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Rating bridges, one #bridge at a time | Highest Rated: @TowerBridge - 9.4, @GGbridge - 9.3, Bastei Bridge - 9.2, @brunelsbridge - 9.1

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Clifton Suspension Bridge Bristol, England, United Kingdom Opened 1864 Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel et al. Rating: 9.1

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Quality bridge.

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When it opened, Hell Gate Bridge was the longest steel arch bridge in the world. Rating: 8.4



A great view and a great bridge!! Thanks @bbpnyc

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Brooklyn Bridge New York, NY, USA Opened 1883 Architect: John A. Roebling Rating: 8.8

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A great bridge!

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Manhattan Bridge New York, NY, USA Opened 1909 Designed by Leon Solomon Moisseiff Rating: 8.6

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We agree!!

Thread of the most beautiful bridges on Earth 1. Golden Bridge, Vietnam

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Westeros banners hanging from the Brooklyn Bridge for ‘HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’ Season 2.



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Keadby (King George V) Scherzer rolling lift bridge opened #OnThisDay 1916. Built by Sir William Arrol company it was the largest bridge of its type in Europe. The bridge is now fixed and has not lifted since 1956. tinyurl.com/mw9d5tmu tinyurl.com/323dh8fk

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Impressive foundations in place! 🌊



Cool to see the Sunshine Skyway Bridge get some love on the new @RaysBaseball city connect uniforms!

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Sunshine Skyway Bridge St. Petersburg, FL, USA Opened 1987 Designed by Figg & Muller Engineering Group Rating: 8.1

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A sad day for bridges. 0/10

Baltimore, Maryland, USA 📍 Francis Scott Keys Bridge was built over Patapsco River in 1977 by using Steel. Last night, it was struck by a container ship. 20+ individuals and multiple vehicles have plunged into the river. It is believed that the said bridge can’t be rebuilt.



10/10 here! Can’t imagine what they’d have done if given a full week!


We owe an apology to Cincinnati. A quality row of bridges.

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Iron Bridge, Coalbrookdale opened #OnThisDay 1781. It was the first major cast iron bridge in the world and underwent conservation work @EnglishHeritage in 2018 returning it to original red colour bit.ly/2F1RaPq bit.ly/2QIKGbE bit.ly/36h0F7g

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Really hard to rate this one. 10/10 for its’ longevity. 8.1 overall.

A 3,300-year-old chariot bridge is still in use today. The Arkadiko Bridge was built between 1,300 and 1,190 BCE, making it one of the oldest still-used arch bridges still in existence even though it’s not suggested to drive on. It was built on a road that linked Tiryns to…

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Wow!

The 50th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1987. Initially, planners anticipated a gathering of around 80,000 people. However, the turnout greatly exceeded expectations, with an estimated 800,000 individuals attending the event. The burden of people…

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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge San Francisco, CA, USA Opened 1936 (redesign opened 2013) Original Designer Charles H. Purcell Rating: 8.3 #ThursdayNightFootball

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It's Friday, time for the weekly #BridgeQuiz. We have an easy one this week, who will be first to identify it?

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Alcántara Bridge Alcántara, Spain Opened 106 AD Designed by Caius Julius Lacer for Roman Emperor Trajan 1900+ years old and still in use. The original inscription on the bridge read “The bridge will remain constant in the world forever” Rating: 8.6 #RomanEmpire

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Anniversaries for official openings of two of the Forth bridges. Forth Road Bridge opened #onthisday 1964, the longest steel suspension bridge in Europe at the time. Queensferry Bridge opened 2017, cable-stayed bridge to reduce traffic on the earlier bridge. #Bridges

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Gateshead Millennium Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Opened 2002 Designed by WilkinsonEyre Rating: 8.6

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