Did you know that a very unique bridge in Upstate New York is actually the oldest of its kind in all of the United States?

It opened for business in 1873 during Ulysses Grant’s administration as the International Railroad Bridge. The need for a rail crossing between Buffalo and Fort Erie became evident after the ...

Of these nearly 100 bridges, it only follows that one of them must be the oldest of the bunch – and in our case, it’s still ...

Arch bridges are one of the oldest types of bridges and have great natural strength. Instead of pushing straight down, the weight of an arch bridge is carried outward along the curve of the arch ...

Duncan Madden is a travel writer living in Köln, Barcelona and London. The world’s oldest known bridge lies in Tello, southern Iraq and dates back to the third millennium – meaning we have ...