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271 Mystical Bridges That Will Take You To Another World
An ancient, mossy bridge is the perfect complement to any rural or river scene. These old and mysterious arched bridges are mankind's way of traversing landscapes that are otherwise decidedly wild.
Interestingly enough, an arch is only kept in position by its own weight – the stones supporting an arch couldn't possibly stay in their position without the stones above them weighing them down. So, while they were very effective and sturdy, their building process was complicated. This usually involved building an entire wooden framework underneath the bridge on which the arch could be rested until the rest of the bridge was built around it.
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#1
Rakotz Brücke, Germany
DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
So beautiful. Very epic. It's fun thinking about how you don't know who has crossed that bridge before. Very stunning. I love it.
AudreyFischer 10 years ago
Perfection. The "total picture" was no accident. Kudos to this artistic architect.
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#2
Devil's Bridge In Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
StoyanStoykov 11 years ago
Its name is Devil's bridge build by bulgarians in the beginning of 16 century in the hard of Rhodope Mountains. the river is ancient Arda.
GerganaAlmquist 11 years ago
Devil's Bridge is built in 1515-1518 by bulgarian master Dimitar from Nedelino village.
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SimoIliev 11 years ago
Not such a good picture as it doesn't illustrate why it is called The Devil's bridge. http://www.tic-kardj...skiyat-most.jpg and http://planettours.f...edebafebfeb.jpg See :?
Jake901 11 years ago
It is truly part of the Ottoman heritage, but you'll never hear a Bulgarian admit that!
GerganaAlmquist 11 years ago
Nothing here is ottoman. Bulgarians have been builders for millennia. Blabber not about things you know nothing about.
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NadyaMihaylova 11 years ago
The name of that bridge is Devil's bridge and has nothing to do with the Ottomans.
GerganaAlmquist 11 years ago
And was built in 1515-1518 by bulgarian master Dimitar from Nedelino village.
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DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
JEEZ how much more epicness can there be? I love it all! This is off-the-charts amazing. I'm awestruck. It's like something from a movie!
BernadetteDungey 11 years ago
whoever built it, did a good job off making it fit in with the awesome scenery, lovely.
Orpheus 11 years ago
Yes it has been built by the Ottomans during the time of the Ottoman Empire, but most Bulgarians will say it is a Bulgarian bridge
NadyaMihaylova 11 years ago
Does the name Dimitar sound Ottoman to you, Mr Orpheus (Orpheus was a Thracian BTW ;)
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Multnomah Falls, Oregon, Usa
JammieEaster 11 years ago
This bridge was damaged by a boulder, glad I was able to see it prior to the damage!
BethLopez 11 years ago
The damage occurred at the beginning of 2014. The bridge was repaired and reopened in May of 2014.
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Maryann Gerety 10 years ago
I was on this bridge in april 1994. Oregon has fabulous scenery. I love waterfalls the most
JamieChipman 11 years ago
I've crossed this bridge and climbed to the top falls. A beautiful trip!
#4
Huangshan, Anhui, China
DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
What thee f**k? This is ABSOLUTELY wonderous. I can't believe how glorious this bridge is. Who has walked or ran across it? Very interesting
PFulton 11 years ago
Perhaps you should forget the offending language and concentrate on your spelling
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#5
Pindos Mountains, Greece
DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
This strikes my curiosity on pinpoint. I am SO curious! Who made it? How did they make it? When was it made? Who has walked/ran across it?!
EllaineWell 11 years ago
Well at least I won't try to look down while crossing the bridge.. When I first saw it, my soul left my body.. xD
#6
Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland
#7
Mullerthal, Luxembourg
DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
So much beauty! How can this be? Just... no way...! I would love to be there right now and be all curious about everything. Who made it?
#8
Ronda, Malaga, Spain
Moses Thrasher 11 years ago
A truly spectacular structure. I spent several days in Ronda, Hiked down and viwed both sides from below. Two older bridges nearby.
MosesThrasher 11 years ago
Truly a spectacular structure. I spent several days in Ronda. Hiked down and viewed both sides from below. There are two more older bridges
#9
Gorge De L'areuse, Switzerland
DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
Who made this and why? Who has walked or ran across this? Who has stood still on this bridge? When was it built? I wanna know everything!
Beba Gabrielleschi 11 years ago
no hay uno que sea mas o menos..son todos esplendidos...que lindo tener la oportunidad de cono cer todo esto..la naturaleza es lo mejor que
Liane Fleury 11 years ago
This is absolutely gorgeous!! All the colors!! I would love to have this picture for my home. I just can't stop looking at it.
#10
Gaztelugatxe, Spain
RhondaMcconahy 10 years ago
I found my house, I mean island, I mean house, I mean dream....darnit, am I dreaming again??
542af7a3103a2 11 years ago
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#11
Carrbridge, Scotland
DestinyRobinson 11 years ago
Such beauty seems almost impossible! Who would get married here? :-v It would be a memorable place to be.
Vincent Savage 11 years ago
We visited here in 95 and it looked exactly the same...icicles hanging from the Birches...exquisite
#12
Stari Most, Bosnia And Herzegovina
PatrykSandach 11 years ago
That's a town called Mostar. It is famous for young people jumping of this brigde for money.
LeaS. 11 years ago
It is famous for its architecture and its age, not for young ones who are trained jumpers and earn a living that way
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BriceChatelain 11 years ago
It was destroyed in 1993, during the war, by the Croatian forces. It was rebuilt and inaugurated in 2004.
#13
Root Bridge In India
AlexGarbarino 11 years ago
Haha I'm waiting to see Indiana Jones being chased by natives across it.
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SarahKramis 11 years ago
This is a living bridge. The surrounding trees branches grow in such a way they are able to make these fantastic bridges
sami ishaq 1 year ago
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#14
Ponte Gobbo, Italy
SettimanaleDiBobbio 11 years ago
The Old Bridge - Ponte Gobbo (Hunchback Bridge), the Devil's Bridge of Bobbio (PC), crosses the river Trebbia in eleven irregular arches.
#15
Hermitage Bridge, Scotland
#16
Bridge Across The Merced River, Yosemite, Usa
FrankWenzel 11 years ago
The bridge over the Verzasca in Lavertezzo, Switzerland is definitely missing. Please guys, look it up and add it!
#17
Tollymore, Uk
JamesWisecarver 11 years ago
This is a place that would be a once in a lifetime dream visit for me. No words.
BarbaraAnderson 11 years ago
Rather stunning photography on first sight...then more than ingenious. Rather interesting inter-play bottom right. Digital over-ride...hmm
#18
Gapstow Bridge, New York, USA
AdamHolmes 11 years ago
No 8 reminds me of Harry Potter and 17 of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings
Denise Petel 11 years ago
That's because they were used in the filming of the movies
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JuniorGerardin 11 years ago
The pictures are beautiful. All images are detailed with their cities, but forgot to detail the "Cataratas do Iguaçu"...
KristapsAncāns 11 years ago
List misses Besalu, Spain - http://commons.wikim...%C3%BA)_-_4.jpg
#19
Misarela Bridge, Gerês, Portugal
Final score:
105points
#20
Basteibrücke, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
Final score:
76points
Don Parsons 11 years ago
The beauty of nature is on display here, as the bridge passes through the rocks and trees.
#21
Ponte Della Maddalena, Borgo A Mozzano, Italy
Final score:
70points
#22
Las Lajas Sanctuary, Colombia
Vedrana Vidicevic 4 years ago
This is special place. They found painting of Lady with child on rock and build church around it.
#23
Bastei Bridge, Germany
Final score:
57points
tamsinhoney 10 years ago
Can those two submissions be combined, or are we voting on photos rather than bridges themselves?
#26
Bastei Bridge Near Dresden, Germany
Final score:
45points
tamsinhoney 10 years ago
I'd say it means this bridge wins hands down! ;)
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#27
Palaiokaria's Bridge, Greece
Final score:
45points
#28
Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland
#29
Sligachan, Isle Of Skye, Scotland
#30
The Shahara Bridge Is The Gateway To Shahara Village, Tucked Away In Yemen's Jabal Shahara Moun
Final score:
39points
#31
Pont De Zaglia, Gorges De Spelunca (corsica)
Final score:
39points
#36
Japanese Bridge In Hoi An, Vietnam
Final score:
33points
MikoHayashi 11 years ago
How is this Japanese? It's a very Chinese decorated bridge, even if the Japanese built it.
#42
The Bridge Of Lies, Sibiu, Romania. Oldest Cast-iron Bridge, Installed In Place Of A Wooden One
Final score:
27points
#43
The Amazing Bridges Bulgaria
Final score:
26points
#44
Trikala Greece
Final score:
26points
#45
Johannapark, Leipzig, Germany
Final score:
25points
#48
Bath, England
Final score:
24points
#50
Tarr Steps
Final score:
23points
#53
Bridge On River Drina, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Final score:
22points
#55
Old Bridge Over Fluvià's River, Besalú, Spain
Final score:
19points
#57
Ponte Sant'angelo, Rome Italy
Final score:
19points
#58
Ponte Del Diavolo Sul Serchio, Garfagnana, Italia
Final score:
18points
#59
Öresund Bridge, Between Copenhagen And Malmö, Sweden And Denmark
Final score:
18points
#61
Kokori's Stone Bridge, Zagoria, Greece
Final score:
16points
#62
Rimski Most, Ilidža, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Final score:
15points
#63
Bassano Del Grappa - Italy Wood Bridge Since 1209 Dc
Final score:
15points
#64
Prior Park,bath
Final score:
15points
#66
The Devil's Bridge, Rhodopi Mountain, Bulgaria
Final score:
15points
#67
Watkins Glen State Park, Ny
Final score:
15points
#69
Pont Canal Du Cacor, France
Final score:
14points
vincentoudou 11 years ago
that's a bridge for boats, so you can cross with boat above another :)
#70
Kintai Bridge, Japan
Final score:
14points
#71
Plaka Bridge On Arahthos River, Pindos Mountain, Greece.
Final score:
14points
#72
Bridge Of Sighs Venice, Italy
Final score:
14points
#79
Living Root Bridge, Meghalaya, India
Final score:
12points
Grow Jam 6 years ago
. . . this is the same as the root bridge shown above as #13 ... repeat entry Screen-Sho...6c-png.jpg 
#80
Miyajima, Japan
Final score:
11points
#82
Devil's Bridge, Ardino, Bulgaria
Final score:
11points
#87
New Moon Bridge - Taipei, Taiwan
Final score:
11points
#88
Kadin Bridge In Nevestino,kuistendil,bulgaria!
Final score:
10points
#89
Erskine Bridge Near Glasgow, Scotland
Final score:
10points
DonParsons 11 years ago
Beautiful photography and timing with the fog over the area and the rising sun
#90
The Sligachan Bridge Of Scotland ( © Sebastian Grieb Photography )
Final score:
10points
#91
Mtirala Bridge In Mtirala National Park, Ajara, Georgia
Final score:
10points
#93
Pile Gate, Dubrovnik (king's Landing)
Final score:
9points
Mio Mao (Submission author) 9 years ago
Take a virtual tour through King's Landing on justdubrovnik.com - You'll love it :)
#96
Craig Goch Dam, Elan Valley Of Wales, United Kingdom
Final score:
9points
#98
Storms River Suspension Bridge, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Final score:
9points
#100
Bridge Crossing The Lake To An Island Formed From Salt Waste - Turda Salt Mine, Romania
Final score:
8points
#106
Ponte Della Maddalena (devil's Bridge) - Near The Town Of Borgo A Mozzano, Lucca Italy
Final score:
8points
#108
Danilov's Bridge Over Mrtvica Gorge, Montenegro
Final score:
7points
#113
Ponte Del Diavolo (devil's Bridge) - Borgo A Mozzano, Lucca, Italy
Final score:
7points
#115
Roman Bridge Near The Titus-vespasianus Tunnel Close To The Town Of Antakya In Southern Turkey
Final score:
7points
#118
Railway Bridge And Tunnel Of Kornel Stodola Next To Telgárt, Slovakia
Final score:
6points
#119
#91 Brugler Road Bridge Over The Paulins Kill, Knowlton, Nj.
Final score:
6points
#121
Tsar Bridge (carev Most) On The Way To Ostrog Monastyr, Montenegro
Final score:
6points
#122
Portitsa,greece
Final score:
6points
#126
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge, Višegrad, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Final score:
6points
Sanchez Bajramovic (Submission author) 11 years ago
A historic bridge in Višegrad, over the Drina River. It was completed in 1577 by the Ottoman court architect Mimar Sinan.
#128
Lellinge Dk
Final score:
6points
#138
Enchanting Bridge To Nowhere North Island New Zealand.
Final score:
5points
#141
Richmond Bridge, Tasmania
Final score:
5points
Patti Abel 11 years ago
As a kid, my sister and I got stuck in those reeds, paddling like crazy we laughed our way out.
#143
Puente La Reina, Spain
Final score:
5points
#146
The Firth Of Forth Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland; (c) Martin Ziaja Photography
Final score:
5points
#160
Malabadi Bridge, Diyarbakır - Turkey
Final score:
4points
#161
Arched Bridge In Mariovo, Republic Of Macedonia
Final score:
4points
#169
Long-teng Broken Bridge, Miao-li County, Taiwan.
Final score:
4points
Enzo Wu (Submission author) 11 years ago
Finished for railroad transportation back in 1907. Then damaged by earthquake in 1935. Broken arch tells another story of history...
#174
Brig O Doon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Final score:
3points
#179
Bridge Over The Canyon In Blyde River, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Final score:
3points
#182
Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge - Višigrad, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Final score:
3points
#187
Seven Mile Bridge, Fl, Usa
Final score:
2points
Federico Baglini (Submission author) 11 years ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Mile_Bridge
#195
Tuakau Bridge, New Zealand
Final score:
2points
#196
Nelson Mandela Bridge, Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa
Final score:
2points
#204
Storseisundet Bridge - Atlantic Road / Norway
Final score:
2points
#236
Going To The Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana, Usa
Final score:
-1point
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Intelligent ppl who respect themselves/fotography post nothing without watermaks (borders r nice 2). R y thieves or why they'r forbidden?
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