A bridge that curls up, a canal above a river, and a crossing grown from living roots: ten remarkable bridges that make the journey part of the attraction.
Sometimes the Crossing Is the Destination
A bridge can be much more than the quickest way to the other side. It can curl into an octagon, carry a canal above a river, or take shape slowly as living tree roots grow into place.
The ten crossings ahead solve familiar problems in wonderfully different ways. Some make space for boats by moving. Others turn a walkway into a sheltered gathering place, a shopping street, or a sculptural ribbon above the trees.
This is not a ranking of the longest or highest bridges. It is a collection of structures with a detail that makes you stop and look again. We begin with a Dutch bridge that seems to disappear into the very water it crosses.
