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
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
AI-Powered Architectural Footwear
Str4ngeThing Envisions a Set of Renaissance Architecture Shoes
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Sculptural Refugee Shelters
This Refugee Shelter Design Focuses on Flexibility and Airflow
Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Floating Meditative Pavilion Designs
The Crystal Lake Pavilion by Marc Thorpe Design is Tranquil
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
Virtually Outfitted Landmarks
JD Sports Dressed Big Ben in a Nuptse 1996 Jacket by The North Face
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Winding Treetop Walkways
EFFEKT Completes the First Treetop Walkway in Norway and It's Stunning
High Wire City Stunts
High Wire Walker Philippe Petit Will Put on Another Daring Performance
Rurally-Inspired City Buildings
The 'Ziel' High-Rise Building Brings the Country to the Cityscape
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
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
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
Rejuvenated Chinese Train Stations
MAD Architects Breathed New Life Into a Century-Old Station
Everchanging Water-Based Theaters
Open Architecture Designs the Yichang Grand Theater in China
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Water-Inspired Theatre Designs
Open Architecture Unveils Its Plans for the Yichang Grand Theatre
Architecture-Inspired Legos
Brooklyn Studio & Steve Mayes Debut Brooklyn's Architectural History
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Curved Concrete Hotels
Atelier d’More Transforms a Two-storey Building into a Contemporary Hotel
Expansive NYC Tower Projects
SOM Finished the Supertall Skyscraper in New York City
Upcycled Tower Designs
3XN Shows How Sustainable and Cost-Cffective Reuse Can Be
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Modern Panoramic View Penthouses
Bureau Fraai Designs the Panorama Penthouse in the Netherlands
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
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
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
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
Shore-Perched Modern Homes
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Design the Tongass Ledge
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
3D-Printed Tiled Ceramic Archways
Studio Rap Presents the Artfully Lined Delft Blue Archway
Cantilevered Walkway Steel Homes
Olson Kundig Designs a New Home with Dynamic Additions in Austin
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
Stacked Studio Complexes
This Massive Film & TV Studio Facility Will Comprise Six Stacked Blocks
Block-Long Timber Bridges
SOM Designs the Timber Bridge Connecting the High Line to Penn Station
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Stone Waste Street Lights
The Conceptual 'Pebble' Street Light Offers Ambient Illumination
Weathering Steel Rolling Bridges
Thomas Randall-Page Designs the Cody Dock Rolling Bridge
Conservation Area Monumental Townhomes
The DHaus Company Complete the Arches Row of Townhouses
Upgraded Historic Buildings
Kohn Shnier and ERA Architects Renovate a U of T Building
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Sustainable Mass-Timber Offices
Waugh Thistleton Architects Debuts the Black & White Building
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Mosque-Inspired Installations
Studio Bound Created City as a Mosque for the Islamic Arts Biennale
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
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
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Welcoming Skyscraperes
RSHP Unveils Its Design for a 212 Meters Tall Tower in Shenzhen, China
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Modern Civic-Inspired Fountains
Lily Clark Unveils the New Loop Fountain with Tranquil Energy
Altered Pyramid Concrete Monuments
MCRDV Unveils a New Bright Pyramid of Tirana with IRI
Wave-Like Structural Art Centers
Studio Zhu-Pei Designs the Zibo OCT Art Center in Shandong
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
Glass Bridge-Connected Small Homes
PJCArchitecture Finishes a Micro-Home Design in Ecuador
Inconspicuous Art Museums
Wang Chong Studio Designs a Beautifully Expressive 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
Stepped Office Blocky Buildings
BIG Develops a New 10-Storey Office in London for Landsec
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Modern Water Tower Apartments
Zecc Architecten Creates a Series of Elevated Apartments
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Minimalist Circular Churches
ARQBR Completes a Circular Church in Braslia, Brazil
Sculptural Pedestrian Bridges
Sumayya Vally Designs the Asiat-Darse Pedestrian Bridge in Belgium
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Artfully Inspired Home Renovations
Reflect Architecture Designs the North Drive House in Toronto
Perforated Granite-Detailed Museums
The Chengdu Natural History Museum Gets a New Look
Animated Game-Inspired Buildings
Lev Libeskind Designs the New Rainbow Road Building in Phoenix
Spiky Inflatable Sculptures
Steve Messam Presents His Sculptures During Clerkenwell Design Week
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Intersecting Ring Ferris Wheels
UNStudio Unveils its Plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Wheel
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Tunnel Six-Lane Highway
Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects Designs the Land Bridge and Prairie
Rebuilt Historic Train Stations
MAD Introduces the Train Station in the Forest in China
Twisted Concrete Tower Structures
Harmonic + Masson Adds a Twisted Shape to the Alta Tower
Welded Steel Cantilevered Footbridges
Ehl & KKoumar Architekti Designs a Sculptural Footbridge
Multi-Generational Travel Services
Tauck Bridges Journeys are Engineered for Full Families
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
Large-Scale Airport Installations
Hank Willis Thomas and Coby Kennedy Create the Reach Sculpture
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
Water Tower-Transformed Apartments
Zecc Architecten Designs the Amsterdamsestraatweg Water Tower
Large Concrete Educational Buildings
Stanton Williams Introduces the UCL East Marshgate Building
Renovated Museum Exhibition Wings
Kengo Kuma Adds a New Building to the Musée Albert Kahn
Winding Elevated Park Walkways
SUO Designs the Yashima Mountaintop Park
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
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
Upcoming Architectural Floating Parks
MAST Designs the New Centroparco on a Sand Quarry
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Poised Medieval-Themed Buildings
William Matthews Associate Designs the Tintagel Castle Footbridge
City Exploration Apps
Concrete is a Social Exploration App Inviting Users to Discover Their City
Generational-Lasting Dynamic Playgrounds
Mike Hewson Designs a New Public Playground with Boulders
Harbour Artful Pavilion Extensions
SANAA Updates the Sydney Modern Design to be Harmonious
River-Overlooking Red-Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs Lowater by River Thames
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Illuminating Water-Based Pavillions
Daniel Ryabakken Installs the Shelter Pavilion in Stockholm
Community-Inspired Colorful Substations
IF-DO and Lakwena Design the Brent Cross Town Development
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
Bright Artful Cabinet Collections
Muller Van Severen Introduces the Bridges Collection
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
Amsterdam-Honoring Dynamic Workspaces
UN Studio Designs the New Headquarters for Booking.com
Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges
Artist Frankey Installs the Canal Skybridge in Amsterdam
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
Curved Sculptural Skyscrapers
Kengo Kuma Designs the Alberni Residential Skyscraper
Expansive Cycling Covered Highways
Urb Designs the Loop, which is a Covered Highway for Cyclists
Climate-Sensitive Pavilion Structures
Querkraft Designs the Pavilion Inspired by Wind Towers
Stacked Cylindrical City Towers
Heatherqick Studio and Barcode Architects Design the Oopen Tower
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana