Discussion: Bridges of the World July 2026 (page 9 of 18)

To echo (a bit late) your photo and Pagal's...

It's much better than the previous dyke and all the cars that parked at the foot of the peninsula.

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Indeed, it's clearly better with the footbridge 😊 plus, it's more photogenic 😍📸 I'll have to go check it out!

Some bridges in Amsterdam yesterday 😆

A few bridges in Amsterdam yesterday 😆











Thanks Michel, Amsterdam definitely doesn’t fall short when it comes to bridges... plenty of great photo ops here 😊.

I had just written a long humorous reply about my so-called resemblance to Marlon Brando back then

Speaking of which, don’t you have a photo? 😎😉

To check if the moles disappeared or the so-called (I did write "soi-disant") resemblance to Marlon Brando? It’s really subjective depending on who’s looking at the photo.

You’re not wrong—I started looking before you even asked... I wanted to check too. But it’s not easy. I’ve never been one to collect "family photos." I’ll ask others who might have kept them...

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Bridges in the Cantal... that’s in France ;)

- Multiple crossings over a torrent at the bottom of a gorge:

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- A bridge over the Truyère: More practical, but less charm...

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Puma2A

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So many gorgeous bridge photos! Are the pontoons included too? For my second photo, I’d like to highlight the bridges of Rishikesh for their unique history (Lakshman Jhula history). However, I’m not sure if the photos fit the theme well enough. To capture the entire bridge, you often need to be a certain distance away.





What do you think?

Hello

I’d like to highlight the bridges of Rishikesh for their unique history

This is the second time you’ve mentioned that the bridge has a story to tell—one that would inspire a photo, if I understood correctly. I was wondering, in the context of this photo contest on the theme of world bridges, whether it’s the bridge that should tell its own story or the photo that should tell a story *about* the bridge.

Hi there!

To pass the time and brighten up this thread, here are a few examples of bridges featured in Chinese "murals" made of ceramic tiles: https://goo.gl/photos/Je8QpUf4SN8pXvG1A

Hi everyone,

When I found out about this suspended footbridge between Mazamet and Hautpoul, I wondered if my usual fear of heights would let me cross it ?? And it went really well .... !!

. It’s called the "Mazamet Footbridge": https://www.ville-mazamet.com/vie-quotidienne/culture-et-loisirs/sorties-et-activites/la-passerelle-de-mazamet/ .



Puma2A

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Wow, especially the second photo!

It’s quite similar to the Tibetan Bridge of Andorra, but I’ve heard the one in Mazamet is a bit more dizzying.

It’s quite similar to the Tibetan Bridge in Andorra, but I’ve been told that the one in Mazamet is a bit more vertigo-inducing.

Yeah, your Tibetan bridge really impressed me, especially its length. I wondered what would happen if I suddenly got vertigo (or anyone else) right in the middle and couldn’t move forward anymore. It’s crazy how all these new constructions are popping up in an environment that was so familiar to me for years, yet I don’t know them at all. I lived in Béziers for 12 years, and also near Mazamet and in Millau. I’ve never gone back to those regions, even though they were so dear to me—and I don’t know these bridges.

It’s normal you might not know them since they’re pretty recent. Anyway, in the middle of the Tibetan Bridge in Andorra, I wasn’t feeling too brave, and there were people practically petrified by vertigo. Not to mention, I was *this close* to wanting to smack the badly behaved kid who was having fun shaking it at the end—and his dad who just let him do it...

So many gorgeous bridge photos! Are the pontoons included too? For my second photo, I’d like to highlight the bridges of Rishikesh for their unique history (Lakshman Jhula history). However, I’m not sure if the photos fit the theme well enough. To capture the whole bridge, you often need some distance.





What do you think?

And you? Based on the comments about Canadian bridges, what’s your take? Share your own analysis—I bet you’ll find a great photo that fits the theme! 😊

These Chinese bridges are really beautiful—do you have the originals?😊

All these suspension bridges and walkways don’t make me want to cross them at all... I honestly get vertigo just looking at them 😵

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And also two Himalayan-style footbridges in the Trièves area: .

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One of them....

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Here too, like in Mazamet, I managed to "forget" my natural fear of heights (round trip). (I hit the "pause" button... 😉)

Puma

Do all these footbridges serve a practical purpose, or are they built just for tourists?

All these suspension bridges and footbridges don’t make me want to cross them at all... I honestly get vertigo just looking at them 😱

Me too, but at the same time, I’m fascinated by that call of the void, and I always end up taking the risk when I come across these spots. Even if it means having to sit down and scoot forward or backward on my butt or crawl.

Do all these footbridges serve a practical purpose, or are they built just for tourists?

What do you think? Why are they popping up everywhere in tourist spots around the world? Asian countries love them—they’re building them all over the place...