London Bridge may be falling down, but these 45 incredible mind-blowing bridges are alive and well. Aside from their obvious practical function, bridges are often exquisite artistic displays that add character to a city and attract myriads of tourists for the majestic views they offer. Connecting landscapes divided by bodies of water both large and small, these superb structural masterpieces are only getting grander and more physically astounding as advanced construction technology continues to take unconventional designs into the realm of possibility.
While ancient bridges across the world are celebrated as historic monuments, modern bridges are celebrated as architectural wonders of the world that will go down in history for their innovative design concept and longstanding structure.
Implications - Modern architecture is becoming increasingly unique as technology expands the possibilities for design. The construction of unconventional and innovative structures attracts tourists to destinations that may not have been popular without them, and serve as a mark of mankind's progression.
45 Boundary-Breaking Bridges
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Architectural Hiking Trails
The National Tourist Routes of Norway are Breathtaking
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Abridged Abodes
Bridge Homes, Like those by H3ar, Let You Live on the Water
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Fantasy Bridges
OFF Architecture's Surreal Entry for Bering Strait Connection
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LED Architecture
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Dynamic High-Density Architecture
The CPSU Sky District Concept Encourages Circulation
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Criss-Crossing Footbridges
The Nanhe River Landscape Bridge is a Wonderfully Creative Walkway
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Warped Bridge Screenshots
Clement Valla's Postcards from Google Earth Series Shows a Magical World
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Bridge Homes
Stanley Saitowitz Creates a Ravine-Crossing Abode
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Water-Filtering Bridges
China's Miyi Tower Will Clean River Below, Foster Cultural Arts Above
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Giant LEGO Bridges
Australian Team Create 46-Foot Freestanding Bridge
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DNA Bridge Designs
Singapore Unveils Its Double Helix Bridge
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Rollercoaster Architecture
The Escalator in the Umeda Sky Building Looks Like a Space RIde
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Woven Wood Bridges
Massive Load-Carrying Akkerwinde Bridge Made of Accoya
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Mini-City Bridges
The Paik Nam June Media Bridge is a Self-Sufficient Mega-Structure
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Skybridge Buildings
Steven Holl Architects' Mixed Used Complex Connects in Every Way
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Living Bridges
Cherrapunji's Root Passageways Prove Eco Design Isn't New
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Floating English Footbridges
‘High Tide Street' from James Gardener is a Cultural Hub
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Turbine-Covered Bridges
The Solar Wind Concept Hopes to Modernize an Old Italian Highway
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Undulating Double-Layer Bridges
The WXY Nanhe River Landscape Bridge is a Functional Work of Art
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Ballooning Bridges
The Tower Bridge Interrupted by Disney-Pixar's 'UP' Film Stunt
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Revolutionary Water Roads
Falkirk Wheel Bridges Gap From Edinburgh to Glasgow
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Car-Powered Bridges
The Cross-Wind Bridge Creates Power from Auto Speeds Below
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Zig-Zagging Bridges
The Trestles Beach Footbridge Takes Surfers to the Surf
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Glowing Squiggle Bridges
The Pedestrian Walkway in Telok Blangah Hill Park in Singapore
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Crafted Paper Bridges
Shigeru Ban Built a River-Spanning Bridge Out of 281 Cardboard Tubes
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Sculptural Pavilion Overpasses
The Lens Bridge Offers Exciting Entertainment
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Streamlined Riverside Structures
The Project Eco Link Building Bridges City and Nature
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Traffic-Slowing Structures
Twelve Bridges Designed by Drost and Van Veen Architects
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Modern Bridges
Gateshead Millenium Tilting Bridge
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Modern Rope Bridges
Pedestrian Bridge Helps Chileans Cross the Highway
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Butter-Covered Bridges
Guangzhou Turns Fatty Food Into Life-Saver by Slipping Up Suicide Attempts
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Vermin Viaducts
European Cities Build Bridges for Mice at the Cost of Over $290,000
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Whimsical Walkways
The Pasarela del Postiguet Bridge Brings a Modern Edge to an Old City
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Triple Pathway Bridges
Progettospore Design Offers a Twisted Pedestrian Pathway in Italy
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Breathtaking Bridgetography
'Suir Bridge' by Paddy McGrath is a Gorgeous Yet Surreal Shoot
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Red Ribboned Bridges
Pedestrian Footbridge by Bernard Tschumi and Hugh Dutton Associes
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Floating Isle Sculptures
The 'Is Land' Installation is Lost After Someone Cut the Strings
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Blue-Lit Bridges
The Infinity Bridge Lighting by Speirs and Major Associates
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Cardboard Bridges
Japanese Architect's Eco-Friendly Bridge in France
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Boatlike Bridges
Brisbane's Shipshape Tank Street Structure
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Futuristic Flora Bridges
The Urban Reforestation Project Aims to Make Kuala Lumpur Greener
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Handshake-Inspired Bridges
The 'LM Project' in Denmark
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Bridging Gaps with Art & Relaxation
Ireland's "Living Bridge"
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Glowing Green Bridges
A Gridded Walkway by Jacques Ferrier Architects
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Scenic Skywalks
The Carolyn Garcia Walkway Concept Definitely Stands Above the Crowd
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Melbourne's Altona Pier Stretches 300 Meters to the Sea
Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Automated Vertical Car Parks
Daniel Statham Studio Designs the Future Car Park in China
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
Virtually Outfitted Landmarks
JD Sports Dressed Big Ben in a Nuptse 1996 Jacket by The North Face
Precast Concrete Toronto Skyscrapers
Pei Architects Forms a Building for Tower Hill Development
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
High Wire City Stunts
High Wire Walker Philippe Petit Will Put on Another Daring Performance
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Statement Street Art
Alex Chinneck’s Surreal Street Art Transforms Bristol's Urban Landscape
Tourist Destination Predictions
BonusFinder Canada Used Technology to Predict the Future
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Sculptural Dynamic London Hotels
Discommon Designs the Concorde Structure in the Peninsula Hotel
Harmonious Cityscape Monorails
The HK Monorail Concept by the Ponti Design Studio is Sustainable
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
Atlanta Heritage Contemporary Hotels
The New FORTH Hotel Takes Pride in its Atlanta Roots
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Modern Minimalism Apartments
Between the Walls Designs the Old&New Apartment in Kyiv
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Futuristic Residential Neighbourhoods
18 Blackfriars Road Boasts Vibrant Public Spaces
Expansive NYC Tower Projects
SOM Finished the Supertall Skyscraper in New York City
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Accessible Space Travel Systems
This Space Elevator Concept by Jordan William Hughes is Wondrous
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Tree-Integrated Mysterious Art
Banksy Unveils a Mysterious Tree Mural in London's Finsbury Park
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Highway-Side Narrow Skyscrapers
RCR Arquitectes has Designed the Muraba Veil Skyscraper
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Intricate Architectural Sculptures
Kengo Kuma's Kigumi at Alberni is Visually Striking
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Nature Hyperboloid Observation Towers
White Arkitekter Completes the Observation Tower Kärven
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
Heatherwick Studio is Redeveloping Olympia in London, United Kingdom
Repurposed Brick Public Furniture
Akasaki Vanhuyse's FLOAT Bench is Intriguing & Eco-Friendly
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
IoT-Connected Traffic Beacons
This Traffic Beacon Concept Changes According to Needs
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
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
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Doll-Inspired Modern Installations
Nina Tolstrup Creates The Pavilions of Wonder Series in London
Japanese Gates-Inspired Benches
Ewan Lamm Designs the Torii Gate Inspired by Torii Gates
Altered Pyramid Concrete Monuments
MCRDV Unveils a New Bright Pyramid of Tirana with IRI
Artfully Inspired Home Renovations
Reflect Architecture Designs the North Drive House in Toronto
Underwater Bicycle Parks
VenhoevenCS Architecture + Urbanism Completes the IJboulevard
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Record-Breaking Residential Skyscrapers
This Stunning Building Will Be Around 533 Meters Tall
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Stunning Emirati Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper in Dubai Could Become the World's Second-Tallest
Office-Transformed Co-Living Spaces
HUB & Bridges Fund Management Present its Cornerstone Project
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
The New BIG HQ is a New Office on the Industrial Harbour
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Wooden Roof Japanese Museums
Shigeru Ban Designs the Toyota City Museum in Japan
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Stone-Stacked Dynamic Fountains
Sabine Marcelis and SolidNature Create the Vondel Fountain
Swirled Public Art Installations
FreelandBuck Designs the Tunnel Vision Installation
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Footbridge-Inspired Hillside Homes
Stempel & Tesar architekti Design the Villa Sidonius
Intersecting Ring Ferris Wheels
UNStudio Unveils its Plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Wheel
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
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
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
Historical Architecture Game Blocks
LEGO Unveils the Notre-Dame de Paris Set
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Mix Cultural-Inspired London Extensions
Collective Works Designs the Mid Terrace Dream in London
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Captivating Facade Residential Buildings
MAD Architects Designed the One River North Building
Large Concrete Educational Buildings
Stanton Williams Introduces the UCL East Marshgate Building
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
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Boundless Art Exhibitions
The Frameless Experience Showcases Iconic Art Beyond Reality
Sheltered Timber Chinese Bridges
IARA Designs the FW JI Covered Bridge on Aqueduct
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Off-Shelf Tension System Pavilions
Webb Yates Creates the Off the Shelf Pavilion for London Design
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Porcelain-Clad Skyscrapers
Selldorf Architevts Completes Another New York Skyscraper
Dynamic Structural Mirror Designs
Bo Zhang Designs the Zig/Zag Collection of Colorful Decor
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
River-Overlooking Red-Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs Lowater by River Thames
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
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
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Gracefully Dynamic Skyscrapers
The Bond Tower by OODA is Inspired by the Grace of Ballet
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
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
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
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Glass Facade Premium Skyscrapers
Zaha Hadid Architects Near Completes the Henderson Office
Artful Dockside Installations
London Festival of Architecture Gets Benches for Pews and Perches
Archaeological Protection Initiatives
The Remains of the Curtain Playhouse are Uncovered in London
Cross-Seat Bridge Systems
The Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link in South China Breaks World Records
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Unique Urban Event Hires
London is Renting Tube Stations, Cable Cars, and Piers for Private Hire
Slim Concrete-Framed Museums
Atelier Projectiles has Created the D-Day Museum in Normandy
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Urban Living Residential Buildings
Workstead and Frida Escobedo Join on the Bergen Building