Bridges & aqueducts worth the detour
Detourmap maps 2,490 bridges & aqueducts across 148 countries — historic bridges and aqueducts. The most famous is Golden Gate Bridge in United States; Japan has the most (226). The 96 best known are below — every one with a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Golden Gate Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Iconic
Suspension bridge on the San Francisco Bay
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Three Gorges Dam
Great structures · 21st century · Iconic
Hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping, China
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London Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Iconic
Road bridge across River Thames in London, opened in 1973
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Hoover Dam
Great structures · 20th century · Renowned
Hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States
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Crimean Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Renowned
Bridge connecting Russia's Krasnodar Krai with Crimea
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Sydney Harbour Bridge
Great structures · 10th century · Renowned
Bridge crossing Sydney Harbour in Australia
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Pont du Gard
Great structures · 1st century · Renowned
Ancient Roman aqueduct bridge that crosses the Gardon River in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
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Itaipu Dam
Great structures · 20th century · Renowned
Hydroelectric dam on the Paraná River on the border between Brazil and Paraguay
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Rialto Bridge
Great structures · 16th century · Renowned
One of four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy
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Great Belt Fixed Link
Great structures · 20th century · Renowned
Bridge–tunnel road and railway crossing of the Great Belt in Denmark
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Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
Great structures · Renowned
Fixed link consisting of tunnel and multiple bridges
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Pont Alexandre III
Great structures · 19th century · Renowned
Bridge that spans the Seine in Paris, France
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Rio-Antirrio bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Renowned
Multi-span cable-stayed bridge in Greece
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Great Manmade River
Great structures · Renowned
Underground network of pipes that supplies water to the Sahara Desert in Libya
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Great structures · 21st century · Renowned
Gravity dam on the Blue Nile River in Ethiopia
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Polcevera Viaduct
Great structures · 20th century · Renowned
Demolished highway bridge in Genoa, Italy
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Norak Dam
Great structures · 20th century · Renowned
Earth-fill embankment dam on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan, near Norak
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Galata Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey
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Namdaemun
Great structures · 21st century · Notable
Main gate of Seoul fortress; one of The Four Great Gates (cardinal) as one of The Eight Gates of Seoul as part of the Fortress Wall of Seoul, South Korea
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Damascus Gate
Great structures · 16th century · Notable
One of seven open Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls
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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Set of two parallel bridges over Lake Pontchartrain in southern Louisiana, United States
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Grand Coulee Dam
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Concrete hydroelectric gravity dam on the Columbia River in Washington, United States
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Kariba Dam
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
A double curvature concrete arch dam in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe
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Akosombo Dam
Great structures · 13th century · Notable
Dam and tourist site in Akosombo, Volta Region of Ghana
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Bridge of the Americas
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Road bridge in Panama, spanning the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal
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Francis Scott Key Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Collapsed toll bridge in Baltimore, Maryland
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Hangzhou Bay Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Notable
Long 36km sea-crossing highway bridge with two separate cable-stayed spans and a mid-bridge service center, completed 2008 across the mouth of Hangzhou Bay in…
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Jaffa Gate
Great structures · 16th century · Notable
One of seven open gates in Jerusalem's Old City walls
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Si-o-se Pol
Great structures · 16th century · Notable
Bridge in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
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Öland Bridge
Great structures · Notable
Road bridge connecting mainland Sweden with Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland
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New Europe Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Notable
Road and rail bridge between the cities of Calafat, Romania and Vidin, Bulgaria
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Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Notable
Bridge in Qingdao, Shandong, China
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Southwark Bridge
Great structures · Notable
Grade II listed steel bridge in London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom
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Humber Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Suspension bridge near Kingston upon Hull, England
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Aqueduct of Valens
Great structures · Notable
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
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The Iron Bridge
Great structures · 18th century · Notable
Bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England
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Chapel Bridge
Great structures · Notable
Historic wooden bridge over the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Magdeburg Water Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Notable
Large navigable aqueduct in central Germany
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Lambeth Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Grade II listed road bridge in London, United Kingdom
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Confederation Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Fixed link connecting Canadian province of Prince Edward Island with the mainland, at New Brunswick
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Golden Gate
Great structures · Notable
Architectural structure; Gate of ancient city wall of Jerusalem
Bridges & aqueducts by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- Japan226
- United States202
- Italy152
- China113
- United Kingdom103
- Russia96
- Turkey93
- France90
- Spain66
- Germany64
- India63
- Iran44
- Netherlands43
- Norway42
- Brazil38
- South Africa37
- Portugal36
- South Korea34
- Morocco33
- Sweden33
- Canada32
- Tunisia29
- Thailand28
- Argentina26
- Pakistan25
- Poland25
- Switzerland24
- Ukraine23
- Denmark22
- Syria22
- North Korea21
- Australia20
- Vietnam19
- Czech Republic17
- Iraq17
- Egypt16
- Mexico16
- Serbia16
- Bosnia and Herzegovina15
- Hungary13
- Palestine13
- Croatia12
- Greece12
- Nigeria12
- Namibia11
- Bulgaria10
- Indonesia10
- Ireland10
- Israel10
- Malaysia10
- Romania10
- Afghanistan9
- Austria9
- Belgium8
- Colombia8
- Georgia8
- Mozambique8
- Myanmar8
- Slovenia8
- Albania7
- Algeria7
- Estonia7
- Finland7
- Slovakia7
- Sri Lanka7
- Sudan7
- Taiwan7
- Tajikistan7
- Zimbabwe7
- Cyprus6
- Kazakhstan6
- Lithuania6
- Malta6
- New Zealand6
- Philippines6
- Venezuela6
- Armenia5
- Latvia5
- Luxembourg5
- Montenegro5
- Paraguay5
- Singapore5
- Bangladesh4
- Cambodia4
- Ghana4
- Kosovo4
- Kyrgyzstan4
- Laos4
- Uzbekistan4
- Azerbaijan3
- Botswana3
- Chile3
- Ethiopia3
- Jordan3
- Nepal3
- North Macedonia3
- Panama3
- Peru3
- Saudi Arabia3
- Tanzania3
- Zambia3
- Ancient Rome2
- Angola2
- Cameroon2
- Curaçao2
- Democratic Republic of the Congo2
- Ecuador2
- Ivory Coast2
- Kingdom of Prussia2
- Lesotho2
- Libya2
- Mali2
- Senegal2
- Suriname2
- Uruguay2
- Yemen2
- Andorra1
- Bahrain1
- Bolivia1
- Brunei1
- Cape Verde1
- Chad1
- Cuba1
- Djibouti1
- Dominican Republic1
- El Salvador1
- Eswatini1
- Faroe Islands1
- Guatemala1
- Guyana1
- Haiti1
- Honduras1
- Iceland1
- Kenya1
- Kingdom of England1
- Kuwait1
- Maldives1
- Mesopotamia1
- Niger1
- Palau1
- Sokoto State1
- The Gambia1
- Togo1
- Transnistria1
- Turkmenistan1
- Uganda1
- United Arab Emirates1
- Vatican City1