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Bridge Lists
All bridges can be classified, on the basis of how their structure works, as being in one of five main types: arch, beam, cantilever, stayed or suspension bridge. However, there are a number of possible other listings, based on special characteristics of bridgesâ design, usage, history etc., which can help to identify interesting bridges that might otherwise remain largely unknown, and a few of these are noted below. This is not meant to be an exhaustive set of references but more a guide to examples of bridges with unusual or interesting features (bridges no longer existing marked *). The headings to these seventy-six lists are as follows:
Aluminium Bridges
Ancient Bridges
Aqueducts
ASCE List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Bridges
Bailey Bridges
Border Bridges
Bridge Collapses and Failures in Use
Bridge Failures During Construction
Bridge Fountains
Bridges as Destinations
Bridges Built for Olympics, World Cups & World Fairs
Bridges Damaged or Destroyed by Earthquakes
Bridges Damaged or Destroyed by Fire
Bridges Damaged or Destroyed by Floods and Ice
Bridges Damaged or Destroyed in Civil Unrest and Non-World Wars
Bridges Damaged or Destroyed in World Wars I and II
Bridges Damaged or Destroyed by High Winds
Bridges Featured in Paintings by Famous Artists
Bridges Featured on Banknotes, Coins and Postage Stamps
Bridges on Cycling and Walking Trails
Bridges Stranded by Changes in the Course of Rivers
Bridges with Decorative Towers
Castle Bridges
Chain Suspension Bridges
Chapel Bridges
Charitable Bridge Building
Copy Bridges
Corbelled Arch Bridges
Covered Bridges
Crib Bridges
Devilâs Bridges
Double-Decked Bridges
Early Concrete Bridges
Extended Construction Times of Bridges
Floating and Pontoon Bridges
Folly Bridges
Gisclard Suspension Bridges
Fortified Bridges
Glass Bridges
Glulam Bridges
Highest Bridges
Hotels with Bridges
Inhabited Bridges
Longest Bridges and Spans
Lounge, Pagoda, Pavilion, Teahouse and Temple Bridges
Medieval Bridges
Memorial Bridges
Modern Enclosed Bridges
Mono-Cable Suspension Bridges
Monorail Bridges
National Heritage / Monument Bridges
Natural Fibre Bridges
Observation Deck Bridges
Opening Bridges
Packhorse Bridges
Pilgrim Routes over Bridges
Pipeline Bridges
Pontoon Bridges
Prize-Winning Bridges
Record-Breaking Bridges
Re-Located Bridges
Ribbon Bridges
Sea Bridges
Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges
Stone Slab Bridges
Timber Bridges
Transporter Bridges
Trestle Bridges
Triumphal Archways and Gateways on Bridges
UNESCO World Heritage Bridges
Unusual Bridge Features
Unusual Truss Designs
Widest Bridges
World Monuments Fund Bridges
Worldâs Best Bridges
Zigzag Bridges
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ANCIENT BRIDGES
This entry, which covers bridges with entries in this book that were built before 1000CE, is separated into BCE Bridges (for non-Roman structures built before the beginning of the Common Era), Roman Bridges and First Millennium Bridges for other bridges built between 1CE and 1000CE. (For bridges built between 1000 and 1500CE, see the separate main entry Medieval Bridges.)
BCE Bridges
Bridges, all or parts of which are claimed to date from before the common era (BCE) began, include:
Anlan Suspension Bridge, Dujiangyan City, Sichuan, China [third century BCE]
Caravan Bridge, Izmir, Smyrna, Turkey [850BCE]
Girsu Bridge, Tello, Iraq [c. 2000 BCE]
Kazarma Bridge, Arkadiko, Peloponnese, Greece [1300â1200BCE]
Pons Fabricius, Rome, Italy [62 BCE]
Ponte Salario, Rome, Italy [first century BCE]
Severan Bridge, Arsameia, Adiyaman Province, Turkey
Roman Bridges
Bridges built by the Romans throughout the parts of the world they colonised, of which a major part remains, include:
Adana Roman Bridge, Adana, Anatolia, Turkey
AdĆŸi-PaĆĄaâs Bridge, Podgorica, Montenegro
Ancient Roman Bridges, Rome, Italy
Bridge of Apollodorus, Drobeta-Turnu, Romania *
Bridge of Augustus, Narni, Terni, Italy
Burgo Bridge, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
El-Kantara Bridge, Constantine, Constanine Province, Algeria
High Level Aqueducts, Caesarea, Israel
Kirkgoz Kemeri Bridge, Limyra, Antalya Province, Turkey
Kızılçullu Aqueducts, Smyrna, Izmir Province, Turkey
Pompeyâs Bridge, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
Pons Aelius, Rome, Italy
Pons Aemilius, Rome, Italy
Pont du Gard, NĂźmes, Bouches-du-RhĂŽne, France
Pons Fabricius, Rome, Italy
Pont Flavien, Saint-Chamas, Bouches-du-RhĂŽne, France
Pont Julien, Bonnieux, Vaucluse, France
Ponte Milvio, Rome, Italy
Rio Seco Aqueduct, Almuñécar, Andalusia, Spain
Roman Aqueducts, Aspendos, Antalya, Turkey
Roman Bridge, Cordoba, Spain
Roman Bridge, MĂ©rida, Badajoz, Spain
Roman Bridge, Mostanica, Montenegro
Roman Bridge, Salamanca, Castile-LeĂłn, Spain
Roman Bridge, Segura, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Roman Bridge, Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Roman Bridge, Vaison-la-Romaine, Vaucluse, France
Segovia Aqueduct, Segovia, Castile-LeĂłn, Spain
Shadorvan Bridge, Shushtar, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Tarragona Aqueduct, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Tiberius Bridge, Rimini, Italy
Valens Aqueduct, Istanbul, Turkey
First Millennium Bridges
Non-Roman bridges and aqueducts that were built before 1000CE include:
Ain Diwar Bridge, Ain Diwar, Al Hasakah Governorate, Syria
AlcĂĄntara Bridge, AlcĂĄntara, CĂĄceres, Spain
Ponte dei Saraceni, Adrano, Catania, Italy
Skopje Aqueduct, Skopje, North Macedonia
Zhaozhou Bridge, Zhaozhao, Hebei, China
Five Great Ancient Bridges of China
China has a magnificent history of bridge-building and five of its historic structures are usually referred to as the Five Great Ancient Bridges. These are:
Anping (Peace) Bridge, Fujian, Hebei, China (built 1138â51)
Guangji / Xiangzi (Great Charity) Bridge, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China (built 1170)
Loyang (Ten Thousand Peace) Bridge, Chuanchow, Fujian, China (built 1053â59)
Marco Polo (Lugou) Bridge, Beijing, China (built 1189â1192)
Zhaozhou Bridge, Zhaozhao, Hebei, China (built 581â605)
AQUEDUCTS
The first aqueducts were built in ancient times as a means of bringing water to major cities and, later, aqueducts were needed for commerce by enabling load-carrying vessels to travel through areas where there were no natural waterways. Entries for aqueducts include:
Ăguas Livres Aqueduct, Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal
Aguila Aqueduct, Nerja, Andalucia, Spain
Alloz Aqueduct, Alloz, Navarre, Spain
Amoreira Aqueduct, Elvas, Alentejo, Portugal
Bar Aqueduct, Stari Bar, Montenegro
Briare Aqueduct, Briare, France
Cabin John Aqueduct, Cabin John, Maryland, USA
Carioca Aqueduct, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carpentras Aqueduct, Vaucluse, Vaucluse, France
Delaware Aqueduct, Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA
Dongguan City Aqueduct Bridge, Guandong, Guangzhou, China
Duck Creek Aqueduct, Metamora, Indiana, USA
Grand MaĂźtre Aqueduct, Sens, Yonne, France
HÄverud Aqueduct, HÄverud, VÀstra Götaland County, Sweden
High Level Aqueducts, Caesarea, Israel
Jundushan Aqueduct, Yanqing, Beijing, China
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