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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blcdilruk" data-source="post: 12422051" data-attributes="member: 213939">Amazing Bridges Pedestrian Bridge, Texas <img src="http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/3052/downloadjf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 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.  The idea was to  make the bridge seem as natural as possible within its surroundings and  to do this they made the decking and reed-like hand rails as imperfect  as possible.  The result is a bridge that looks extremely fragile but  definitely worth the risk. Kintaikyo, Iwakuni, Japan <img src="http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7674/download2it.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 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 Rivers the 3rd build and  looks magnificent, it's 5 wooden arches displaying an incredible amount  of detail and craftsmanship.  Interesting fact: no nails or bolts have  been used to build the arches, only clamps and wires. Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge, Brasilia, Brazil <img src="http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4729/download3e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 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.  Since being built the bridge has won awards for  its design but is still massively under appreciated on a wider scale. Rolling Bridge, London, UK <img src="http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5452/download4b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Thomas  heatherwick' s award-winning rolling bridge is an ingenious addition to  the grand union canal system in London and is unique in its design.   Unlike regular movable canal bridges, the rolling bridge curls up on  itself to form an octagon by way of hydraulics.  It's an amazing sight  and a reminder that a fresh perspective can produce great, innovative  results, even when dealing with a structure as common as a bridge. Henderson Waves, Southern Ridges, Singapore <img src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2616/download5r.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> 'Henderson  Waves' is Singapore's highest pedestrian bridge and can be found at the  southern ridges, a beautiful 9km stretch of gardens and parks which has  frequently drawn comparisons to New York's Central Park.  The bridge  itself is absolutely stunning.  The deck is made from thousands of Balau  wood slats, perfectly cut and arranged, and along the length of the  deck a huge snaking, undulating shell cleverly forms sheltered seating  areas on every upward curve. Pont Gustave Flaubert, Rouen, France <img src="http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8346/download6y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> This  is the incredible, brand new vertical lift bridge in Rouen, France, a  beast of a structure whose 2 bridge spans weigh 1200tons each but can be  hoisted 180ft vertically by the bridge's lifting mechanism in an  impressive 12 minutes..  Just the angular structures at the top of each  tower weigh in at 450tons each, helping to support the lifting system as  cruise ships sail through.    Hegigio Gorge Pipeline Bridge, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea <img src="http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5465/download7g.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Technically,  this is a bridge: it's a structure which spans a gorge.  The only  difference is, the bridge can't be used by humans due to the fact that  its purpose is to support 2 pipelines - 1 gas, 1 oil - across the  extremely high gap in Papua New Guinea.  So high in fact that if this  were to be officially recognized as a bridge it would rocket to the top  of the 'world's highest bridge-span' list at an impressive height of  1290ft.  By comparison, the current highest bridge span belongs to the  Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, hanging a mere 1053ft above ground  level, while Manhattan's Chrysler Building measures 1047ft. <img src="http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2566/download8u.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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