Bridges are vital architectural structures. They permit us to cross large spans of water and shorten journeys by connecting two pieces of land divided by deep valleys.
Here we see a collection of wild and fantastic bridges from around the world. There is one that rolls up, a bridge with a giant Ferris wheel in the center of it, and one with built-in air cleaners. There are bridges made of matchsticks and cardboard and even a beautiful pedestrian bridge that tilts up out of the way of passing boats.
Check out all these incredible connectors created by ultra-talented designers and architects.
17 Awe-Inspiring Bridges
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Waterfalls as Urban Art (UPDATE)
The New York City Waterfalls Now Open
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Bridges as Architectural Wonders
9 Global Connectors
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700 Simultaneous Camera Flashes
Improv Everywhere Celebrates Brooklyn Bridge
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Sundial Bridge
Art Meets Architecture
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Windbelt Power
Bridge Collapse Inspires Third World Power Innovation
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Great Wheel of China Nears Completion
Tianjin Eye to be in Middle of Bridge
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Eco-Tourism Falls To New York
Olafur Eliasson Waterfalls Will Grace City
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Green Water Fronts
Chicago Eco-Bridge
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Smog-Reducing Architecture
I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis Made of Cemstone
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Modern Bridges
Gateshead Millenium Tilting Bridge
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The Wind Tunnel Footbridge
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Cardboard Bridges
Japanese Architect's Eco-Friendly Bridge in France
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1.6 Million Matches Makes Monument
Tower Bridge Matchstick Replica
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Rolling Bridge
Curls Itself into a Ball
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World's Longest Arch Bridge
667 Meter Bridge in Dubai
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Rome Bridge Overwhelmed by Tourists Due to Cult Novel
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Bridging Gaps with Art & Relaxation
Ireland's "Living Bridge"
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Nature-Inspired Building Block Sets
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Plant-Based Cabin Constructions
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Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Self-Shaping Timber Structures
ICD and ITKE Design the Hybrid Flax Pavilion and Wangen Tower
Water-Ready Sports Car Concepts
The Citroën Above and Under by Sangheon Chung is Transformative
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
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Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
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Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Mountain Sheep-Inspired Attractions
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Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Tree-Lined Urban Highways
The Dubai Green Spine Will Include One-Million Trees
Two-Volume A-Frame Houses
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Retro Railway-Inspired Puzzle Sets
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Harmonious Cityscape Monorails
The HK Monorail Concept by the Ponti Design Studio is Sustainable
Nature-Connecting Vacation Homes
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Cooling Bus Shelter Designs
EMT Madrid Spearheads the Quest for Comfortable Public Transportation
Rejuvenated Chinese Train Stations
MAD Architects Breathed New Life Into a Century-Old Station
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Mass-Timber Airport Rooftops
ZGF Architects Completes the Portland International Airport Expansion
A-Frame Forest Tranquil Houses
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs a New Forest Home
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Accessible Space Travel Systems
This Space Elevator Concept by Jordan William Hughes is Wondrous
Oceanside Bamboo Restaurants
This Maldivian Restaurant Boasts Stunningly Sustainable Construction
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Highway-Side Narrow Skyscrapers
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Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Intricate Architectural Sculptures
Kengo Kuma's Kigumi at Alberni is Visually Striking
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
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Nature Hyperboloid Observation Towers
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Concrete Spiral Staircase Designs
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Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
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Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Fraying Dynamic Wooden Pavilions
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Waste Tarp-Made Public Seating
The Membran Collective Joins the Urban Networks Project
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
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Village-Inspired Tapered Stone Airport
Foster + Partners Designs a Set of Stone Buildings
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Stingray-Inspired Restaurant Roofs
Atelier Nomadic Designs the Canopy of the Overwater Restaurant
Spoke-Free Riverside Ferris Wheels
The 'Seoul Twin Eye' is Designed for Peace Park in Seoul
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Simplistic Timber Warehouses
Aretz Dürr Architektur Designs the Structures of Halle S 46
Engineer Training Structural Kits
Márcio Sequeira de Oliveira Designs the Mola 4 Kit
Temple-Inspired Sculptural Lighthouses
Gonzalo Lebrija Designs the Dynamic El Faro Lighthouse
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Ancient Construction Campus Buildings
Henning Larsen Designs a New Campus in Foroe Islands
Minimalist Bird-Watching Pavilions
Jesús Vassall & Graduate Students Designed a Slick Pavilion
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Mountainous Long Structural Cabins
Far + Dang Creates the Linear Cabin in Oklahoma
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Mesmerizing Fluid Art Installations
Dutch Invertuals Creates the Flow Fountain Installation
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Japanese Gates-Inspired Benches
Ewan Lamm Designs the Torii Gate Inspired by Torii Gates
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
The New BIG HQ is a New Office on the Industrial Harbour
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Elevated Park Nature Lookouts
LYTT Architecture nad ADEPT Join on the Amager Nature Park
Wind-Responsive Panel Pavilions
Fernanda Ahumada & FREE Design the National Biodiversity Pavilion
Office-Transformed Co-Living Spaces
HUB & Bridges Fund Management Present its Cornerstone Project
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Stone-Stacked Dynamic Fountains
Sabine Marcelis and SolidNature Create the Vondel Fountain
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Swirled Public Art Installations
FreelandBuck Designs the Tunnel Vision Installation
Mountainous Elliptical House
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Designs the House at 9,000 Feet
Modular Wooden Holiday Homes
Arsenit Designs the Piil Home Resting in an Estonian Forest
Intersecting Ring Ferris Wheels
UNStudio Unveils its Plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Wheel
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Tunnel Six-Lane Highway
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects Designs the Land Bridge and Prairie
Welded Steel Cantilevered Footbridges
Ehl & KKoumar Architekti Designs a Sculptural Footbridge
Rebuilt Historic Train Stations
MAD Introduces the Train Station in the Forest in China
Cascading Aluminum Pipe Museums
Kengo Kuma Design the Audeum Museum with an Aluminum Facade
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Sheltered Timber Chinese Bridges
IARA Designs the FW JI Covered Bridge on Aqueduct
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Waterfront Transformation Public Park
Sasaki Updates the Wilmington Waterfront Promenade
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
Spirally Viewpoint Bridge Designs
ZZHK Architects Designed the G Clef Bridge in China
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Lotus Flower-Inspired Villas
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Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
User Feedback Bridge Tool
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Gabled Forest-Side Homes
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Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
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Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
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Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
River-Overlooking Red-Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs Lowater by River Thames
Boat Design-Inspired Modern Homes
Bates Masi + Architects Designs the Three Mile Harbor
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Flood-Defence Nature Parks
CF Møller Integrates an Architectural Multi-Tool with a Nature Park
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Gracefully Dynamic Skyscrapers
The Bond Tower by OODA is Inspired by the Grace of Ballet
Water-Surrounded Summer Homes
Akb Architects Designed the Whistling Wind Islands in Ontario
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Wooden Mountain Visitor Centers
Henkai Architekti Designed the Pustevny Gateway Center
Red Aluminum Walkway Periscopes
Glavovic Studio Designs the Sunset Hammock in Florida
Timber-Framed Angular Libraries
Atelier WOA Designs the Escapade Library in France
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Pre-Fabricated Fire Stations
Wittman Estes Forms the Rapid Assembly Fire Station 67
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Japanese Craftsmanship-Inspired Sculpture
UO Created the Nakajimaya Crossing Sculpture in a Hotel
Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges
Artist Frankey Installs the Canal Skybridge in Amsterdam
Tranquil River-Overlooking Residences
Lake Flato Architects Designs the River Bend Residence
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Artful Dockside Installations
London Festival of Architecture Gets Benches for Pews and Perches
Educational Storage Shed Designs
Invisible Studio and Mole Architects Form the Big Roof
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower