Bridge

In an effort to demonstrate the use of a construction material that is more sustainable than common alternatives, Dutch students have constructed a 14-m (46-ft) long footbridge out of hemp and flax fibers. The so-called "biobridge" is to be located in Eindhoven and will open this week.

We've seen world records awarded for a caravan and a Millennium Falcon built out of Lego, but this latest construction makes them both look tiny. The Institution of Civil Engineers has been awarded a Guinness World Record for a Lego replica of the UK's Severn Bridge measuring 31-m long and 3-m tall.

The Beipanjiang Bridge Duge​, which is being constructed 565 m (1,854 ft) over the Nizhu River Canyon in Guizhou province, China, is set to become the world's highest bridge. Engineers recently completed the structure and the bridge is due to open ​to traffic by the end of the year.

For 16 days, A 3-km floating walkway on a picturesque lake in Italy will allow visitors to walk over the water to two islands. The Floating Piers installation will rest on the waters of Lake Iseo and will also extend for 1.5 km along the coast.

The demolition of one of America’s most famous and iconic bridges is to begin this weekend. Los Angeles' Sixth Street Viaduct is being replaced due to structural problems. The design of the new bridge, dubbed the "Ribbon of Light," pays tribute to the original.

Seattle's Office of Arts & Culture and Department of Transportation are seeking writers to take part in an unusual artist's residency in the northwest tower of the city's Fremont Bridge. The selected writer will receive US$10,000 to work in the space for three months.

A winner has been selected in London's Nine Elms to Pimlico Bridge competition. The jury chose Bystrup Architecture Design and Engineering's Nine Elms Bridge unanimously from a shortlist of four, which itself was whittled down from 74 entries. It is a graceful, elegant and functional design.

reForm Architects has revealed plans for a bascule bridge for Central London. The Rotherhithe Bridge would offer cyclists and pedestrians a direct route between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe.

LM Gateway comprises two towers joined by a like number of pedestrian bridges that will allow people to cross from one part of the Copenhagen Harbor to the other.

Manhattan isn't very far from Jersey City as the crow flies, but moving between the two can take a while. However, a new pedestrian bridge was recently proposed to join them.

More information about the flora that will be planted on London's Garden Bridge has been announced. The bridge is aimed at being "a green haven in the middle of the city." Planned by landscape designer Dan Pearson, the planting will span different times, climates and seasons.

Zaha Hadid Architects has been declared the winner of an international competition to design a new bridge in Taipei, Taiwan. Set for location at the mouth of the Tamsui River, ZHA says that Danjiang Bridge will be the longest single-tower asymmetric cable-stayed bridge in the world once complete.