10 of the most amazing bridges in the world

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1. Golden Gate Bridge , California The Golden Gate Bridge is such an iconic symbol of San Francisco (and of suspension bridge in general) that it’s **** to imagine a time when it didn’t exist. But before it was built, most people thought it was an impossible task.In 1916, the idea of a bridge to cross the Golden Gate, a narrow strait that separated San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Headlands, was conceived. Though it was almost immediately dismissed as the cost was estimated to be $100 million (astronomical for the time), a veteran bridge builder named Joseph Strauss lobbied for more than two decades to have it built.The Golden Gate Bridge faced tough opposition: the Department of War thought it would interfere with ship traffic and the Southern Pacific Railroad opposed it as competition to its ferry service. At first, even the public didn’t like the bridge … because Strauss’ original design was deemed too ugly! But Strauss finally won, and after 22-years of drumming up support, the bridge was built.Strauss insisted that the project take worker’s safety seriously. It was the first major bridge project that used **** hats and a safety net. During the course of construction, 19 people were saved by the net to become members of the Halfway to **** Club. 2. The Brooklyn Bridge NewYorkThe construction of the Brooklyn Bridge started in 1869 and took 14 years to complete. 97f/02/huch/5033/02

circa 1955: Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) Getty ImagesBrooklyn BridgeAt the time many saw the construction of such a large bridge as a folly.The driving force behind the whole project, John Roebling, was a German immigrant who had worked for the Prussian government as a bridge and road builder. He launched the idea of building a bridge across the East River after he had taken a ferry across the river that ***** up stuck in the ice.John Roebling would never get to see the bridge he had designed: he died after crushing his foot in an accident. He wasn't the only one to lose his life during the construction: 20 of the in total 600 workers died while working on the bridge. The son of John Roebling, Washington Roebling, took over the leadership of the project but he suffered from the caisson-disease as a result of the works on the pillars of the bridge and was on his deathbed during the inauguration. Brooklyn Bridge TowerThat day, May 24, 1883, about 150,000 people crossed the bridge. Roebling had not just made a bridge that looked incredibly strong, it also turned out to be just as strong in reality. A mesh of cables of which the four strongest have a diameter of 11 inches are anchored in the ground and keep the bridge from collapsing. But even if the four strongest cables would snap, the other cables would still be sufficient to support the bridge. Roebling even claimed that the bridge wouldn't collapse without any cables, it would merely sag.But even after the inauguration, many New Yorkers were not convinced the bridge was safe. So as to prove the doubters wrong, P.T. Barnum led a caravan of circus animals - including a herd of 21 elephants - across the bridge in 1884. Brooklyn Bridge TowerThe Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge ranks as one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century and remains one of New York's most popular and well known landmarks.The impressive bridge spans the East river between Brooklyn and Manhattan and stretches for a length of 5989 ft, about 1.8 km. The length between the large towers is 1595.5 ft (486 meter). This made the Brooklyn bridge the world's largest suspension bridge. <img src="https://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253988_213589812014170_100000894589681_652422_3617639_n.jpg" *****="

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Awesome post. I live in Michigan and we have a pretty exciting bridge that links the two parts of Michigan together. At one time it was a pretty impressive bridge. We are pretty prude of it but it pales compaired to these, Thans for sharing

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Wow, great collection of bridges... Tianjin Eye Bridge, wow, something like that even could be conceived let alone exists.

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I like the Wind and Rain Bridge best:)

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Great Pictures, as usual.

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lovely bridges

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wow amazing....i would do go on the all of them especially the one in southern france....

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My Great Grandfather was one of the designers of the bridge, and he also designed the San Francisco Zoo.

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Amazing photos, thanks for sharing!

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I love this statement.

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Awesome post. But don't forget about the third longest suspension bridge in the world - the bridge that connects Michigan's Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula: The Mackinac Bridge or the "Mighty Mac!" It is 5 miles long and it's a pretty cool bridge!


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That's why I started the Victorian State Rebound Handball *********** LOL! [wall downball] in the '80's and invented the team game of Grappleball in the late '90's ;)

Hey ... the infamous Sydney Harbour Bridge?? ... did not rate a mention, you say?
Dear me!

I was intending to choose ''Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars", with a differing twist, "Shoot for the sunLOL! You never know, if you miss you have an outside chance of hitting the moon!" ;)

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its part of a series im doine i will put the sydney harbor bridge in part 2

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Another great post!

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I would love to stay in the Drum Tower Folk Hostel. Incredible photos of all these bridges!

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thanks i got the best quotes lol

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ohhhh i love James Dean:P

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Nice. This is almost a documentary. :O)

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cant forget about that one

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One of the coolest bridges I've seen is the New River Gorge Bridge in W. Virginia. Drove miles out of my way just to see it.

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Great group of pictures

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:)

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how the f*** do you cross bridges six through ten???

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so very beautiful, thanks for sharing

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Thank you for the beautiful shots of bridges. I love it.
Regarding the quote from James Dean? Very astute. Who'd have thought?
Here's another pearl from an unlikely source:
"Too much is never enough." -- Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones

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Great post!!!

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i like this post
awesome!!!!

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Cool graphics. I've crossed over four of those bridges. The only bridges I got nervous crossing over was Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana, because it was so long, and the Zilwaukee Bridge in Michigan because of its span.

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You can go as far as your drive and ambition will take you.

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.Boston Zakim Bridge




The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge (or Zakim Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge across the Charles River in Boston,Massachusetts. It is a replacement for the Charlestown High Bridge, an older truss bridge constructed in the 1950s, and is the world's widest cable-stayed bridge





The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge, part of The Big Dig Project in Boston, is one of the widest cable-stayed bridges in the world. The Bridge serves as the northern entrance to and exit from Boston. The Bridge is named after civil rights activist Lenny Zakim and the American colonists who fought the British in the Battle of Bunker Hill.





The Travel Channel ranked the Zakim Bridge 9th in their list of the World's Top Ten Bridges.


I live in masssachussetts and was on the zakim bridge yesterday!!!!

its not the most amazing bridge but it look interesting.........did u know that sometimes at night on special olidays...the zakim bridge has colored lights pointing to it?

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yes i know i watched them build it its amazing and i love the differant color lights

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i wasnt here when they were building it but i bet it was exciting to watch how it progressed....wuick wuestion since when have u lived in MASS.?

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all my life

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bridges are the great structures constructed by greatest efforts and they are the land markin the history as well as the person/company who builds it .

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Yikes!!! Some amazing engineering went on there.

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Nice pics.