The Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the world’s first and only tilting bridge. It is used by both pedestrians and cyclists alike and enjoyed by people from all over the world.
The bridge crosses the River Tyne in North East England between the Quayside of Newcastle upon Tyne on the north bank. The bridge was designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and engineered by Gifford.
Oresund Bridge, Sweden
The Oresund Bridge provides railway and motorway access across the Øresund strait between Sweden and Denmark.
The bridge spans nearly 8 kilometers from the Swedish coast to the artificial island Peberholm in the middle of the strait.
Duge Bridge, China
The Duge Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located near Liupanshui in China. As of 2016, the bridge tops all previous records for height with the road deck sitting over 565 meters above the Beipan River. This also makes it the highest cable-stayed bridge.
The bridge crosses the river on the border between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. No other region on earth has as many high bridges as China’s remote Western Province of Guizhou.
Tsing Ma Bridge, Hong Kong
Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong and the world’s 11th-longest span suspension bridge, at 2.16 km.
Tsing Ma Bridge opened to traffic in 1997 and has become a major infrastructure both serving the new airport on Lantau Island and as a tourist attraction. The bridge was named for the two islands it connects, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan.
Russky Bridge, Russia
The Russky Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia. The bridge is 1,885m long and reaches 70m above sea level and connects Russky Island with the city of Vladivostok.
It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. The bridge cost approximately $1.1 billion and was built in preparation for the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Community Summit on Russky Island. Design of the bridge needed to incorporate the extreme climate of the area, which is affected by severe conditions.