Famous Bridges of the World

The Pont du Gard is a well-preserved Roman aqueduct bridge near Nimes, France, built around the 1st century AD. It carried water across the Gardon River and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Barbegal was a mill complex, Eifel aqueduct is in Germany, and Valens is in Istanbul.

Tower Bridge, completed in 1894, is a bascule bridge with two giant cantilevers that can be lifted to allow river traffic to pass. It is one of London's most iconic landmarks. Waterloo Bridge is a different bridge, Thames Barrier is a flood control structure, and London Bridge is a plain bridge.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge, opened in 1932, is a steel arch bridge known locally as the 'Coathanger'. It is the world's widest long-span bridge at 49m and was adorned with Olympic Rings during the 2000 Olympics. Brooklyn and Golden Gate are in the USA, Humber is in the UK.

The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, was the first bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn. The Manhattan Bridge (1909), Williamsburg Bridge (1903), and George Washington Bridge (1931) were all built later. The Brooklyn Bridge is also the first steel-wire suspension bridge.

The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge connects Kobe (on Honshu island) with Iwaya (on Awaji Island) in Japan. It is the longest central span suspension bridge in the world at 1990m. Tokyo-Yokohama, Osaka-Kobe, and Fukuoka-Yamaguchi are not connected by this bridge.

Abraham Darby III built the first cast iron arch bridge at Coalbrookdale in 1779, known as The Iron Bridge. It was a pioneering achievement of the Industrial Revolution. Abraham Darby I and II were his grandfather and father respectively, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a later Victorian engineer.

The George Washington Bridge was indeed the longest suspension bridge in the USA when it opened in 1931. The Golden Gate Bridge surpassed it when it opened in 1937, but the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (opened 1964) became the new longest, returning the title to New York. All three bridges held the record sequentially, making the statement true.

The George Washington Bridge was indeed the longest suspension bridge in the USA when it opened in 1931. The Golden Gate Bridge surpassed it when it opened in 1937, but the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (opened 1964) became the new longest, returning the title to New York. All three bridges held the record sequentially, making the statement true.

The Allenby Bridge, named after British General Edmund Allenby who captured Jerusalem in 1917, crosses the Jordan River connecting the West Bank to Jordan. It is known as the King Hussein Bridge in Jordan and Al-Karameh Bridge to Palestinians. General Allenby was a British WWI commander, unlike Wellington (Napoleonic era), Haig (WWI but different association), or Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia).

Victoria Falls is located on the Zambezi River, which forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls Bridge was built across the Zambezi Gorge below the falls. The Limpopo River forms the South Africa-Zimbabwe border further south, while the Nile is in East Africa and the Niger is in West Africa.

The Rialto Bridge (Ponte di Rialto) is the oldest bridge crossing Venice's Grand Canal, completed in 1591. Until the 19th century, it was the only bridge across the Grand Canal. The Ponte dell'Accademia (1933), Ponte degli Scalzi (1934), and Ponte della Costituzione (2008) are all much later additions.