François le Chevalier Footbridge over the Bassin du Comerce in Le Havre, Seine Maritime (France)

 
“Le Havre-de-Grâce lay cornered by the Atlantic and the river Seine. A humble city, low and flat, and unremarkable save for its cathedral; its minaret overlooked the port like an artificial moon scaffolded into the sky.”

From the book Fiddler's Green

by A.S. Peterson

Bridge over the Luostojoki River near Karesuando, Lapland (Sweden)

Bro bro breja
Stockar och stenar
Alla goda renar!
Ingen slipper här fram, här fram,
Innan han säger sin kärastes namn.
Vad heter hon?

Broad bridge, bridge,

Stocks and stones

All good roadsides!

No one will be allowed to pass by, pass by

Before saying his dearest's name.

What is her name?

Children swedish song

Photomontage with a bridge over a canal in Amsterdam (Netherlands)

“The word “whale” was almost always synonymous with monster and interchangeable with giant."

Mark Leiren-Young

Granatilla Viaduct near Carboneras, Almería (Spain)

 ¿Desierto? ¿Naranjos? ¿Flores?
¿Playas con cuerpos desnudos?
¿Qué es lo que provoca amores,
y nos deja, al verte, mudos?
¡Ay, tus playas de levante,
entre Mojácar y Vera,
son como un hermoso cante
que alcanza hasta Carboneras!
Desde tu bella Alcazaba
se contempla la bahía,
llena de sol y alegría.
Y, abajo, mi enamorada,
la bellísima Almería,
¡La rosa de Andalucía!

Poem from Antonio Pardal

Stambolov Bridge spanning the Yantra River in Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgaria)

Yantra, Yantra,
the sunset is burning,
fireworks shine in you...

Yantra, Yantra,
stop for a while, stop
and remind again your ancient hill,
bring in the night a quiet bell ringing.

Eternal, like love, you remain!..

Lyrics from Yantra

by singer Pasha Hristova

Bridge over the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth, Washington (United States)

What wind blew me here?
Oh, Wenatchee
But we won’t shed no tear
Oh, Wenatchee
What wind blew me here?
Oh, Wenatchee
But we won’t shed no tear
There’s nothin’ really wrong with Wenatchee
I just don’t like workin’ so it’s down to me
So goodbye, so long Wenatchee
I’ll see you next year
When I need money

Lyrics of Wenatchee

by Seasick Steve

Viaduct over the Ruhr River between Herdecke and Hagen Vorhalle, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)

"The Ruhr region. Anyone who wants to get to know a magnificent region will find rich satisfaction here; for everything that can adorn a serene landscape can be found here, all within a few hours' drive: a lovely valley crowned by serene mountains, knights' castles and ruins, fertile fields and fragrant meadows, and, at the same time, flourishing industry and trade."

J.F. Wilhelmi, 1828

Pont Vieux (Old Bridge) over the river Orbieu in Lagrasse, Aude (France)

L'autre hier, cheminant le long du vieux sentierJe parvins au cours d'eau qui fuit vers la savane
Le soleil déclinait, et l'horizon altier
Alignait les sapins comme une caravane

Évoquant le passé, je fis halte au vieux pont
Au vieux pont biscornu, plein de ronce et de mousse
Couché sur le ruisseau limpide et peu profond
Que brouillèrent les pas de mon enfance douce

From the song Le vieux pont

by Mes Auieux

Princes Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne (Australia)

When I die put me in a barra
Wheel me down to the banks of the Yarra
Dig a hole both deep and narra
Bury me by my brown Yarra
Now people change, they’ll let you down
They’ll hurt you too, that’s what I’ve found
And though that river flows like mud
In my heart and soul it flows like blood
Or drop me off of Princes Bridge
Strapped inside a broken fridge
Drop me down in the murky drink
And let me lie where I sink
...

Lyrics from My Brown Yarra

Frank Jones

Dlugi Bridge (Long Bridge) crossing the Oder river in Szczecin, West Pomerania (Poland)

Back to my native place, I'll return
To comfort my bitterness by a distant glee.
When green dusk will enter my window pane
I shall hang myself on my sleeve.

Poem by Konstanty I. Galczyinsky, poet from Szczecin

Wuhan First Yangtze Bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei (China)

I often come here, the Hanyang Gate,

When I’m in deep despair
Having nowhere else to go
There're usually many people gathered
Under the bridge to watch the scene
Now as before, the big river flows east
The sound of the waves resonates in me
But few people can hear it

From the poem Spring Comes to Hangyang Gate

by Zhang Zhihao

Chains Bridge over the Danube River in Budapest (Hungary)

 
“O Danúbio, pensei, era o Danúbio mas não era azul, era amarelo, a cidade toda era amarela, os telhados, o asfalto, os parques, engraçado isso, uma cidade amarela, eu pensava que Budapeste fosse cinzenta, mas Budapeste era amarela.”

Chico Buarque

Ponte dell'Accademia crossing the Grand Canal of Venice (Italy)

O Venezia che sei la più bella
e tu di Mantova che sei la più forte
gira l'acqua intorno alle porte
sarà difficile poterti pigliar.

E quel giorno, entrando in Venezia
vedevo il sangue scorreva per terra
i feriti sul campo di guerra
e tutto il popolo gridava pietà.

Lyrics of O Venezia,

by Giovanna Daffini

Bridge in the Winsord County, Vermont (United States)

 With what a glory comes and goes the year!The buds of spring, those beautiful harbingers
Of sunny skies and cloudless times, enjoy
Life’s newness, and earth’s garniture spread out;
And when the silver habit of the clouds
Comes down upon the autumn sun, and with
A sober gladness the old year takes up
His bright inheritance of golden fruits,
A pomp and pageant fill the splendid scene.

In the poem Autumn

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Pont de la Rode over the Canal de Midi near Trébes, Aude (France)

It was a large and difficult project, but very advantageous for my reign, as it would become the center and reference point for European trade.

King Louis XIV

about the Canal de Midi

Köhlbrand Bridge across the Elbe River in Hamburg (Germany)

Hamburg meine Perle, du wunderschöne Stadt

Du bist mein Zuhaus, du bist mein Leben

Du bist die Stadt auf die ich kann, auf die ich kann

Wenn Du von Süden kommst, ist Hamburg direkt vor Grönland

Wenn Du von Norden kommst liegt Hamburg in Afrika

Wenn Du vom Balkan kommst, kann´s Dir passier'n das du nicht mal auffällst

Hamburg, my pearl, you beautiful city
You are my home, you are my life
You are the city I can rely on, the city I can rely on
If you're coming from the south, Hamburg is right in front of Greenland.
If you're coming from the north, Hamburg is in Africa.
If you're coming from the Balkans, you might not even notice.

Lyrics from Hamburg,

song by Lotto King Karl

Pont des Capucins over the Cuisance River in Arbois, Jura (France)

A tannery was for rent in the vicinity, at the very entrance to the town of Arbois, near the bridge built over the Cuisance, a river which has its source a league away.

Excerpt from La vie de Pasteur

René Vallery-Radot

Renji Bridge over a canal in Wuzhen, Zhejiang (China)

 
You have the right to promote your own happiness just like everyone else, just like me. Your present dream has been shattered, but you can dream another. You should know that 'you can't relive old dreams. ' Even if you force them to come true, they won't bring you happiness.

Mao Dun, writer from Wuzhen

Ukko-Pekka Bridge between Naantali and Luonnonmaa Island (Finland)

Under sleepy branches

a strange light shines,
in the forest a magic path
comes from nowhere, leads nowhere.
My shadow fled, I am
without body. disolved in moonlight.
My step remains suspended in mid-air,
My hand touches emptiness.

Poem by finnish poet Aaro Hellakoski

Pont de Marchands (Merchants' Bridge) over the Canal de la Robine in Narbonne, Aude (France)

Le célèbre pont romain habité de Narbonne est menacé d'effondrement : les habitants évacués, des commerces fermés. C'est un symbole de Narbonne. Un joyau construit par les Romains. Un des deux derniers ponts habités en France avec Landernau dans le Finistère. Le pont des Marchands, qui enjambe le canal de la Robine, menace de s'effondrer. La ville de Narbonne a donc pris la décision d'évacuer les résidents.

La Dépêche, 7 April, 20223

Elvet Bridge crossing the river Wear in Durham, England (United Kingdom)

I've got to leave old Durham town,
I've got to leave old Durham town.
I've got to leave old Durham town,
And the leavings gonna get me down.
Back in nineteen forty-four,
I remember Daddy walking out the door.
Mama told me he was going to war, he was leaving,
Leaving, leaving, leaving, leaving me.

Lyrics from Durham Town

song by Roger Whittaker

Old Temma Bridge over the Okawa River in Osaka (Japan) depicted by Kotsushika Hokusai

Spring is passing.
The birds cry, and the fishes’ eyes are
With tears.

Sicking on journey,

My dream run about

A desolate field.

Poems by Mathou Basho,
poet from Osaka

Devil's Bridge over the Navette crook in La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, Hautes Alpes (France)

"Culture is the source of all creativity. That of geography and the history of mountaineering makes us look at the Alpine arc as an evidence, a beauty, a line to follow. A line, not the line! Like a line in a face".

Patrick Bérhault

Schlossbrücke (Castle Bridge) over the Schwerin Lake in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany)

The Schwerin Residence Ensemble is an architectural and landscape ensemble, which fits very precisely within the context of the emergence and development of the historicist style in Europe. The buildings form an exceptional architectural ensemble, ranging from Neo­-Classical to Neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance and even includes in certain cases references to the more regional Neo-Renaissance "Johann-Albrecht" style, with influences from the Italian Renaissance.

Schwerin Residence Ensemble as

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Bridge over the Oresund strait between Malmoe (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark)

Driving slowly to the bridge
With nothing left that we can give
We smile at this ugly world
It never really suited you
Old songs leave long shadows
Makes you shut down all your emotions
Money needs money, and slums need the poor
Curled like an animal lying on the floor
Curled like an animal lying on the floor

Song Walk me to the bridge,

by Manic Street Preachers inspired in this bridge