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Bridges

'A Footbridge of Memory'

At night, this memorial illuminates a ghostly outline of a footbridge that connected two sections of the Warsaw Ghetto.

Great Yarmouth, England

Suspension Bridge Disaster Memorial

On May 2, 1845, crowds gathered to watch a clown and four geese sail upstream in a bathtub. Then disaster struck.

Perth, Scotland

Smeaton's Bridge

Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.

Pont de les Peixateries Velles (Eiffel Bridge)

Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

Torndirrup, Australia

The Gap and Natural Bridge

Wild seas have created two spectacular formations just a stone's throw away from each other.

Washington, D.C.

Dumbarton Bridge

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

The Artisans Behind India's Living Root Bridges

For half a century, Hally War has been growing a bridge across a local river—and between past and present.

Dania Rodrigues March 30, 2023

Prague, Czechia

Bradáč

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Jorullo Bridge

A 1542-foot-long suspension bridge offers scenic mountain views.

Little Rock, Arkansas

The "Little Rock"

Yup, that's where the name came from.

Podcast: More Wonders in Your Backyard

Our team tells tales of everyday awe.

The Podcast Team March 9, 2023

Chester, Massachusetts

Keystone Arch Bridges

The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.

Aberdeen, Scotland

Kelly's Cats

A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.

Podcast: Chicago Bridge Houses

Where the Windy City's drawbridge operators nestled in, at the bases of their places of work.

The Podcast Team January 10, 2023

London, England

Alcove From Old London Bridge

Before becoming a poet John Keats studied here to become a surgeon.

Concord, Massachusetts

Old North Bridge

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Permanently Closed

Luang Prabang, Laos

Bamboo Bridges of Luang Prabang

These bamboo and rope bridges cross the Nam Khan River for six months every year.

Sölvesborg, Sweden

Sölvesborgsbron (The Sölvesborg Bridge)

One of the longest footbridges in Europe.