Bridges are incredibly important, not only for facilitating transportation over bodies of water, but also for their architectural design. Most people associate bridges with simply crossing water or other areas, but bridges also play a key role in influencing design and even the surrounding environment. It is because of this incredible importance that many bridges actually become landmarks, such as the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City or the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Bridges often display cutting edge engineering and design, and the idea of crossing a bridge also plays well as a metaphor in art and photography.

In this post, I’ve gathered up 30 beautiful photographs of bridges. So, next time you see a bridge, envision it through an artistic perspective like in these photos:

THE HELIX | Singapore by Christian Lim

Hungerford Bridge by By Arpad Lukacs

Luminous London by TheFella

Pier Pressure by John Parminter

Bridge to Nowhere… by Doug Roane

Welcome to Newyork By Linda Karlin

The Photographer by Thaib Chaidar

Navajo Bridge by Scott Prokop

Highway & Airway-The Bridge by imarin95

The Millennium Bridge with St Paul’s Cathedral in the background by TheFella

Engulfed by David Scarbrough

Golden Gate Bridge by Christine Qian

Rochfort Bridge by Madison Sharman

Bridge by Alexander Konstantinov

Bridge by Lacey Lewis

The golden harp by Browni

Bridge in fog by Roumi

Williamsburg Bridge by David Cole

Salford Quays Bridge by Mike Hudson

The Bridge And a very foggy afternoon in Budapest by arminMarten

Ponte Gobbo (Pc) by Luca Biolcati Rinaldi

Bridge the light by Alisdair Miller

Bridges to Downtown New Orleans at Sunrise by maxj1961

Tadami river 1st bridge by Hideyuki Katagiri

Putrajaya by Malcolm Kahn

Mar da Palha by António Leão

THREE BRIDGES IN BLUE by Olevar

Bridge by Bror Johansson

London England: Tower Bridge by Robert Arrington

Al Garhoud Bridge, Night by Robert Work