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Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve
Bering Land Bridge Natural Preserve. Many parts of this area look similar to how it may have looked when the first humans arrived there, perhaps around 30,000 years ago. From there on, early humans may have crossed to the Americas by around...

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Battle at Bridge Skit 1877 CE
Battle at Bridge Skit, November 9, 1877 CE. Romania, fighting on the Russian side, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878 CE after the end of the Russo-Turkish War.

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Tiberius Bridge, Rimini
Tiberius Bridge (Ponte di Tiberio) over the Ariminus river on the Via Aemilia in Rimini (called Ariminum in Roman times). It was constructed under Augustus and completed by Tiberius in 20 CE as the inscription sculpted on the inner part of...

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Under the Bridge at Hampton Court by Sisley
An 1874 oil on canvas, Under the Bridge at Hampton Court, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland)

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Cendere Bridge
Cendere bridge; columns dedicated to Septimius Severus and Julia Domna; built around 200 CE

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Modern Bridge of Lodi, over the Adda River
The modern bridge of Lodi that crosses the Adda River. Though this bridge was built in 1864, it gives a sense of what the original bridge may have looked like, which the French Army of Italy had to cross during the Battle of Lodi on 10 May...

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Roman Bridge, Ponte da Vila Formosa, Portugal
Ponte da Vila Formosa in Portugal, a 116 meter long Roman bridge spanning over the river Seda. This bridge, dating to the late 1st century / early 2nd century CE, is one of the best-preserved bridges throughout the Iberian Peninsula. It was...

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Roman Bridge over the Rubicon River
Roman bridge over the Rubicon river located in Savignano sul Rubicone. The Rubicon has been one of the world’s most famous rivers ever since Julius Caesar crossed it in 49 BCE. However the bridge does not date from Caesar's times. It was...

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Pegasus Bridge, Normandy Landings
A photograph of Pegasus Bridge on the Caen Canal after its capture on D-Day 6 June 1944 by British paratroopers. Control of the bridge was vital to the eastern flank of the Allied Normandy Landings, preventing German panzer divisions from...

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Uji Bridge, Ise
The wooden Uji Bridge at the Ise Grand Shrine, sacred to the Shinto goddess Amaterasu. The shrine was first built in 4 BCE and since the 7th century CE the bridge has been rebuilt exactly every 20 years. Mie Prefecture, Japan.