Road bridges old and new are scattered all over our urban environments. Whether they cross motorways, pathways, rivers or each other they cannot be ignored and often dominate the horizons.

A hundred years ago ornate bridges were being built to carry the goods and people created by the industrial revolution. All over the world grand bridges were springing up and the more decorative and majestic the better.

We seem to be going through another similar era where after a period where bridges were built simply and were purely practical structures, bridges are being designed with the wow factor.

Photographing bridges both old and new gives the photographer a great opportunity to document the changing urban landscape, as well as the changing face of our societies, particularly from the industrial age to the current technological age.

Flyovers or elevated highways as they are sometimes known would at first glance appear to be very dull structures.

However they are an essential part of the urban landscape and allow both people and cars to flow through the veins of our inner urban spaces.

Their almost bland outline and colour can be used in a sculptural way as they move through our towns and cities. We can allow their solid forms to dictate how we use the camera to create dramatic urban photography art.

Modern bridges and contemporary bridges - In the last twenty years road bridges have undergone a sort of makeover where they are no longer simply a means to an end, now they have become a part of a places identity, through innovative design.

These new bridges are celebrated as signs of prosperity and technological advances and their unusual shapes, lighting and movement have made them great photographic subjects.

Old Bridges - Lets not forget the bridges of a hundred years or so ago. Many of which were amazing feats of design and engineering in their own rights and were and are considered structures of great beauty.

Many of these original bridges spanned our great rivers and led directly into our major cities and towns, giving them wonderful backdrops of our city skylines and vistas.

Submit your own Road bridges Photographs

Share your images and experience of taking photographs of road bridges (see below categories) with others.

Send us your own image and the story of how and why you took it.

Flyovers
Old Bridges
Modern Bridges

Enter The Title Of The Photograph

Tell us about this photograph [ ? ]

Close Help Entering your story is easy to do. Just type!... Your story will appear on a Web page exactly the way you enter it here. You can wrap a word in square brackets to make it appear bold. For example [my story] would show as my story on the Web page containing your story. TIP: Since most people scan Web pages, include your best thoughts in your first paragraph.

Upload Your Picture [ ? ]

Close Help Click the button and find it on your computer. Then select it.

Add a Picture/Graphic Caption (optional) 

Click here to upload more images (optional)

Add a Picture/Graphic Caption (optional) 

Add a Picture/Graphic Caption (optional) 

Add a Picture/Graphic Caption (optional) 

Author Information (optional)

To receive credit as the author, enter your information below.

Your Name	(first or full name)
Your Location	(ex. City, State, Country)

Submit Your Contribution

Check box to agree to these submission guidelines.

(You can preview and edit on the next page)

Comments on this photograph

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...