🌉 Arch Bridges of the World

507 arch bridges · 55 countries · thrust span

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These are notable arch bridges — spans that carry their weight outward and down into abutments, the masonry solution the Romans spread across their empire and engineers still refine in concrete and steel today, from village stone pack-horse bridges to great modern river arches. Each profile shows where the bridge crosses, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

507 arch bridges from 55 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any arch bridge for its full profile.

Africa (6) Americas (98) Asia (70) Europe (318) Oceania (15)

Africa (6 arch bridges)

Americas (98 arch bridges)

Adams Avenue Bridge

United States

Boulder Bridge

United States

Bridge No. 1132

United States

Cedar Canyon Bridge

United States

Cherry Creek Bridge

United States

Choate Bridge

United States

Claysville S Bridge

United States

Cornwall Bridge

United States

Cowen Park Bridge

United States

Eads Bridge

United States

Eliot Bridge

United States

Ely's Stone Bridge

United States

Esch's Spur Bridge

United States

Galena Creek Bridge

United States

Hell Gate Bridge

United States

Keystone Wye

United States

Lechmere Viaduct

United States

Longfellow Bridge

United States

Menands Bridge

United States

Mormon Bridge

United States

Narada Falls Bridge

United States

Portage Viaduct

United States

Sagamore Bridge

United States

Snell's Bridge

United States

Union Arch Bridge

United States

Utica Bridge

United States

Vance Creek Bridge

United States

Walnut Lane Bridge

United States

White River Bridge

United States

Asia (70 arch bridges)

Aphae Bridge

South Korea

Baozhu Bridge

People's Republic of China

Beipan River Shuibai Railway Bridge

People's Republic of China

Bosideng Bridge

People's Republic of China

Changtai Yangtze River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Daning River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Daxiaojing Bridge

People's Republic of China

Deyu Expressway Wu River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Fangsheng Bridge

People's Republic of China

Fenglai Bridge

People's Republic of China

Fuling Arch Bridge

People's Republic of China

Guanghui Bridge

People's Republic of China

Guantang Bridge

People's Republic of China

Guanyin Bridge

People's Republic of China

Guniuhe Bridge

People's Republic of China

Hejiang Yangtze River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Hongji Bridge

People's Republic of China

Jiulong Bridge

People's Republic of China

Kaiyuan Changhong Bridge

People's Republic of China

Lancang River Railway Bridge

People's Republic of China

Malan Bridge

Afghanistan

Meixi River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Najiehe Railway Bridge

People's Republic of China

Nu River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Qingchuan Bridge

People's Republic of China

Qinglong Railway Bridge

People's Republic of China

Sheikh Zayed Bridge

United Arab Emirates

Shuanglong Bridge

People's Republic of China

Taiping Bridge (She County)

People's Republic of China

Taiping Lake Bridge

People's Republic of China

Tian'e Longtan Bridge

People's Republic of China

Tongji Bridge (Yi County)

People's Republic of China

Tongjin Bridge

People's Republic of China

Wannian Bridge (She County)

People's Republic of China

Wanzhou Yangtze River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Xinguang Bridge

People's Republic of China

Yachi Railway Bridge

People's Republic of China

Yichang Yangtze River Railway Bridge

People's Republic of China

Yongtong Bridge

People's Republic of China

Zapote Bridge

Philippines

Zhaoqing Bridge

People's Republic of China

Zhijing River Bridge

People's Republic of China

Ziyang Bridge

People's Republic of China

Zongxihe Bridge

People's Republic of China

Europe (318 arch bridges)

Abingdon Bridge

United Kingdom

Akköprü

Turkey

Aldford Iron Bridge

United Kingdom

Almond Aqueduct

United Kingdom

Almond Valley Viaduct

United Kingdom

Almondell Aqueduct

United Kingdom

Aray Bridge

United Kingdom

Avon Aqueduct

United Kingdom

Ballochmyle Viaduct

United Kingdom

Barnes Railway Bridge

United Kingdom

Battersea Bridge

United Kingdom

Bechyně Bridge

Czech Republic

Berwick Bridge

United Kingdom

Blackfriars Bridge

United Kingdom

Bridgegate, Chester

United Kingdom

Brig o' Doon

United Kingdom

Broxburn Viaduct

United Kingdom

Chalfont Viaduct

United Kingdom

Charles Bridge

Czech Republic

Chiswick Bridge

United Kingdom

Clachan Bridge

United Kingdom

Craigellachie Bridge

United Kingdom

Culham Bridge

United Kingdom

Culloden Viaduct

United Kingdom

De Oversteek

Netherlands

Dean Bridge

United Kingdom

Dell Bridge

United Kingdom

Duchess Bridge

United Kingdom

Dunans Bridge

United Kingdom

Farndon Bridge

United Kingdom

Giltbrook Viaduct

United Kingdom

Glenfinnan Viaduct

United Kingdom

Goat's Bridge

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Goldach Viaduct

Switzerland

Grosvenor Bridge

United Kingdom

Gueuroz Bridge

Switzerland

Hampton Court Bridge

United Kingdom

Højbro

Denmark

Kelso Bridge

United Kingdom

Kew Bridge

United Kingdom

Kielder Viaduct

United Kingdom

King George VI Bridge

United Kingdom

Kingsland Bridge

United Kingdom

Kriva Ćuprija

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kungsbron

Sweden

Laigh Milton Viaduct

United Kingdom

Lambeth Bridge

United Kingdom

Libeň Bridge

Czech Republic

London Bridge

United Kingdom

Loyn Bridge

United Kingdom

Lune Aqueduct

United Kingdom

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mertoun Bridge

United Kingdom

Mousemill Bridge

United Kingdom

Neidpath Viaduct

United Kingdom

Newbattle Viaduct

United Kingdom

Newgate, Chester

United Kingdom

Norrbro

Sweden

North Bridge, Halifax

United Kingdom

Northgate, Chester

United Kingdom

Nydeggbrücke

Switzerland

Ouse Valley Viaduct

United Kingdom

Perry Bridge

United Kingdom

Pont Neuf

France

Putney Bridge

United Kingdom

Regent Bridge

United Kingdom

Ribblehead Viaduct

United Kingdom

Riksbron

Sweden

River Cart Aqueduct

United Kingdom

Robber's Bridge

United Kingdom

Royal Border Bridge

United Kingdom

Scammonden Bridge

United Kingdom

Shankend Viaduct

United Kingdom

Skerton Bridge

United Kingdom

Solis Viaduct

Switzerland

Southwark Bridge

United Kingdom

Stallbron

Sweden

Stone Bridge (Skopje)

North Macedonia

Stopham Bridge

United Kingdom

Stormbro

Denmark

Tullibody Old Bridge

United Kingdom

Tweed Bridge

United Kingdom

Twickenham Bridge

United Kingdom

Untertorbrücke

Switzerland

Waalbrug

Netherlands

Watergate, Chester

United Kingdom

Westminster Bridge

United Kingdom

Wiesen Viaduct

Switzerland

Woodroad Viaduct

United Kingdom

Yair Bridge

United Kingdom

Žampach viaduct

Czech Republic

Zuoz Bridge

Switzerland

Oceania (15 arch bridges)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.

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