🌉 Bridge of the Week - Archive

Golden Gate Bridge

BAS 49

The Golden Gate Bridge was completed on April 19, 1937, and opened to pedestrians with a grand celebration on May 27, 1937. It opened to vehicular traffic the following day. This week, it turns 89 years old.

Stone bridge

BAS 100

Pont du Gard

BAS 95

Müngsten viaduct

BAS 83

Ponte di Rialto

BAS 60

Bridge of 25th April / Ponte 25 de Abril

BAS 223

The Ponte 25 de Abril was opened 60 years ago but was only later named after the Carnation Revolution.

Pont de Normandie

BAS 482

Easter Bridge

BAS 119490

The Osterbrücke bridge in Osterbrücken in the Saarland – if that isn’t fitting, I don’t know what is. (Ostern = Easter)

Shock front bridge

BAS 74947

A bridge over the Hase river (Bunny river) for Easter 🐰🥚in Germany

Aufseß Bridge

BAS 118000

The Osterbrücke Drosendorf bridge is festively decorated every year in keeping with the tradition of Easter fountains in Franconia.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

BAS 211

The Sydney Harbour Bridge opened on March 19, 1932, and is therefore celebrating its 94th birthday this week. At the time of its opening, it was the largest and widest arch bridge in the world.

Si-o-se Pol (Allahverdi Khan Bridge)

BAS 1906

For more peace in the world, a bridge in Isfahan (Iran)

Free port Elbe bridge

BAS 3879

The Freihafenelbbrücke bridge in Hamburg will probably have to be partially demolished because the damage caused by a ship collision is too extensive.

Constabel Bridge

BAS 57

Representing the beautiful bridge landscape with its numerous Dutch drawbridges in Edam, this week we feature the Constabel Bridge.

Helix Bridge

BAS 47493

a very special pedestrian bridge

Franklin Bridge

BAS 116888

A very special bridge was opened in Mannheim on February 5, 2026. The Franklin Bridge is an architecturally striking bridge structure made of spruce wood and carbon concrete.

Mintard Bridge

BAS 2533

Another bridge had to be temporarily closed last week due to a defective expansion joint. The Mintard Bridge carries the A52 motorway over the Ruhr River and is also awaiting replacement.

Berlin Bridge

BAS 1341

Another major project is starting these days. The Berlin Bridge in Duisburg needs to be completely rebuilt. The eastern side has been commissioned and will be demolished and rebuilt in the coming days.

New Peene River Bridge

BAS 111111

An interesting project is just getting underway. The new Peenestrom bridge will create a new connection between the mainland and the island of Usedom.