Bridges

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

There’s a secret bunker inside the Brooklyn Bridge, but the city won’t say where.

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.

Before this bridge was built people had to wait for the ferryman, an annoyance that, the story has it, gave the town its name.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.