Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge, Germany
Nestled among the foliage in Kromlau, Germany’s Kromlauer Park is this arched devil’s bridge known as Rakotzbrücke. It was designed to create a circle when it reflects on the water below it.
Like many other bridges across Europe, this bridge is also referred to as the “Devil’s Bridge” because it is said that only Satan could create such a magical or dangerous bridge.
Mur Island Bridge, Austria
Another pedestrian bridge, the Mur Island Bridge connects both ends of the city of Graz, Austria in order to join the city’s natural and contemporary architecture.
The bridge was built originally in 2003 and meant to be temporary; to honor Graz’s appointment as the European capital of culture. However, due to its popularity among locals and tourists, the city chose to keep the infrastructure intact.
Pont de Singe, England
Now, this is definitely a different twist on your ordinary bridge. The bridge was designed by French artist Olivier Grossetête who used three giant helium balloons to hang a bridge in Tatton Park for the park’s Biennial in 2012.
The bridge is located in the Japanese Garden of the park.
Confederation Bridge, New Brunswick
Connecting New Brunswick on the continent with Prince Edward's Island, this bridge is an important part of the Canadian highway system. Interestingly, though, you can only cross it with a car. Cyclists and pedestrians will have to take a ferry to get from the island to the mainland or vice versa.
It is one of Canada’s most impressive engineering constructions and the longest bridge in the world to cross over ice-covered water. It took just a mere 1.3 billion dollars, four years, and five thousand workers for its construction.
Ponte Vasco da Gama, Lisbon
Europe’s second-longest bridge is this steel bridge that crosses the shallow but wide Tagus estuary to bypass Lisbon. The cable-stayed main soak is 1,378 feet and its full length is 7.67 Miles. The base of the Vasco da Gama extends down 95 meters into the bedrock while the pillars were reinforced to support winds of 155mph.
The architects of the bridge have said that it could withstand an earthquake 4 times the strength of the 1755 earthquake.