Top 20 Most Popular Bridges in the World! Written by Oksana Thursday, 23 July 2009

 

1. Tower Bridge (London, England)

1. 塔桥（英国伦敦）

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Tower Bridge is one of the most famous landmarks in London and one of the world’s most recognisable bridges!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(8).jpg 塔桥是伦敦最著名的风景之一，也是公认的世界上最好的桥之一。

2. Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, US)

2. 金门大桥（美国旧金山）

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Completed in 1937 as the then longest suspension bridge in the world at a total length of 8,921ft, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. Situated in San Francisco, the bridge was an enormous construction achievement at the time.

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(7).jpg 1937年完工，当时是世界上最长的悬挂桥，总长约2719米。金门大桥是世界上最著名的桥之一。位于美国旧金山，那时是建筑史上的一个奇迹。

3. Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney, Australia)

3. 悉尼海港大桥（澳大利亚悉尼)

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Sydney Harbour Bridge is the widest long-span bridge in the world at a total length of 3,770ft!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(11).jpg悉尼海港大桥是世界上跨度最大的桥，全长1149米。

4. Ponte Vecchio (Florence, Italy)

4. 维琪奥桥（意大利佛罗伦萨)

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The Ponte Vecchio is the oldest wholly-stone built, segmental arch bridge in Europe!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(6).jpg维琪奥桥是欧洲最古老的石头半拱桥。

5. Gateshead Millenium Bridge (Gateshead, England)

5. 英国盖茨黑德千僖桥（英国盖茨黑德市）

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The award winning $44 million Gateshead Millennium Bridge is the first and only tilting bridge in the world!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(3).jpg　盖茨黑德千僖桥横跨泰恩河，建立于2000年，是世界上第一座也是唯一一座摆式大桥。桥长126米，宽 8米，规模不算大，但是造桥花费昂贵，主要是由于其独特的造型和较强的施工难度。盖茨黑德千僖桥为弧形桥，索塔也不是直立的，而是倾斜状的。   

6. Erasmusbrug (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

6. 埃拉斯穆斯大桥（荷兰鹿特丹）

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Erasmusbrug is popular for its aesthetic appeal, it is nicknamed "The Swan" due to the shape of the pylon supporting it!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(4).jpg 这座引人注目的埃拉斯穆斯（Erasmus）桥梁自1997年起就成为世人赞美的目标。年轻的阿姆斯特丹建筑师Ben van Berkel突破了单纯功能建筑的想法，用这座桥梁创造出了建筑史上的艺术品。这座斜拉索桥连接着鹿特丹城市的北部和南部的Kop van Zuid，以美妙的姿态跨越了2,600英尺的距离。钢索悬挂在塔门上，弯曲着抵抗拉力，支持着桥身。这座建筑物拥有许多别名，其中一个就是“天鹅桥”，因为它横跨水面的姿态十分优雅。天鹅桥不仅是世界上最长的斜拉索桥，也是荷兰最高的桥。其造价仅为1.65亿欧元。埃拉斯穆斯大桥超越了传统桥梁建筑的概念，甚至成为鹿特丹的官方标志。

7. Westminster Bridge (London, England)

7. 西敏寺大桥（英国伦敦）

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The clock tower on the far right is popularly called the "Big Ben" and is another important landmark in London!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(17).jpg 泰晤士河上的西敏寺桥位于伦敦市中心，附近有英国的议会大厦、大本钟和伦敦的市政厅。在桥后面每天有游船公司协办的泰晤士河游，行程近1小时，船费约8英镑。

8. Millau Bridge (Tarn Valley, France)

8. 米约高架大桥（法国塔恩河谷）

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Millau Bridge is the largest cable-stayed vehicular bridge in the world!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges.jpg米约大桥(Millau bridge)因坐落在法国西南的米约市而得名，它是斜拉索式的长桥。它是目前世界上第二高的大桥，（目前最高的大桥是中国湖北的沪蓉西四渡河特大桥，桥面与峡谷谷底高差达560米）桥面与地面最底处垂直距离达270米。

9. Fehmarn Belt Bridge (Baltic Sea, Germany and Denmark)

9. 费马恩大桥

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When completed in 2018 the Fehmarn Belt Bridge will stretch 11.8 miles and connect the German island of Fehmarn with the Danish island of Lolland at an estimated cost of $2.2 billion. The proposed bridge has been controversial with opposition from businesses and conservationists who fear it may damage local wildlife.

 

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2007年6月29日，丹麦与德国合作修建跨波罗的海（Baltic Sea）的费马恩大桥（Fehmarn Belt Bridge）。该项目总投资高达58亿欧元，跨海大桥总长18公里，连接德国的费马恩岛和丹麦的洛兰岛。此项目将于2011年开始，预计在2018年结束。

 

10. The Kintai Bridge (Iwakuni, Japan)

10. 日本锦带桥（日本岩岛）

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Possibly one of the most unlucky bridges in the world, Kintaikyo was reconstructed in 1673 after every other attempt to cross the Nishiki River via bridge had been foiled by seasonal flooding. The five wooden arches remained intact right up to 1950 when a typhoon finally destroyed them. However, the bridge was again reconstructed three years later and is still crossable today!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(5).jpg名列日本三名桥之一的“锦带桥”历史悠久、造型完美。桥面长210米(直线桥长193.3米)、宽5米、桥台高6.6米。兼备独创性与合理性的精巧结构使得这座五连拱桥坚韧而强劲，犹如轻柔的波浪，舞动出典雅的韵律。此外，桥梁、桥墩以及河床基石等都独具匠心，特别是桥拱部的构造富于独创性。用短的建筑材料打造出长达35米的大跨度拱桥，其力学上无懈可击的精湛技术令人赞叹。

11. Oresund Bridge (Oresund Strait, Denmark and Sweden)

11. 厄勒海峡大桥（丹麦和瑞典，厄勒海峡）

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Oresund Bridge has one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the world at 1,608ft and carries 60,000 travellers by car, bus and train per day.

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(9).jpg厄勒海峡大桥（OresundBridge），是由丹麦、瑞典两国合资兴建，横穿厄勒海峡，连接丹麦首都哥本哈根和瑞典马尔默的一条交通线，是全球第十大桥。该桥全长16公里，由西侧的海底隧道、中间的人工岛和跨海大桥三部分组成。西侧的海底隧道长4050米，宽38·8米，高8·6米，位于海底10米以下，由五条管道组成。它们分别是两条火车道、两条双车道公路和一条疏散通道。它是目前世界上最宽敞的海底隧道。中间的人工岛长4050米，将两侧工程连在一起。东侧的跨海大桥长7845米，上为4车道高速公路，下为对开火车道，共有51座桥墩，中间是斜拉索桥，跨度490米，高度55米，是目前世界上承重量最大的斜拉索桥。该桥于1995年11月正式启动，2000年6月11日试行通车。总共耗资200亿丹麦克朗（约合27·5亿美元）。2000年7月1日正式通车。

12. Tsing Ma Bridge (Hong Kong, China)

12. 青马大桥（中国香港）

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The gravity-anchored Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong is the 6th largest suspension bridge in the world, and carries more rail traffic than any other bridge on earth!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(10).jpg香港的青马大桥，是全球最长的行车铁路双用悬索式吊桥，亦是全球第六长以悬索吊桥形式建造的吊桥。目前，青马大桥自开放通车以来，已成为本港一条主要连接大屿山香港国际机场及市区的干线公路。青马大桥亦属本港主要的建筑标志和旅游观光景点，所以吸引了世界各地的游客前来参观。不过，青马大桥不设人行道，因此游客无法步行于青马大桥观光。

13. Bosphorus Bridge (Istanbul, Turkey)

13. 博斯普鲁斯大桥（土耳其伊斯坦布尔）

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The uniquness of the Bosphorus Bridge comes from the fact that Istanbul is the only place in the world where a bridge links two continents - Asia and Europe.

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(12).jpg博斯普鲁斯大桥（Boğaziçi Köprüsü）是位于土耳其伊斯坦布尔的一座悬索桥，为第一座跨越博斯普鲁斯海峡并连结亚洲与欧洲两大陆的跨海大桥。以北约5公里处有另一座名为“穆罕默德二世大桥”的跨海大桥，为了区别，所以博斯普鲁斯大桥又常称为“第一博斯普鲁斯大桥”，而穆罕默德二世大桥则称为“第二博斯普鲁斯大桥”。

14. San Diego - Coronado Bridge (San Diego, US)

14. 科罗拉多大桥（美国圣迭哥）

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This award-winning bridge quickly became an area landmark after its opening in 1969. With a vertical clearance of approximately 200 feet, the tallest ships can pass beneath it.

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(13).jpg科罗拉多大桥（Coronado Bridge）位于美国西部的科罗拉多大峡谷，玻璃桥向外延伸了21米，桥身离谷底1200米高，比世界上目前最高的摩天大楼还要高出一倍多，足以让一艘航空母舰从桥下通过。它是靠94根插入岩壁的钢柱支撑，可以承受2万人的重量，抵抗8级地震。

15. Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge (Kobe-Naruto, Japan)

15. 明石海峡大桥

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The Akashi-Kaikyo bridge is the daddy of all suspension bridges.

 

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日本的明石海峡大桥是世界上最高、最长、造价最昂贵的悬索桥。它共设有6条高速车道，将日本本土的繁忙都市——神户与日本南部的淡路岛紧密连接了起来。

 

16. Hangzhou Bay Bridge (Zhejiang, China)

16.杭州湾跨海大桥（中国浙江）

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The Hangzhou Bay Bridge is the longest ocean-crossing bridge in the world!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(15).jpg大桥 杭州湾跨海大桥（Hangzhou Bay Bridge）是一座横跨中国杭州湾海域的跨海大桥，它北起浙江嘉兴海盐郑家埭，南至宁波慈溪水路湾，全长36公里，是世界上最长的跨海大桥，比连接巴林与沙特的法赫德国王大桥还长11公里，成为继美国的庞恰特雷恩湖桥后世界第二长的桥梁。  

17. Magdeburg Water Bridge (Magdeburg, Germany)

17. 马格德堡水桥（德国马格德堡）

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The Magdeburg Water Bridge is exactly what its name suggests; a bridge made over water!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(16).jpg 位于德国马德堡附近的易北河上，全长918米，建成于2003年10月，是一座跨越易北河的渠道桥，它连接了易北—哈维尔运河与米特兰德运河这两大航道。马格德堡水桥是用来跨越道路、铁路、河、峡谷或其他障碍而建造的结构。印象中的桥梁不外乎就是让车辆、火车、行人来穿越的。但在德国，这桥主要是来给船过的，所以有一天过桥时，看到大船跟着一起过时不用太慌张。早在1919年，德国人就已经开始酝酿连接两大运河的计划，并在上个世纪30年代正式投入建设，但是，二战的爆发以及战后东、西德的分裂导致这一项目一拖再拖，直到90年代两德统一才再度施工。水桥对各地游客开放，同时提供停车场、自行车道、人行道以及其它信息标志，细述着建桥的历史。水桥位于马格德堡附近的霍恩沃特城外，被当地人亲切地称为“马格德堡水路十字路口”。

18. Brooklyn Bridge (New York City, US)

18. 布鲁克林大桥（美国纽约）

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Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. At the time it opened, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world fifty percent longer than any previously built and has become a treasured landmark.

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(18).jpg纽约的布鲁克林大桥横跨纽约东河，连接着布鲁克林区和曼哈顿岛，1883年5月24日正式交付使用。大桥全长1834米，桥身由上万根钢索吊离水面41米，是当年世界上最长的悬索桥，也是世界上首次以钢材建造的大桥，落成时被认为是继世界古代七大奇迹之后的第八大奇迹，被誉为工业革命时代全世界七个划时代的建筑工程奇迹之一。

19. Nanpu Bridge (Shanghai, China)

19. 南浦大桥（中国上海）

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The spiral bridge approach in puxi is considered to be a wonder in world bridge construction. It is made to minimize the amount of land used by the bridge approach.

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(19).jpg  南浦大桥是上海市区第一座跨越黄浦江的大桥，落成于1991年11月19日。工程总投资8.2亿元。总长8346米，其中主桥全长846米，引桥全长7500米。主桥为一跨过江的双塔双索面叠合梁结构斜拉桥，两岸各设一座150米高的“H”型钢筋混凝土主塔，桥塔两侧各以 22对钢索连接主梁索面，呈扇形分布。桥下可通行5万吨级巨轮。还有四座桥塔。

20. Richmond Bridge (London, England)

20. 里士满桥（英国伦敦）

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Richmond Bridge is the oldest Thames bridge in Greater London!

http://amolife.com/image/images/stories/AroundTheWorld/bridges%20(20).jpg 英国伦敦的里士满桥，是一座石拱桥，跨越泰晤士河。该桥建于1774年-1777年，桥梁全长300米，宽36米。