Kurilpa Bridge Brisbane, Australia Arup 1,541 feet The slew of cables and tubes isn’t just a seemingly random array of mastlike visuals, but instead it functions as the tension-supported cable-stay system hoisting the steel bridge over the Brisbane River. The bridge features viewing platforms, all-weather canopies, and ever-changing LED mood lighting. A purple bridge, anyone? Photo 2 of 5 in Bridges We Love by Tim Newcomb

Bridges We Love

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Kurilpa Bridge

Brisbane, Australia

Arup

1,541 feet

The slew of cables and tubes isn’t just a seemingly random array of mastlike visuals, but instead it functions as the tension-supported cable-stay system hoisting the steel bridge over the Brisbane River. The bridge features viewing platforms, all-weather canopies, and ever-changing LED mood lighting. A purple bridge, anyone?