The world's oldest bridges that are still standing
Lucy McGuire
11 November 2021
Spanning the ages
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30. Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, USA
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29. Old Seven Mile Bridge, Florida, USA
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28. Glenfinnan Viaduct, Highlands, Scotland
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27. Brooklyn Bridge, New York, USA
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26. West Montrose Covered Bridge, Ontario, Canada
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25. Smithfield Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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24. Rakotz bridge, Gablenz, Saxony, Germany
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23. Umshiang root bridge, Meghalaya, India
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22. Lennox Bridge, New South Wales, Australia
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21. Richmond Bridge, Tasmania, Australia
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20. Bridgepoint Bridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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19. Frankford Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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18. Meganebashi Bridge, Nagasaki, Japan
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17. Devil’s Bridge, Ardino, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria
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16. Kapellbrücke, Lucerne, Switzerland
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15. Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy
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14. Tarr Steps, Somerset, England, UK
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13. Old Stone Bridge, Regensburg, Germany
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12. ‘Stairs above the Sea’, Gaztelugatxe, Spain
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11. Zhaozhou Bridge, Hebei province, China
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10. Dezful Bridge, Khuzestan Province, Iran
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9. Bridge near Limyra, Lycia, Turkey
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8. The Roman Bridge, Trier, Germany
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7. Severan (Cendere) Bridge, Arsameia, Turkey
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6. Pergamon Bridge, Bergama, Turkey
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5. Alcántara Bridge, Alcántara, Spain
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4. Pont du Gard, Provence, France
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3. Pons Fabricius, Rome, Italy
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2. Caravan Bridge, Izmir, Turkey
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1. Arkadiko Bridge, the Peloponnese, Greece
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