1. Amazing bridges

2. The Millau Viaduct in France: 2,460 m long, 32 m wide and 343 m high at the highest point

3. The Magdeburg Water Bridge: 918 m long, 34 m wide and 4.25 m deep

4. The Oresund bridge from Denmark to Sweden, with the Danish islands Saltholm on the left and Peberholm on the right; on the horizon is Malmö

5. The Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam is 808 m long, cost €75 million to construct and was opened in September 1996

6. The Jadukata Bridge, the longest span cantilever bridge in India with a central span of 140 m, stretches so naturally from one shore to the other that it seems to grow out of the rich vegetation itself

7. The Sutong Bridge in China is a cable-stayed bridge with the world’s longest main span (1,088 m); its overall length is 8,206 m and the two bridge towers are the world’s second tallest at 306 m

8. The Akashi Bridge in Japan is the world’s longest suspension bridge with a total length of 3,911 m and contains a 6-lane highway

9. Sundial Bridge in Redding, California is a pedestrian bridge, 213 m long and 7 m wide; it is stretched precisely from south to north, making the bridge a functioning sundial

10. PONTE VECCHIO, FLORENCE

11. TOWER BRIDGE, LONDON

12. SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, SYDNEY

13. SAN DIEGO-CORONADO BRIDGE, SAN DIEGO