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Mar 21, 2017

In a recent blog, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge needed a height that allowed boats to pass under it. Height is not an issue with this bridge, the next in our series of unique bridges, as its the highest pedestrian bridge in...

Mar 13, 2017

To continue our blog series on unique bridges, let's examine another English wonder.

While the first thing we may think about in bridge design is what's going over the bridge, consideration must be given to the objects going...

Mar 6, 2017

Have you ever felt like you were just going around in circles? If you were to take a stroll on the “Infinite Bridge” in Denmark, that's exactly how you'd feel - because that's exactly what you'd be doing. 

Mar 1, 2017

Photo courtesy of the Happy Pontist.

Golfers consider an 18-hole game standard fare these days. But 30 years ago, nine-hole courses like the one at Aberfeldy Golf Club in the Scottish Highlands were common. When the club did...

Feb 23, 2017

Bridge designers can be placed on a spectrum from engineer to architect to artist. Since most bridges stem from a very practical need, we appreciate when the artistic side has a big impact. More bridge designers are prioritizing...

Feb 14, 2017

I don’t know about everyone else, but the recent climbing temps and sunny skies are definitely making me look forward to spring. Warmer days will (hopefully) be here before we know it, and with them, vibrant flowers will be in...

Feb 10, 2017

We’ve really been having fun with the "unique bridges" theme in our latest blogs, and we hope that you have too. ICYMI, we've explored  London's Rolling Bridge and Austria's Murinsel. This time, we're featuring a very interesting...

Feb 6, 2017

Remember our blog last week about the Murinsel bridge in Austria? Well, we enjoy these fun bridges so much that we decided to bring you another extraordinary structure. The fascinating bridge pictured above is located in London,...

Feb 1, 2017

Stop for a second and try to think of the number of bridges you have driven on or walked across today. It could be a bridge as large as a vast highway overpass on your morning commute, or as small as a footbridge by your house....

Jan 12, 2017

Think summer. You may envision images of beaches, sun, travel - or road construction. Most of us, rightly so, see summer as the season for road blocks and repairs. But when you're working on bridges, the decks are often the last...