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Old August 8th, 2011, 03:08 AM   #81
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Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge (formerly the Coos Bay Bridge), North Bend, Oregon

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Old August 8th, 2011, 05:54 AM   #82
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Looks like a cathedral's nave, spectacular
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Old August 8th, 2011, 05:57 AM   #83
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Manhattan Bridge NYC

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Old August 8th, 2011, 07:24 AM   #84
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most beautiful bridge in the world+must stunning view from bridge


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Old August 8th, 2011, 01:06 PM   #85
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And where is this bridge?
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Old August 8th, 2011, 01:10 PM   #86
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And where is this bridge?
Cable Car langkawi,Malaysia
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Old August 8th, 2011, 01:51 PM   #87
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Some Portuguese Bridges

Vasco da Gama Bridge (Lisbon)

photo: Pelha



25 de Abril Bridge (Lisbon)


Photo: Filipe Teixeira


Photo: Marco Bruno

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photo: Gerson LDN

Dom Luiz Bridge (Oporto)






photos: Ana Rita




photos: Barragon

Arrábida Bridge (Oporto)







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Old August 8th, 2011, 02:15 PM   #88
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What about the Tower Bridge and the Millenium Bridge in London?

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St. Paul's Cathedral and Milleninum bridge III by Daniel Schwabe, on Flickr
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Old August 8th, 2011, 02:38 PM   #89
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Venice, Italy: "Ponte di Rialto" (Rialto Bridge)


Venice, Italy: "Ponte dei sospiri" (Bridge of Sights)


Florence, Italy: "Ponte Vecchio" (Old Bridge)
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Old August 8th, 2011, 02:59 PM   #90
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Cable Car langkawi,Malaysia
I guess I should visit it some time.
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Old August 8th, 2011, 03:17 PM   #91
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For setting I don't think anything beats the Glen Canyon bridge....

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Old August 9th, 2011, 06:47 AM   #92
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I nominate every Calatrava bridge for this list.
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Old August 9th, 2011, 07:28 AM   #93
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Is there anything up inside the Tower Bridge?
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Old August 9th, 2011, 12:24 PM   #94
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^ Yes, it's museum-like - you walk up with a guide, over the glass walkways at the top and down the other side. You can see the mechanism for the bridge opening, for instance.


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You mean the Bridge of Sighs It was the last glimpse of the outside world that convicts would see before their imprisonment, hence their 'sighs'


I nominate Glenfinnan Viaduct, made famous in Harry Potter:




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Old August 9th, 2011, 01:25 PM   #95
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Quezon Bridge, Manila

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Burning Manila Feburary 27, 1945 by John T Pilot, on Flickr

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Quezon Bridge by Taralets!, on Flickr

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Quezon Bridge by CarlPH, on Flickr

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Another Eiffel by REM (rembcc), on Flickr
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Old August 9th, 2011, 02:00 PM   #96
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Beipanjiang River Railroad Bridge, Guizhou, China


Pedestrian Bridge, Austin, Texas (images courtesy of Miro Rivera Architects)
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Old August 9th, 2011, 02:26 PM   #97
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Navajo Bridge between Bitter Springs and Jacob Lake, Arizona (second image by bridgepix)

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Menai Suspension Bridge, Menai Straits, Wales


Royal Gorge Bridge above the Arkansas River in Colorado (image by Jesse Varner)
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John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati, Ohio (image by Tom Seibert Photography)
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Old August 9th, 2011, 10:17 PM   #98
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Old August 10th, 2011, 04:07 AM   #99
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Sydney Harbour Bridge...

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THE bridge II by xavibarca (Visca el Barça!!! Força king Abidal!!, on Flickr


Story Bridge

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Brisbane River panorama by LSydney, on Flickr
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Jaques Cartier Bridge Montreal

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Pont Victoria - Montréal by Chez Julius Livre 1, on Flickr

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Jacques Cartier Bridge, Built 1930 by Matthew Burpee, on Flickr
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