Notable Bridges
Monumental bridges within the inscribed areas (not being aquaducts, that is a separate connection). Bridges must be named, and remarkable because of their length/height/way of construction/age. See also this ICOMOS-study.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Albi | Pont Vieux (originated in 1035) | |
| Andrefana Dry Forests | Suspension bridge | |
| Angkor | South Gate Bridge | |
| Ani | Silk Road Bridge (ca. 10th century AD) | |
| Arab-Norman Palermo | Admiral’s Bridge (12th century) | |
| Avignon | Pont Saint-Bénézet, medieval bridge commemorated in the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon" | |
| Beijing Central Axis | The Axis run from the central platform, crossing the Wanning Bridge and the Houzaihongmen Gate, which corresponded to the north gate of the imperial city." - AB Evaluation "Wanning Bridge, located in Di'anmenwai Street, Xicheng District, was built in the 22nd year of the Zhiyuan Period of the Yuan Dynasty (1285 AD). The stone bridge from the Yuan Dynasty strides over the estuary where Shichahai's water flows into the Yu River, and was the starting point of the Grand Canal in the Yuan Dynasty. A World Cultural Heritage sign for the Grand Canal stands next to the bridge." - Wanning Bridge | |
| Berat and Gjirokastra | Gorica Bridge (Berat) | |
| Bordeaux | Pont de Pierre (1822), a stone bridge in French Classical style and with nineteen arches, more than 500m long. | |
| Bridgetown | Chamberlain Bridge | |
| Budapest | Széchenyi Chain Bridge, the first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest (1849) - "It has asserted an enormous significance in the country's economic, social and cultural life, ... It became a symbol of advancement, national awakening, and the linkage between East and West." (wiki) | |
| Camino Real | Puente de San Rafael | |
| Changdeokgung Palace Complex | Geumcheongyo Bridge | |
| City of Bath | Pulteney Bridge (1773, "one of only four bridges in the world with shops across the full span on both sides"), Ornamental Palladian Bridge in Prior Park | |
| Cocos Island | Pancho Bridge | |
| Cordoba | Roman Bridge, built in the early 1st century BC | |
| Cuenca | Puente de San Pablo (iron and wooden construction from 1902, replacing the 16th century original) | |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | Ten-Eyed Bridge | |
| Durham Castle and Cathedral | Prebends Bridge | |
| Ferrara | "The Ponte dei Trepponti or Trepponti bridge is a masonry arch bridge in Comacchio, Italy. It spans the Palotta canal, which splits up underneath it. The Trepponti bridge is a rare example of a five-way multi-way bridge." | |
| Florence | Ponte Vecchio (1345), a stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge & Ponte Santa Trinitá (1569), the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world | |
| Forth Bridge | ||
| Fortifications of Vauban | Pont d'Asfeld (location 1283-004): Designed by Vauban. Work on the bridge, led by the Marquis of Asfeld, was completed in 1731. | |
| Grand Canal | Precious Belt Bridge: the first construction of the bridge dates back to the year 816 AD, during the mid Tang dynasty | |
| Grand-Bassam | Pont de la Victoire | |
| Great Spa Towns of Europe | Spa Bridge at Bad Ems | |
| Great Wall | Jiumenkou | |
| Haghpat and Sanahin | Sanahin Bridge | |
| High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | High Coast Bridge, a suspension bridge (1997). At a length of 1,867 meters, it the eleventh longest of the world | |
| Hoi An | Japanese Bridge: "There is a fine wooden bridge, reminiscent of Japanese examples, with a pagoda on it. It has existed from at least the early 18th century, as an inscription indicates, but it has been reconstructed many times." (AB evaluation) | |
| Hortobágy | Nine Arch Bridge (the longest stone bridge in Hungary) | |
| Ironbridge Gorge | the world's first iron bridge (1779) | |
| Island of Saint-Louis | Pont Faidherbe | |
| Itsukushima Shrine | Soribashi Bridge, the oldest arched wooden bridge in Japan, can be used only by imperial messenger. | |
| Kaesong | Sonjuk Bridge (built in 1290, location of infamous assassination) | |
| Kew Gardens | The Sackler Crossing | |
| Kuldiga | Old Brick Bridge (1874): "At 154m, it's the third-longest brick bridge in Europe." | |
| Lake District | Bridge House in Ambleside ("possibly the most photographed building in the Lake Distric" according to Visit Cumbria) | |
| Loire Valley | This corps of specialists gave the Neo-Classical period a range of monumental and elegant bridges on rivers as the Loire (Blois, Orléans, Saumur) ... (see link) | |
| Luang Prabang | Bamboo Bridges of Luang Prabang | |
| Lushan National Park | "Guanyin Bridge, a stone arch bridge with a rabbet and mortise structure, has played a very important role in Chinese bridge building." (crit iv) | |
| Lübeck | Puppenbrücke | |
| Machu Picchu | Inca Bridge | |
| Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge | ||
| Mostar | Stari Most, a 16th century Ottoman bridge. The Old Bridge stood for 427 years, until it was destroyed on November 9, 1993 during the Croat-Bosniak War. It was rebuilt in 2004. | |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | Haoshang bridge | |
| Mtskheta | Pompey's bridge (according to legends built by Roman legionnaires of Pompey the Great in 1st century BC) | |
| Museumsinsel (Museum Island) | "The nominated area also includes the Montbijou Bridge, in front of the Bodemuseum, a two-arch structure in Baroque style, and the Iron Bridge at the end of the Bodestraße." (AB ev) | |
| Mérida | Puente Romano, the longest surviving bridge from ancient times, having once featured an estimated overall length of 755 m with 62 spans | |
| Nikko | Sacred Shinkyo or Shogun's Bridge (1638), the oldest known cantilever. | |
| Old Town of Lijiang | Shuangshi Bridge | |
| Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto | Tinggi Bridge | |
| Oporto | Luis I's Bridge, a metal arch bridge that at the time of construction it was the longest of its type in the world (172m); Maria Pia Bridge, a wrought iron railway bridge designed by Eiffel | |
| Ouro Preto | 18th century Marilia and Ponte do Contos | |
| Paris, Banks of the Seine | Pont Neuf (1607), a stone arch bridge with two spans; Pont de la Concorde (1791), the most perfect masonry arch bridge by Jean-Rodolphe Perronet. Also: Pont de Bir-Hakeim (steel bridge 1903). | |
| Plečnik's Ljubljana | the Cobblers’ Bridge and the Three Bridges, both designed by Plecnik | |
| Pont du Gard | It's both an Aquaduct and a Bridge ("After the collapse of the Roman Empire and the aqueduct's fall into disuse, the Pont du Gard remained largely intact due to the importance of its secondary function as a toll bridge." - wiki) | |
| Prague | Charles Bridge, a medieval stone bridge adorned with 30 statues | |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Puente Q'eswachaca (rope bridge) | |
| Quanzhou | The Luoyang Bridge (Wan’an Bridge): This component was built between 1053 and 1059 (Yuan Dynasty) and was the first flat-beam sea-crossing stone bridge in China. (AB ev) | |
| Regensburg | Steinerne Brücke (1146): this stone bridge opened major international trade routes between Northern Europe and Venice, and this started Regensburg's golden age as a city of wealthy trading families | |
| Rome | Ponte Sant'Angelo with Bernini's statues | |
| Route of Santiago de Compostela | Puente la Reina, Kingdom of Navarre tourist web site: "the Romanesque Kridge across the river Arga is the most amazing sight of all. It is one of the most beautiful and distinguished examples of Romanesque architecture on the way to Santiago and is what gives its name to this town" | |
| Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France | Includes 7 bridges, such as the 11th century Pont du Diable on the Hérault River and the Pont Valentré, a fourteenth century six-span fortified stone arch bridge | |
| Sagarmatha National Park | Larja Dobhan bridge | |
| Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries | Seungseongyo Bridge of Seonamsa Temple, Suncheon (Designated as a Treasure in 1963) "Over the stream the Bridge of Ascending Immortals (Seungseongyo) was built in 1713, demonstrating the stone construction technology of the time, and nearby are a number of rocks carved with the names of temple supporters and famous people who visited the temple. These carvings attest to the history of the temple and the beauty of the landscape." - Nomination File | |
| Sassanid Archaeological Landscape | 5th century Mihr Narseh Bridge (actually outside the current boundaries, but feature heavily in the dossier and need for boundary modification) | |
| Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple | Lotus Flower Bridge and Seven Treasures Bridge; Blue Cloud Bridge and White Cloud Bridge "These pair of bridges share the 45 degree incline, arch underneath, and the combination bridge/staircase design of their brother bridges." - wiki | |
| Shushtar | Caesar's bridge, Bridge of Valerian or Shadirwan: an ancient arch bridge, the first in the country to combine it with a dam; built by a Roman workforce in the 3rd century AD on Sassanid order, it was also the most eastern Roman bridge | |
| Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District | Brooksbrücke - truss arch bridge | |
| St. Petersburg | Blue Bridge, Lions Bridge, Egyptian Bridge | |
| Summer Palace | The Jade Belt Bridge is an 18th-century pedestrian Moon bridge. It is famous for its distinctive tall thin single arch. (wiki), and the Seventeen Arch Bridge (18th century), a 150 meter long stone bridge resembling a rainbow arching over the water | |
| Trans-Iranian Railway | Veresk Bridge | |
| Trier | the 2nd century AD Roman bridge (Römerbrücke) across the Moselle, the oldest bridge north of the Alps still crossed by traffic | |
| Upper Middle Rhine Valley | Drususbrucke over the Nahe in Bingen. The oldest mediaeval bridge in Germany. The nomination was extenend during evaluation at the suggestion of ICOMOS to include the bridge. See | |
| Val di Noto | Ponte di San Francesco at Caltagirone | |
| Venice and its Lagoon | Rialto Bridge, a single span stone bridge (1591), its design similar to the wooden bridge it succeeded. | |
| Verona | Ponte Pietra, a Roman arch bridge that was completed in 100 BC. The Via Postumia from Genua to the Brenner Pass passed over it. | |
| Via Appia | Ponte antico sul Fiume Ofanto | |
| Victoria Falls | The Victoria Falls Bridge is a steel bridge from 1905, built over the Second Gorge of the falls. It is on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. | |
| Vizcaya Bridge | Vizcaya Bridge, the oldest transporter bridge in the world | |
| West Lake | Broken Bridge, well known in Legend of White Snake, one of the Chinese great four love stories | |
| Willemstad | Queen Emma Bridge, a pontoon bridge | |
| Zagori Cultural Landscape | "A network of stone-arched bridges" (AB ev) |
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