These 9 Bridges Should Be On Your Lifetime Bucket List As Something You Should Experience
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it." That's a good cliché for putting things off in life, but when it comes to actually crossing some bridges, we don't recommend putting any of these off for another moment. In fact, you need to visit, cross and explore all of these bridges at least on in your lifetime to experience different parts of history that are still standing today.
As "the highest Roman construction in the world" and roughly 2000 years old, the Pont du Gard is one France's most popular tourist attractions. It's been a pedestrian walk for centuries, so you should join in on the fun and take a stroll across it some day.
A 2008 makeover saw this bridge get a fountain equipped with 380 nozzles and 10,000 LED lights timed out to 100 different pieces of music. It holds a Guinness World Record as the longest fountain bridge at 3,740 ft. and an inch.
This is inarguably one of London's most famous landmarks and tourist attractions. The bridge has survived in London through two word wars and that history is what makes it so exciting with the current exhibition allowing tourists to step inside engine rooms to explore the bridge's history.
"The Bridge of 33 Arches" offers a narrow road for carts and cars along side a path for pedestrians. Tourists are encouraged to visit at night when the lights illuminate the passages.
Wind and rain bridges are built to shield pedestrians from heavy rain during the months of May to August. For 100 years (built in 1916) this bridge has offered spectacular views of the nearby village, Linxi River, and the tea trees covering its hills.
At 118 feet tall, this is the highest pedestrian crossing in all of Singapore. LED lamps and cozy places to step away give this bridge an illuminating and romantic feel perfect for a couple's weekend date spot. Long walks on the beach have nothing in comparison to these waves.
A popular tourist attraction in today's society, Ponte Vecchio–roughly translated as old bridge–is exactly that: old. Traced back as far as Roman, and even survived attacks and floods during World War II. In 1593, the beauty of this bridge came to be as we see it today, because that is when jewelers and goldsmiths were allowed to set up shop on the bridge, which you can see protruding from the sides.
This 4,200 foot long masterpiece took four years to finish construction (1933-1937) in which 19 men in the Halfway to Hell Club were ripped from the bridge by strong winds, but luckily caught by safety netting surrounding the site. The warm red hue now stands as one of the United States' most iconic landmarks.
Constructed in 1600 of white limestone, connects courtrooms in the Doge's Palace with the prison on the opposite side. Rumor has it that lovers who pass under the bridge and kiss will be graced with eternal love. Seems like an odd place to find love (between legal buildings), but surely the rumor has held true on more than a few occasions.