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Gallery - Historic Bridges

The Tyne Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

1928 - An arch bridge most famous but not quite the longest arch bridge (162m span)

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Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, Australia

1932 - Widest and biggest (504m span)

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Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough, England

1911 - Designed by Cleveland Bridge (253.9m span)

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Chien Tan River Bridge, Chien Tang, China

1937 - a 16 span road and rail bridge at Hangzhou (1072m span)

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Otto Beit Bridge, Otto Beit, Zimbabwe

1938 - The first modern suspension bridge outside America built with parallel wire cables (382m span)

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Victoria Falls Bridge, Zambesi River

1905 - Arch bridge that links Zambia to Zimbabwe (152m span)

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