List of bridges with buildings

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There are very few bridges with buildings in the world. This list attempts to identify all the existing ones and notable former ones featuring significant closed commercial, residential, governmental, or religious worship structures. There exist numerous proposals for inhabited bridges, including 73 designs submitted in the Royal Institute of British Architects' competition at the 800th anniversary of London Bridge,^[1] but the table here presents only bridges actually built.

Various blog-like and magazine-type sources attempt to itemize them, but find only a few.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Many bridges include pavilions or other shelters serving pedestrians crossing the bridge, without providing commercial, residential, governmental, or religious worship space; these are not included.

Some "covered bridges" such as , in Landerneau, and the Pont des Marchands, in Narbonne, both in France, had residential buildings; these two were among at least 45 inhabited bridges that once existed in Europe, and when the rest are known all should be added here. Other covered bridges in Germany,^[5] the United States, and elsewhere might be seen as "buildings" in that their roof protects an enclosed area, but the purpose of the covering is to preserve the structure and the enclosed space is primarily for traffic to pass through. The term "covered bridges" is also used for structures in China such as Chengyang Bridge (1912) and Xijin Bridge (rebuilt 1718) which have large enclosed spaces, but for these it appears that space is not provided for commercial or residential use. These are not included here; please see List of covered bridges.

The term "covered bridge" is sometimes used broadly to describe any "bridge-like structure" that is covered by a roof. However, bridge-like structures such as Heilig-Geist-Spital, a hospital built out over two arched spans into the Pegnitz river in Nuremberg, but which did not ever provide a complete crossing to the other side, are not included. And certain other bridge-like structures did provide complete spans but were not open to the public for crossing, such as perhaps some château in France, perhaps a building in Amberg, Germany (File:Nuernberg-fronfeste-und-kettensteg-v-O.jpg, at

49°26′50″N 11°51′20″E / 49.44734494449012°N 11.855433°E over the Vils river), and numerous private buildings such as the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Fallingwater residence over Bear Run in Pennsylvania. These also are not intended to be included.

Bridges having buildings (with significant commercial, residential, governmental, or religious worship space) include:

Australia[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Walter Taylor Bridge		Brisbane, Queensland27°30′21″S 152°58′25″E / 27.505773°S 152.973606°E / -27.505773; 152.973606 (Walter Taylor Bridge)	Suspension bridge across Brisbane River	Opened 1936	Included residential space for "bridge-keeper" and family, no longer in use. Asserted to be the only habitable bridge in the southern hemisphere.^[6]

Bulgaria[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Covered Bridge, Lovech		Lovech

Canada[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Esplanade Riel		Winnipeg, Manitoba 49°31′57″N 97°04′25″E / 49.5326°N 97.0737°E / 49.5326; 97.0737 (Esplanade Riel)	Red River of the North	2004	Side-spar cable-stayed bridge with restaurant

China[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Anshun Bridge		Chengdu, Sichuan Province 30°38′39″N 104°05′00″E / 30.6442°N 104.0834°E / 30.6442; 104.0834 (Anshun Bridge)	Jin River	by 13th century; 1746; 2003	Arch bridge with restaurant

Czech Republic[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Stříbro bridge		Stříbro, Tachov District 49°45′01″N 13°00′05″E / 49.750315°N 13.001316°E / 49.750315; 13.001316 (Stříbro Bridge)	Crosses Mže River		One of five towers survives.
Cloak Bridge of Český Krumlov Castle		Český Krumlov

England[]

Bridge	Location	River	Dates	Note
Frome bridge		River Frome	23 May 1983
High Bridge, Lincoln	Lincoln, England 53°13′42.7″N 0°32′26.4″W / 53.228528°N 0.540667°W / 53.228528; -0.540667 (High Bridge, Lincoln)	River Witham	1160
"Old" London Bridge	51°30′29″N 0°05′16″W / 51.50806°N 0.08778°W / 51.50806; -0.08778 (Old London Bridge)	Thames river, London	1209–1831
Pulteney Bridge
Old Exe Bridge	Exeter, Devon 50°43′09″N 3°32′09″W / 50.719111°N 3.535800°W / 50.719111; -3.535800 (Old Exe Bridge)	River Exe (originally)	c.1200-1778	ruins are among England's oldest surviving bridge works
St Ives Bridge	St Ives, Cambridgeshire 52°19′22″N 0°04′31″W / 52.322826°N 0.075338°W / 52.322826; -0.075338 (St Ives Bridge)	Great Ouse in St Ives, Cambridgeshire	1400s	One of four bridges in England having a chapel.^[7]^[8] Chapel space was a bawdy house in 1700s.
	Rotherham 53°25′57″N 1°21′30″W / 53.43263°N 1.35829°W / 53.43263; -1.35829 (Bridge Street Bridge)			One of four bridges in England having a chapel^[7]
Chantry Bridge, or Wakefield Bridge	Wakefield 53°40′34″N 1°29′20″W / 53.676°N 1.489°W / 53.676; -1.489		14th-century, nine-arched, stone bridge	One of four bridges in England having a chapel^[7]
	Bradford-on-Avon 51°20′49″N 2°15′04″W / 51.347°N 2.251°W / 51.347; -2.251 (Town Bridge)			One of four bridges in England having a chapel^[7] Has a lock-up.

France[]

"Between 12th and 16th century many bridges were built with houses on them. They were solution for limited accommodation in walled cities and only France had as many as 35."^[9]

Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg, a covered bridge in Strasbourg, has four massive towers that are buildings, but these are on islands not the bridge itself. (See File:Panorama de Strasbourg - 2014-02-02- P1760351 - P1760357.jpg)

Bridge	Location	River	Dates	Note
Pont d'Avignon, or Pont Saint-Bénézet	Avignon 43°57′14″N 4°48′18″E / 43.95389°N 4.80500°E / 43.95389; 4.80500	Rhône	Built 1177–1185	Has Chapel of Saint Nicholas
Pont Valentré	Cahors 44°26′42″N 1°25′54″E / 44.44500°N 1.43167°E / 44.44500; 1.43167 (Pont Valentré)	Arch bridge with six 16.5 metres (54 ft) spans, crosses Lot	Built 1308-1378
Château de Chenonceau	Loire Valley 47°19′29″N 1°04′13″E / 47.3247209°N 1.0704098°E / 47.3247209; 1.0704098 (Château de Chenonceau)	Cher	1514-1559	It appears this was actually a public crossing: per its Wikipedia article "The widowed Louise Dupin saved the château from destruction during the French Revolution, preserving it from being destroyed by the Revolutionary Guard because 'it was essential to travel and commerce, being the only bridge across the river for many miles.'"
Pont des Marchands	Narbonne, Aude 43°11′00″N 3°00′13″E / 43.183201°N 3.003693°E / 43.183201; 3.003693 (Pont des Marchands)	Canal de la Robine		Segmental arch bridge with one (once six) span
	Landerneau, Brittany 48°27′01″N 4°14′57″W / 48.450260°N 4.249286°W / 48.450260; -4.249286 (Pont de Rohan)	Crosses the Élorn until 1930 and the construction of the Pont Albert Louppe near Brest.
Barrage Vauban	Strasbourg 48°34′46″N 7°44′17″E / 48.57944°N 7.73806°E / 48.57944; 7.73806 (Barrage Vauban)	120 m (390 ft) bridge crosses Ill	Opened in 1690
Pont Ambroix	Ambrussum, Languedoc-Roussillon 43°43′02″N 4°09′07″E / 43.7172°N 4.1519°E / 43.7172; 4.1519 (Pont Ambroix)	Stone arch bridge which carried the Roman road Via Domitia across the Vidourle; only one of its 11 arches survives;	1st century BC. During the High Middle Ages, a chapel devoted to St Mary was added.

Germany[]

Bridge	Location	River	Dates	Note
Krämerbrücke	Erfurt 50°58′43″N 11°01′51″E / 50.97861°N 11.03083°E / 50.97861; 11.03083 (Krämerbrücke)	segmental stone arch bridge crosses Gera 125 metres (410 ft) x 26 metres (85 ft)	1325 (stone bridge); 1486 (houses)
Alte Nahebrücke (Bad Kreuznach)	Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate 49°50′41″N 07°51′28″E / 49.84472°N 7.85778°E / 49.84472; 7.85778 (Alte Nahebrücke)	Nahe river	c. 1300/1956 (bridge); 1612 (houses)	Stone arch bridge, 135 metres (443 ft) x 10 metres (33 ft)
	Amberg 49°26′34″N 11°51′27″E / 49.442822°N 11.857381°E / 49.442822; 11.857381 (Stadtbrille)	Vils		The "Stadtbrille" (literally: town spectacles) bridge was part of the town's fortifications, and its arches reflected on the river resemble a pair of spectacles.

Italy[]

Bridge	Location	River	Note
Ponte Vecchio, Florence	Florence 43°46′05″N 11°15′11″E / 43.76799°N 11.25316°E / 43.76799; 11.25316 (Ponte Vecchio)	Crosses Arno River	Closed-spandrel segmental stone arch bridge with 30 metres (98 ft) main span
Rialto Bridge	Venice	Stone arch bridge with 31.80 metres (104.3 ft) span over Grand Canal	22.90 metres (75.1 ft) wide
Ponte Coperto	Pavia 45°10′51″N 9°09′12″E / 45.180739°N 9.153258°E / 45.180739; 9.153258 (Ponte Coperto)	Crosses Ticino River	216 metres (709 ft) long. Bridge of 1354 and 1949-51 replacement have a chapel.^[10]

Spain[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Puente Nuevo		Ronda 36°44′26.69″N 5°9′57.25″W / 36.7407472°N 5.1659028°W / 36.7407472; -5.1659028 (Puente Nuevo)	Built 1759-1793	Crosses Guadalevín River in El Tajo gorge. Chamber above central arch has been used as a prison, including during Spanish Civil War

Switzerland[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Spreuerbrücke		Lucerne 47°03′07.1″N 8°18′06.5″E / 47.051972°N 8.301806°E / 47.051972; 8.301806 (Spreuerbrücke)	crosses Reuss

Turkey[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Irgandı Bridge		Bursa 40°10′54″N 29°04′16″E / 40.1818°N 29.0710°E / 40.1818; 29.0710 (Irgandı Bridge)	crosses
Constantine's Bridge		Mysia 40°12′15″N 28°26′29″E / 40.20417°N 28.44139°E / 40.20417; 28.44139 (Constantine's Bridge)		completed after 258 AD	Only ruins remain. Crossed Rhyndacus (Adırnas Çayı) In Byzantine times, had chapel created by Helena, mother of Constantine I

Vietnam[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Chùa Cầu, or Japanese Bridge		Hội An, Quảng Nam 15°52′38″N 108°19′34″E / 15.877127°N 108.326017°E / 15.877127; 108.326017 (Japanese Bridge)			Has a small temple, Bac De Tran Vu, which worships a Chinese general, also known as Huyen Thien Dai De.^[11]

Wales[]

Bridge	Image	Location	River	Dates	Note
Monnow Bridge		Monmouth, Wales 51°48′32″N 2°43′12″W / 51.809°N 2.7199°W / 51.809; -2.7199	River Monnow	c.1272	A central tower, variously used as a gaol, garrison, toll-house and museum. The only surviving such bridge-tower in Britain.^[12]

References[]

^ Bustler editors (August 17, 2009). "Winners of London Bridge 800: Design an Inhabited Bridge Competition". Retrieved November 30, 2020. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Bridges With Buildings". Madness Hub. November 11, 2019.
^ Delana. "Modern Trolls: 10 Bridges Turned to Homes & Mini-Cities". Web Urbanist.
^ Kaushik Patowary (May 17, 2016). "Bridges With Buildings".
^ Philip S. C. Caston (June 6, 2013). Germany's Historic Wooden Covered Bridges Still Standing (PDF) (Report).
^ Melanie Vujkovic (August 29, 2018). "Curious Brisbane: Indooroopilly bridge – the only habitable bridge in the Southern Hemisphere". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Christopher Winn (2005). I Never Knew That About England. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-190207-X.
^ "Bridge Chapels". Edward Green.
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^ American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2007). Bridges 2008 (calendar). Reston, Virginia: ASCE. pp. May featured bridge. ISBN 978-0-7844-0945-9.
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^ Cadw. "Monnow Bridge (Grade I) (2218)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

[1] Bustler editors (August 17, 2009). "Winners of London Bridge 800: Design an Inhabited Bridge Competition". Retrieved November 30, 2020. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[2] "Bridges With Buildings". Madness Hub. November 11, 2019.

[3] Delana. "Modern Trolls: 10 Bridges Turned to Homes & Mini-Cities". Web Urbanist.

[4] Kaushik Patowary (May 17, 2016). "Bridges With Buildings".

[5] Philip S. C. Caston (June 6, 2013). Germany's Historic Wooden Covered Bridges Still Standing (PDF) (Report).

[6] Melanie Vujkovic (August 29, 2018). "Curious Brisbane: Indooroopilly bridge – the only habitable bridge in the Southern Hemisphere". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 29, 2018.

[Winn-7] Christopher Winn (2005). I Never Knew That About England. Ebury Press. ISBN 0-09-190207-X.

[8] "Bridge Chapels". Edward Green.

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[10] American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2007). Bridges 2008 (calendar). Reston, Virginia: ASCE. pp. May featured bridge. ISBN 978-0-7844-0945-9.

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[12] Cadw. "Monnow Bridge (Grade I) (2218)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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