passing over the bridge have some of the most stunning views of France, with the occasional chance to ride right above the clouds!
9. Moses Bridge, Netherlands
Let's break from admiring the large-scale wonders of engineering to something more modest in size, but no less impressive. The bridge got its name in honor of the fact that, like a biblical hero, it divides the water in two ... literally! This amazing design came about during the renovation of a 17th century Dutch fort. To enable tourists to get inside the fortress surrounded by a canal, but not to disturb its historical appearance, the architects built a “camouflaged” bridge, most of which is below the water level. Thus, the illusion is created that people, crossing the moat, go straight under the water. The bridge is made of wood and is completely waterproof, so don't worry your feet won't get wet.
10. Rainbow Fountain Bridge, South Korea
This bridge over Seoul's Han River was built in the 1980s, but the project to renovate it didn't start until 2007. Korean architects had a great idea to decorate both sides of the bridge with fountains. Throughout the day, the fountains throw 190 tons of water into the air per minute from each side of their 380 nozzles. At night, 10 thousand LED lamps turn the bridge into a bizarre rainbow. The streams of water can move to the music, creating amazing shows. This bridge is remarkable not only for its stylish look, but also for its high environmental friendliness: water for fountains comes directly from the river, where it returns, so Natural resources remain unaffected. In 2008, the bridge was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest fountain bridge on the planet.
11. Ponte Vecchio, Italy
Medieval bridge crossing the Arno River in Florence. It is famous for the fact that real houses crowd along both sides of it, some of which literally hang over the water. Initially, workshops and butcher shops were located here. In the 16th century, they were replaced by forges, as the result of the work of butchers was a large amount of waste. The Ponte Vecchio is the only bridge in Florence that was not damaged during World War II.
- the uniqueness of this bridge lies in the fact that it was built without a single nail. Chinese builders have applied architectural tricks that are carefully hidden and passed down from generation to generation. The bridge is located in China, in the city of Shenyang (Guangxi Province). It was built in 1916 by Dong people (an ethnic minority in China). The bridge is decorated with pagoda-like structures in the style of traditional Chinese architecture. Such a fantastic structure allows the bridge to serve not only as a crossing, but also as a shelter from the weather. That's why, locals They call it the "Wind and Rain Bridge". The total length is 64 meters and the width is 3.5 meters.
- located in Switzerland, in the city of Lucerne. This is the oldest wooden bridge in Europe. The length of the bridge is 204.7 meters. It was built in 1365. Under the vaults of the roof, along the entire bridge, there are 111 paintings in the form of a triangle, which tell about the most important and significant events in the history of Switzerland. In the middle of the bridge is an octagonal brick water tower who served in different time, dungeon, torture, fire tower and as watchtower. In 1993, a fire broke out that destroyed most bridge and 78 paintings. But, in less than a year, the city authorities restored both the paintings and the bridge itself.
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Ponte Vecchio or Golden Bridge- such an old bridge that it remembers the times of the Roman Empire. Today it is the most famous symbol of Florence. For many centuries the bridge has been a place of trade. At first, butcher shops were located here, which were later replaced by souvenir merchants and jewelers. Thanks to the jewelry shops, the bridge got its second name - the Golden Bridge. There is a legend that it was in this place that the word "bankruptcy" appeared. If the merchant was unable to repay his debts, then the guards would come and break his counter. "Banco" is a counter, and "rotto" is a broken one. This procedure was called “bancorotto”. Another interesting fact- this is the only bridge in the city that survived after the Second World War.
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- has the glory of the most terrible and lofty suspension bridge in the world. It is located in Switzerland, on Mount Titlis (3041 meters above sea level). At the bottom of the bridge is located, amazing in beauty, the lake - Trift. This beautiful place like a magnet attracts tourists from all over the world. Initially, the bridge was adapted for installation work, but 5 years later, in 2009, it was modernized and opened to the public. The bridge is 170 meters long, 100 meters high and 1 meter wide. While walking, the bridge sways slightly, which gives it a thrill. True, the designers claim that it is impossible to fall from it and the Trift Bridge can withstand a gust of wind up to 200 km / h and a weight of up to 500 tons.
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- was opened in 2001 in the Dutch city of Halsteren and immediately received the fame of the deepest bridge in the world, since it is located below the water level. Sometimes, the Dutch themselves, jokingly, call it the “invisible bridge”. It is named after the prophet Moses, before whom the Red Sea parted. Passage on the bridge clearly echoes this biblical story. The bridge project is distinguished not only by its originality, but also by its application the latest technologies wood processing. It is made from akkoi (modified wood) and red angelim (bean tree). Thanks to this combination, the tree becomes especially stable in the aquatic environment. To prevent the bridge from flooding after rain, special shafts were built to drain excess water, so the water level in the canal does not change.
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(Gateshead Millennium) - connects the cities of Newcastle and Gateshead, on the River Tyne and has the status of the most titled bridge in the world. Since 2001 (the year the bridge was opened), the creators of the Gateshead Bridge have received more than 30 different awards for engineering and architectural solutions, and 5 of them for the original night illumination design solution. In addition, he became the world's first "tilted" bridge. It consists of two arches connected by steel cables, which can be rotated around its axis by 40°, which allows even large vessels, pass under it. Moreover, when one arch rises, the second falls. It is for this unusual maneuver that the townspeople call the bridge “the winking eye”. During the year, the Millennium Bridge “tilts” about two hundred times and a huge crowd of spectators gather to look at this spectacle. Another interesting fact: the image of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge can be found on the British 1 pound coin.
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() - the creation of this bridge, engineer Thomas Heatherwick, was inspired by an ordinary caterpillar. Its length is only 12 meters, but its uniqueness lies not in its size, but in its extraordinary mobility. When a ship approaches, the bridge turns sharply and turns into a circle on one of the banks. The transformer bridge is considered a real miracle of engineering and a prominent representative of the high-tech direction in construction. The creator, for a creative solution, was awarded the prestigious architectural prize Вritish Structural Steel Design Award. The bridge is located in the capital of Great Britain - London.
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- a unique pedestrian bridge in the center of Singapore. The DNA molecule inspired the engineers to create the bridge. It is made in the form of a spiral and resembles a genetic molecule. Opened in 2010. The designers were faced with the task of creating a bridge not only with an unusual design, but also so that it would serve as a pedestrian crossing, protection from rain, an observation deck and, of course, be approved by Feng Shui experts. The bridge offers amazing views of the bay. It is especially good at night, when the LED backlight turns on and the bridge resembles a space object from the distant future.
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- located on the island of the same name off the northwest coast of Malaysia. This unique cable-stayed bridge was built in 2005. The length is 125 meters, the width is 1.8 meters, the height above sea level is 700 meters. The entire weight of the bridge rests on a single support and eight cables. Thanks to this, a complete illusion is created that the bridge is hovering over the abyss. If you are a lover thrill, then you just need to go for a walk along the Langkawi bridge. You can get to the bridge only by cable car, 2.2 kilometers long. This is an ideal opportunity to admire the breathtaking scenery of the Malaysian mountains and picturesque tropical forests the islands of Langkawi.
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() - is considered the longest fountain in the world. The length of the bridge is 1140 meters and it is officially listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Initially, it was an ordinary bridge, but the Seoul authorities thought that an ordinary bridge in the city center was not right and turned it into grandiose fountain that shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow. The ejection of the jet is 20 meters, the water consumption per minute is 190 tons. The jets of water are illuminated by 10,000 LEDs that dynamically combine with the music to create an amazing spectacle. In addition, the bridge is two-tiered and at the lower level there are viewing platforms where you can feel yourself inside a multi-colored waterfall.
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The longest overwater bridge is located in China. It is called Qingdao Haiwan Bridge.
The bridge is 42,500 meters long and cost the Chinese government $8.72 billion.
The longest elevated structure of the bridge type is located in Thailand.
The Bang Na highway stretched for 54 kilometers!
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The longest suspension bridge (determined by the length of the main span) is located in Japan.
It connects the city of Kobe (the island of Honshu) and the city of Awaji (the island of the same name). The central span of this bridge is 1991 meters long, which, in fact, is a record. The total length of the bridge is 3911 meters. Oh yeah, it's called Akashi-Kaikyo.
In Dutch Rotterdam, there is another "record holder", which is called the Erasmus Bridge. It consists of two structures and is single-supported. suspension bridge. Is the longest drawbridge- length 802 meters.
The longest wooden bridge in the world is located in Myanmar and is called U Bein.
It was built back in 1849, and its length is 1.2 kilometers.
The longest aqueduct bridge (water bridge) is located in German city Magdeburg.
It allows two channels to intersect - the Middle German and the channel connecting the rivers Elbe and Havel.
The total length of the bridge is 918 meters and, in addition to ships, pedestrians can walk on it.
The Millau viaduct located in France is very beautiful and futuristic.
The bridge was created to relieve the road passing through the town of Millau, which suffers every summer from congestion with the participation of tourists. The highway on which the viaduct is located connects Paris and the southern city of Béziers.
Max Height the support at the bridge is 341 meters, which is higher than the Eiffel Tower! The total length is 2460 meters.
At the time of construction of the viaduct, it was considered the highest. However, the Chinese were ahead of the curve here as well. The newly built Si Du River Bridge over the Xiduhe River has been raised to a height of 472 meters, with a total length of 1222 meters.
