Modern Bridges and Structures

Photographs of contemporary bridges emphasizing unique architectural designs and engineering, set against clear blue skies.

USA, New Hampshire, Portsmouth. Memorial Bridge

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Rhine knee bridge in Düsseldorf at extremely low water level

Montenegro, Podgorica, Capital of Montenegro, The Millenium Bridge across the Moraca River / Morning

White Suspension Bridge shot from on the bridge

Detail of Vizcaya Bridge, a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Getxo, Spain, built in 1893, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Viaduc de Millau, höchste Autobahnschrägseilbrücke der Welt, Architekt Sir Norman Foster, Frankreich

Germany, Schleswig- Holstein, Rendsburg, town, Rendsburg High Bridge

USA, New Hampshire, Portsmouth. Memorial Bridge

Low angle view of a suspension bridge, Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, Charles River, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Bottom new Queensferry Crossing road bridge over Firth of Forth near Queensferry in Scotland. Bottom new Queensferry Crossing road bridge over Firth of Forth, Scotland

Metro Bridge Halic, the South tower in details, Istanbul.. Metro Bridge Halic, the South tower in details, Istanbul

Park deck interior. Welbeck Street Car Park, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Michael Blampied and Partners, 1070.

Nijmegen on the Waal in the Netherlands Nijmegen on the Waal in the Netherlands

Puente de l'Assut de l'Or in the evening, bridge at the City of Sciences, Valencia, Spain, Europe

Bridge Passerelle des Deux Rives connecting the cities Kehl, Germany, and Strasbourg, France

Old Bridge (Stary Most), Danube river, Bratislava, Slovakia.

Glowing lights inside the Peace Bridge at night, a red steel pedestrian bridge going over the Bow River; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Ireland, Dublin, Docklands, Samuel Beckett Bridge, Santiago Calatrava, architect

bridge on river karli, malvan, maharashtra, india Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Spain. Vigo. Rande Bridge. 1973-1978. Built by Fabrizio de Miranda, Florencio del Pozo and Alfredo Passaro. Detail.

Bridge over a large river. Of surface reflects blue sky. Opposite side of the building in the city.

Montenegro, Podgorica. The Millenium Bridge across the Moraca River / Evening

Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Baltic Sea, Rügen, Jasmund peninsula, Sassnitz, Sassnitz harbor, suspension bridge to the harbor

Millennium Brücke in Montenegro über die Moraca, Schrägseilbrücke, Podgorica *** Millennium Bridge in Montenegro via the Moraca, Cable-stayed bridge, Podgorica 1131602577

Elbe Bridge Blue Wonder

Abstract shape of the contemporary Swietokrzyski suspension bridge in Warsaw, Poland

Interior of metal bridge in the day. Kiev, Ukraine

USA, California, Northern California, Northern Mountains, Redding, Turtle Bay Park, Sundial Bridge, Santiago Calatrava, archtect, sunset

USA, California, San Francisco, pillar of the Golden Gate Bridge

Europe, Poland, Greater Poland, Poznan / Posen - Cathedral Island / Ostrow Tumski

Frankr Pont de Normandie, cable-stayed bridge over the Seine estuary built 1988-94 main span 856m total length 2141m, pylons 203m high

Aerial view of vehicles driving on a bridge crossing the Douro river in Zamora old town, Spain.

Bridge

France, Paris, 10th arrondissement, Rue de l'Aqueduc, metal bridge over the Gare de l'Est railroad line.

Footbridge, Bernard Tschumi And Hugh Dutton, La Roche-Sur-Yon, 2010, France, View Inside Bridge Structure, La Rochesuryon, France, Architect Unknown

Elevated subway tracks with Lee C. Bullinger Forum in background, Columbia University, Manhattanville Campus, West Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Rainbow bridge

Alameda bridge in valencia

Eulenbach Bridge in Velbert. Old stone former railway bridge in Velbert, Germany. The name of the bridge is called Eulenbach bridge or Saubrücke. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JFsxPicxFactory xThielemannx 9481057

View from below of the approximately six-kilometre-long Saale Elster viaduct near Halle, the longest railway bridge in Germany, 22/09/2016

Bay bridge

Views of the New Bay Bridge in California

Underneath view of the Manhattan Bridge in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A.

Jardin des Deux Rives, Deux Rives footbridge on the Rhine, french side, Strasbourg, Bas Rhin, France

Pont Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Bridge, Garonne, Bordeaux, Gironde, France, Europe

View of bridge at dusk. Cittadella Bridge, Alessandria, Italy. Architect: Richard Meier and Partners, 2017.

The Brooklyn Bridge

North America, USA, Maine; Suspension bridge onto Little Deer Isle.

Forth Bridge over Firth of Forth in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

St Helens Pedestrian Bridge, Lancashire, Moxon Architects, 2012-Twilight View, Moxon Architects, United Kingdom, Architect Unknown

Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan USA with Sarnia / Point Edward Ontario Canada

Miami city skyline at night, Dade County, Florida, United States

Golden Gateway: Bridge Under Cloudy Sunset Sky

Canadian Cities, Ottawa Rideau Canal, Canada.

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon designed by Brunel and completed in 1864 in Bristol, UK

Bitterfelder Bogen, Bitterfeld Arch, Goitzsche, Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

The Golden Gate Bridge in the fog; San Francisco, California, United States of America

New bridge across the Mtkvari River, Kura River, Tbilisi, Georgia, Middle East, Asia

Showing bridge lighting and its reflection on the river

Pillars of a highway bridge in abandoned environment

Modern suspension bridge. Moscow. Russia (Zhivopisny bridge)

Wooden pier leading to the sea coast Wooden pier leading to the sea coast Copyright: xZoonar.com/PavelxSytilinxxxxxVolgograd,xRussia.x 22057565

3Rd Way Bridge, Taunton, Moxon Architects , 2011-View From River Below With Passing Truck, Moxon Architects, United Kingdom, Architect Unknown

Unter der Brücke des 25. Aprils in Lissabon. Under the Bridge of 25th april in Lisbon. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitrixMarutax 23263831

View of 15 July Martyrs Bridge or unofficially Bosphorus Bridge also called First Bridge over bosphorus in Istanbul,Turkey.03 January 2018. View of 15 July Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul

South Shore Ore Docks, Marquette, Michigan, USA, Detroit Publishing Company, 1910

falkirk wheel view from aquaduct

Hungerford Bridge, railway bridge over the River Thames, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Paris, France

Swietokrzyski bridge over the Vistula river in Warsaw The Holy Cross or Swietokrzyski bridge over the Vistula river in Warsaw, Poland Copyright: xZoonar.com/Photographer:xIntsxVikmanisx 6477958

Valencia Alameda exposicion bridge on Turia river park

Detail of Vizcaya Bridge, a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Getxo, Spain, built in 1893, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

Harbor Drive pedestrian Bridge in San Diego

Harp-shaped cable-stayed bridge, Pont de L'Assut de l'Or, architect Santiago Calatrava, CAC, Ciutat des les Arts i les Ciencies, Valencia, Spain, Europe

webb bridge view on the bridge

Pedestrian glass bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine

Europe, France, aveyron, Millau, suspension bridge © Charles Bowman/Axiom

Showing concrete pier

zaragoza bridge pavilion oblique view of the west elevation

Minna-Todenhagen-Bruecke, Treptow, Treptow-Koepenick, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Travelpictures Lisbon Lisbon, Lissabon, 23.03.2024: Travelpictures Lisbon, Ponte 25 de Abril. *** Travelpictures Lisbon Lisbon, Lisbon, 23 03 2024 Travelpictures Lisbon, Ponte 25 de Abril

Blaues Wunder or Loschwitzer Bruecke bridge, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

nature plant wall, nature building concept

merchants bridge whitby bird. curving lip of the new manchester bridge with a partial view of the older bridge behind.

Provencher Bridge Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The historic old Rhine bridge between Liechtenstein and Switzerland The historic old Rhine bridge between Switzerland and Liechtenstein Copyright: xZoonar.com/imagoDensx 21282500

White Abstract Bridge Structure On Sky

Rainbow bridge

North Wales, Anglesey, Holyhead. Celtic Gateway pedestrian walkway and footbridge connecting port railway and town centre as part of a redevelopment scheme.

Mississippi, USA, bridge, low angle view

the bridge looking up

Oresundsbridge, Skane, Sweden.

Girder and framing structure on bridge.

Zeeland Bridge. Zeelandbrug

Close-up of a large steel bridge over a river with urban architecture in the background, Porto, Douro, Portugal, Europe

UK, Northern Ireland, County Londonderry, Derry, The Peace Bridge over the River Foyle, 2011

Rama VIII Bridge In daytime cloud covered sky.

A beekeeper at the hives on the roof of a building in the city, Rzeszow, Poland, Europe

Golden Gate Bridge suspension bridge San Francisco lights

bridge over water

Vulitsa Khreshchatytska, Khreshchatytsa Street, Church of St. Nicholas on the Water, St. Nicholas on the Water, Dnieper, Podil, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe

Holbeinsteg pedestrian bridge, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Detail of the Liesenbruecken, Mitte district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

stratford underground station - jubilee line dusk oblique general view (slightly lighter than no7)

The Bizkaia suspension bridge in Portugalete, Spain inside The Bizkaia suspension transporter bridge Puente de Vizcaya in Portugalete, Spain inside. Walking over the bridge s platform Copyright: xZoonar.com/AnastasiaxZolotnitskayax 22101383

Bruecke and water tower in Darmstadt Bruecke and water tower in Darmstadt

Waldschloesschen Bridge, Elbe, evening shot, Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

POV action on an empty metal bridge at dusk in a city.

Ruhr viaduct over Ruhr, Bundesautobahn A52, fog in autumn, Muelheim, Mintard, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

earth centre arena from stage

HDR Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. HDR Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon designed by Brunel and completed in 1864 in Bristol, UK

On the trail of the Coeur d'Alenes bridge bicycling path at Heyburn State Park in Idaho.

Bridge in the Cracauer waterfall over the old Elbe between Stadteil Cracau and Rothorn park, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

George Vanier Street tunnel from St. Antoine to St. Catherine Street; Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Millennium Bridge, Ourense, Galicia, Spain, Europe

showing city in background

Arched supports Patterson Memorial Bridge highway 101 over Rogue River on coast at Gold Beach Oregon

bamboo bridge in Laos

Clifton Suspension Bridge via the Avon Gorge and the River Avon, Designed from Brunel and Completed 1864 in Bristol, United Kingdom 1129215263

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon designed by Brunel and completed in 1864 in Bristol, UK Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 9896027

Road Tunnel Rheinufertunnel, Church St Lambertus Düsseldorf Düsseldorf and Neanderland North Rhine-Westphalia, North Rhine Germany

6th Street Bridge over the Los Angeles River, Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA

Russia, Vladivostok, March 2019: Golden Bridge in Vladivostok. Russia

Trasmission line tower

Concrete road bridge over River Wye connecting England and Wales, Chepstow, United Kingdom.

Grand Trunk Bridge Prince George British Columbia

Aqueduct, Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, South of France

Japan, Honshu, Aichi, Nagoya, Nagoya Port, Nagoya Port Bridge and The Public Aquarium Buildings

Low angle view of covered elevated walkway against clear sky, Taipei, Taiwan. 11/07/2005

Verrazano Bridge

Spanish Pavilion, Miralles Tagliabue Architects, World Expo 2010, Shanghai, China. Exterior View Of Rear Of Pavilion Showing Landscape Design And Lu Pu Bridge In Background, Shanghai, , Architect Unknown

Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Lincoln Highway, Interstate 80, Nebraska

bridge, Illinois River, Peoria, IL, Illinois, View of bridge crossing the Illinois River from Riverfront Park in Peoria in the spring.

Ireland, North, Derry, The Peace Bridge over the River Foyle opened in 2011 with the former Ebrington Barracks in the background.

One of the oldest stone bridges in Europe. The Bridge of Augustus the Strong. Dresden, Germany.

freeway bridge Mangfallbrücke of A8, level for pedestrians and cyclistst Weyarn Oberbayern, Tegernsee Schliersee Bayern, Bavaria Germany

View of the traffic lane of the Cittadella bridge. Cittadella Bridge, Alessandria, Italy. Architect: Richard Meier and Partners, 2017.

Albania. Tirana. Pyramid. Qendra Nderkombetare and Kultures Arbnori. International Centre of Culture.

Pedestrian walkway over Long Island Expressway from LeFrak City to Rego Park Queens, New York.

Millennium Brücke in Montenegro über die Moraca, Schrägseilbrücke, Podgorica *** Millennium Bridge in Montenegro via the Moraca, Cable-stayed bridge, Podgorica 1131602578

Magnificent steel architecture at the head of the Biscay-White Bridge in Portugalete, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage, designed by Alberto Palacio, Autonomous region of the Basque Country, magnificent steel architecture at the head of the Biscay-World Biscay-Bridge in Portugalete, designed by Alberto Palacio, Autonomous Region of the Basque Country

Eine Schwebebahn in der Abenddämmerung über dem Flussbett der Wupper in Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Deutschland *** A suspension railroad at dusk over the riverbed of the Wupper in Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany

road and rail split-level bridge over the river on a background of blue sky in the city with the train

Valley bridge

Bridge over rhine river

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon designed by Brunel and completed in 1864 in Bristol, UK Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 9962349

Bridge Built by Eiffel Bridge Built by Eiffel in the City of Porto in Portugal on the Bacground of the Winery, Stylized Photo Copyright: xZoonar.com/gkunax 11135804

Aerial of Zakim Bridge and Boston Skyline

Cable of a bridge in front of a backdrop of green trees and a church tower, wesel, germany

Odessa, Ukraine - 10.12.2018. Panoramic view of Odessa seaside boulevard and sculpture of the founder of the city n a sunny autumn morning. Odessa seaside boulevard in the autumn morning

View of the iron rail bridge over the Macquarie River built in 1884 and known as the Lattice Railway Bridge in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Historical Emperor Wilhelm Brücke in Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea, Lower Saxony Historical King Wilhelm Bridge in Wilhelmshaven at the North Sea, Lower Saxony, Germany. Historical Kaiser Wilhelm Brücke in Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Spain, Girona, Concrete colonnade overpass, Europe

Structural bridge

Old Elbe Tunnel in Hamburg, Germany, Europe

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Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Vietnam, Asia, 07 March 2023: A view of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, Vietnam) from the city's tallest building, the Bitexco Financial Tower (Saigon Skydeck) : Houses, commercial and financial buildings and traffic, Asia

Koehlbrand Bridge in the fog, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Puente del V Centenario bridge, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Clifton Suspension Bridge spanning the Avon Gorge and River Avon designed by Brunel and completed in 1864 in Bristol, UK

Ferris wheel near a pier with clear blue sky and beach, scheveningen, the netherlands

Dragon bridge at the foot of the Hoheward dump, Herten, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bridge over a river with a city and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky, Porto, Douro, Portugal, Europe

06/02/2005. 03-06-05. Madrid. Aerial views of the city. In the image: The Vicente Calderón, the Manzanares River and its surroundings.

Podgorica Bridge Podgorica, Montenegro - April 16, 2011: White Suspension Millennium Bridge in Podgorica, Montenegro. Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 12634270

USA, New York, Poughkeepsie. Walkway Over the Hudson, pedestrian bridge created from renovated railroad trestle

PUENTE PALACIO. Location: EXTERIOR. ELCHE. Alicante. SPAIN.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ziemestal Bridge between Remptendorf and Ziegenrück in the Thuringian Slate Mountains National Park, 16 02 2025 Remtendorf Thuringia Germany

Europe, Austria, Karolinen Brucke (Bridge), Salzburg

Freedom Bridge, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Street in Dessau, Germany, Europe