Architectural Brilliance: The World’s Most Breathtaking Bridges
| October 8, 2018
Howrah Bridge, India
India’s Howrah Bridge, to architects, is considered a suspension type balanced cantilever and truss arch. Construction wrapped up in 1942, rendering the bridge a septuagenarian. The Howrah Bridge links Howrah and Calcutta by bridging the gap across the Hooghly River in West Bengal. And boy, is this baby a workhorse. It’s the busiest cantilever bridge in the world, serving over 100,000 cars and 150,000 pedestrians every single day.
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