7 amazingly unique bridges

Posted on 02 March 2010 by admin

Juscelino kubitschek bridge, Brasilia, Brazil

The JK bridge in Brasilia is a lesson in elegant bridge design. the 3 huge arches diagonally hopping over the deck of the bridge give the structure an amazing visual fluidity and make the whole 1.2km bridge look effortlessly cool.

Pedestrian bridge, Texas, U.S.A.

This beautiful arched bridge in lake Austin was a private build 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 water.

Octavio frias de oliveira bridge, São Paulo, Brazil

Kintaikyo, Iwakuni, Japan

The original Kintai bridge was built in 1673 and didn’t stand very long until it was damaged due to flooding. it was then rebuilt and survived for more than 200 years until a typhoon battered it to death in 1950. the bridge that stands now over the nishiki river is the 3rd build and looks magnificent.

Henderson waves, Southern Ridges, Singapore

Pont Gustave Flaubert, Rouen, France

This is the incredible, brand new vertical lift bridge in Rouen, France, a beast of a structure whose 2 bridge spans weigh 1′200tons each but can be hoisted 180ft vertically by the bridge’s lifting mechanism in an impressive 12 minutes.

Hegigio Gorge pipeline bridge, southern highlands province, Papua New Guinea

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