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This beautiful arched bridge in Lake Austin was built by Miro
Rivera Architects and is used to connect the client's main
house to the smaller guest house on the other side of the
pond. To make the bridge seem as natural as possible within
its surroundings they made the decking and reed-like hand
rails imperfect but still structurally sound.
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Kintaikyo, Iwakuni , JapanÂ
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The original Kintai Bridge was built in 1673 but collapsed due
to flooding. The rebuilt bridge survived for more than 200
years until a typhoon destroyed it in 1950. The bridge that
stands now over the Nishiki River has five wooden arches
displaying an incredible amount of detail and craftmanship.
Interesting fact: no nails or bolts have been used to build
the arches, only clamps and wires.
Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge ,
Brasilia , BrazilÂ
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The JK Bridge in Brasilia is a lesson in elegant bridge
design. The three huge diagonal arches over the deck of the
bridge give the structure an amazing visual fluidity (yeah,
but was the designer slightly inebriated when he designed this
structure?).
Rolling Bridge, London , UK
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Thomas Heatherwick's award-winning rolling bridge is an
ingenious addition to the grand union canal system in London
and is unique. Unlike regular movable canal bridges, the
rolling bridge curls up to form an octagon by way of hydraulic
jacks to let ships pass.
Beipanjiang River Railroad Bridge
, Guizhou , China
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Beipanjiang River Railroad Bridge in Guizhou is an enormous
railway bridge that was built as part of the 'Guizhou-Shuibai
Railway Project'. Connecting two mountains over a deep ravine,
at its highest point the bridge's deck sits 918 ft above the
ground. Parenthetically the bridge connects two of the
country's poorest areas.
Henderson Waves, Southern Ridges,
SingaporeÂ
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' Henderson Waves' is Singapore 's highest pedestrian bridge
and is at the 'Southern Ridges,' a beautiful 9 km (six miles)
stretch of gardens and parks. The deck of the bridge is made
from thousands of Balau wood slats, perfectly cut and
arranged, and along the length of the deck a snaking,
undulating shell forms sheltered seating areas on every upward
curve.
Pont Gustave Flaubert, Rouen ,
France
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This incredible vertical lift bridge is in Rouen , France ,
whose spans weigh 1,200 tons each but can be hoisted 180 ft
vertically in an impressive 12 minutes. The angular lift
structures at the top of each tower weigh 450 tons each. The
huge vertical lift allows even the largest cruise liners to
sail through.
Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge ,
Southern Highlands Province, Papua New GuineaÂ
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This bridge supports two pipelines - one gas, the other oil -
across the extremely deep gap in Papua New Guinea . If this
were to be officially recognized as a vehicular or pedestrian
bridge it would rocket to the top of the 'world's highest
bridge-span' with the pipelines at an impressive height of
1,290 ft above the bottom of the gorge. By comparison, the
current highest bridge span belongs to the Royal Gorge Bridge
in Colorado , hanging a mere 1,053 ft above ground level.
Donghai Bridge, Shanghai, China


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