Bridges

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

A bridge that dates back to the 12th century is said to have made the devil very angry.

This unique style of bridge is the last of its kind and runs over the straightest canal in Britain.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.

One of the last remaining covered bridges in the region.

Designed to provide fantastic views of the surrounding rainforest.

The bridge that cost Germany a World Heritage Site.

This bridge was designed to connect a road that never came to fruition.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

More than a century old, this cast iron bridge on the Balmoral Estate leads to nowhere.

An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.

Disused for decades, this freight railway bridge is finally being renovated into a scenic promenade.

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

A lakeside footbridge that records Nobel Prize laureates' names in metal silhouette.

The longest enclosed pedestrian bridge in the world spans 14 lanes of traffic and six rail tracks, all while lighting up the night sky.