Most Incredible and Famous Bridges in the World

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Bridges connect people, doesn’t matter if they are built from wood , steel or rocks. We bring you some of the most incredible and amazing bridges

Langakawi Sky Bridge, Malaysia

The bridge’s total length is 125 meters (410 ft). It is located 700 meters (2,300 ft) above sea level  at the peak of Gunung Mat Chinchang on Pulau Langkawi, an island in the Langkawi archipelago in Kedah.

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Foggy Golden Gate Bridge, USA

The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to Marin County. It is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States.

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Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China

At 35.673 km (22 mi) in length, Hangzhou Bay Bridge was among the ten longest trans-oceanic bridges when it opened. Construction of the bridge was completed on June 14, 2007

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London Bridge , London , England

London Bridge refers to several historical bridges that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark, in central London. The current crossing, which opened to traffic in 1973, is a box girder bridge built from concrete and steel.

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Donghai bridge, China

It was completed on December 10, 2005. It has a total length of 32.5 kilometers (20.2 mi) and connects mainland Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port in China.

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Okinawa bridge, Japan

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Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy

It is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common.

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Bhumibol bridge, Bangkok, Thailand

This bridge crosses the Chao Phraya River twice, with two striking cable-stayed spans of lengths of 702 m and 582 m supported by two diamond-shaped pylons 173 m and 164 m high. Where the two spans meet, another road rises to join them at a free-flowing interchange suspended 50 metres above the ground.

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Puente Nuevo Bridge , Ronda, Spain

The bridge started being built in 1751 and took a total of 42 years to build and claimed the lives of 50 builders. There is a chamber beneath the central arch that was used for a variety of purposes, including as a prison.

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Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Newcastle, UK

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The Helix Bridge, Singapore

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Previously known as the Double Helix Bridge, is a pedestrian bridge linking Marina Centre with Marina South in the Marina Bay area in Singapore

Banpo bridge, Seoul, South Korea

The Moonlight Rainbow Fountain  is the world’s longest bridge fountain that set a Guinness World Record with nearly 10,000 LED nozzles that run along both sides that is 1,140 m long, shooting out 190 tons of water per minute.

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Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul,  Turkey

Is one of two suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait  in Istanbul, Turkey, thus connecting Europe and Asia (the other one is the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, which is called the Second Bosphorus Bridge.) The bridge is located between Ortaköy (on the European side) and Beylerbeyi (on the Asian side).

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Chengyang Bridge, China

The bridge is a combination of bridge, corridor, veranda and Chinese pavilion. It has two platforms (one at each end of the bridge), 3 piers, 3 spans, 5 pavilions, 19 verandas, and three floors.

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Erasmus Bridge , Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Erasmus Bridge was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The 802 meter long (2,631 ft) bridge has a 139-meter-high (456 ft) asymmetrical pylon, earning the bridge its nickname of “The Swan”.

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Fehmarn Belt Bridge (connecting Germany and Denmark)

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Bridge in Navy Yard , Washington DC

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Bolshoy Kamenniy Most (Grand Stone Bridge)

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Bridge of immortals Huanghsan, China

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