Multi-way bridges are located throughout the world, though they are rare. Some are as small as a footbridge, while others are multi-lane roadways.
Three-way bridges are often referred to as "T-bridges" or "Y-bridges", due to their shape when viewed from above. Three cities in Michigan each have a three-way bridge named "The Tridge", combining "tri" and "bridge".[1]
The unique shape of a multi-way bridge makes it easy to identify from an airplane. Pilot Amelia Earhart described Zanesville, Ohio as "the most recognizable city in the country" because of its Y-shaped bridge,[2] and the pilots of Enola Gay aimed for Hiroshima's T-shaped Aioi Bridge when they dropped the atom bomb.[3]
| Bridge name | Location | Coordinates | Description | Image |
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| Aioi Bridge | Hiroshima, Japan | 34.3964|132.4526|type:landmark|name=Aioi Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. |
| Bergues Bridge (fr:Pont des Bergues) | Geneva, Switzerland | 46.20593|6.147054|type:landmark|name=Bergues Bridge (Pont des Bergues)}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge over the Rhône. |
| BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee building footbridge | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | 35.05223|-85.31798|type:landmark|name=BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee building footbridge}} | T-shaped footbridge. |
| Bridge With 3 Branches (Le pont à 3 branches) | Pont-de-Veyle, France | 46.266467|4.879134|type:landmark|name=Bridge With 3 Branches (Le pont à 3 branches)}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge over the Veyle. |
| Bridge With Three Entrances (Ponte das Três Entradas) | Oliveira do Hospital Municipality, Portugal | 40.306739|-7.871198|type:landmark|name=Bridge with Three Entrances}} | Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge. |
| Butterfly Bridge | Copenhagen, Denmark | 55.677694|12.598943|type:landmark|name=Copenhagen}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge. Two of the bridge spans may open for passing sailboats. When both spans open at the same time the bridge resembles a butterfly.[4] |
| Calatrava Bridge | Petah Tikva, Israel | 32.091803|34.86641|type:landmark|name=Caltrava Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge designed by Santiago Calatrava. |
| Camp Evergreen Girl Scouts Camp bridge | Cowlitz County, Washington, United States | 46.211098|-123.206755|type:landmark|name=Bridge at Camp Evergreen Girl Scouts Camp}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge over Mill Creek. |
| Chu Y Bridge | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 10.750946|106.683653|type:landmark|name=Chu Y Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge built in 1937.[5] |
| Colin Glen Forest Park Tri-Bridge | Dunmurry, Northern Ireland | 54.577218|-6.034307|type:landmark|name=Raehills Three-Way Footbridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Eco-Viikki Three Way Bridge | Helsinki, Finland | 60.226107|25.034079|type:landmark|name=Eco-Viikki 3-way Bridge}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge. |
| Fogelsangh State Three Way Bridge | Veenklooster, Netherlands | 53.263396|6.109713|type:landmark|name=Fogelsangh State}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge. |
| Jasenovac Tri-Bridge | Between Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, Slavonia and Uštica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.267997|16.916949|type:landmark|name=Jasenovac Tri-Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge originally built in 1973, destroyed in 1991, then re-built in 2005.[6] |
| Kang Ding Tri-Bridge | Kang Ding Xian, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China | 30.05592|101.965254|type:landmark|name=Kang Ding Tri-Bridge}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge. |
| Kikko Bridge | Aoyamakogen Country Club, Mie Prefecture, Japan | 34.700234|136.401003|type:landmark|name=Kikko Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge built in 1991.[5] |
| Krestovy Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 59|42|55.61|N|30|23|24.93|E}} | Built in 1779, the Krestovy Bridge is a pedestrian Y-bridge over Krestovy Canal in Alexander Park.[7] |
| Lune Millennium Bridge | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | 54.052191|-2.802525|type:landmark|name=Lune Millennium Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Louisa/Fort Gay Tri-Bridge | Between Fort Gay, West Virginia and Louisa, Kentucky, United States | 38.11632|-82.599821|type:landmark|name=Louisa/Fort Gay Tri-Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge opened in 1906.[6] |
| Andorra Bridge | Madrid, Spain | 40.405114|-3.722811|type:landmark|name=Andorra Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge over Manzanares River. |
| Malvina Footbridge | Malvina, Mississippi, United States | 33.852288|-90.919145|type:landmark|name=Malvina Footbridge}} | Wooden vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge built in the late 1920s, and demolished in 1972.[8] |
| Mangakahia Twin Bridges | Nukutawhiti, New Zealand | -35.623797|173.846626|type:landmark|name=Mangakahia Twin Bridges}} | Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over Mangakahia River. |
| Margaret Bridge | Budapest, Hungary | 47.514722|19.043611|type:landmark|name=Margaret Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge. |
| nl:Noabers Badde, also called Mercedesbrug | Veelerveen, Netherlands | 53.053361|7.127363|type:landmark|name=Noabers Badde of Mercedesbrug}} | Pedestrian Y-bridge built in 1989 at the convergence of the Mussel, Diamonds, and During canals.[9] |
| Overseas Highway | Pigeon Key, Florida,United States | 24.704289|-81.155974|type:landmark|name=Aioi Bridge}} | Partially abandoned vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. |
| Pierre Corneille Bridge | Rouen, France | 49.435948|1.095497|type:landmark|name=Pierre Corneille Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over the Seine. |
| Raehills Three-Way Footbridge | Lockerbie, Scotland | 55.227105|-3.465388|type:landmark|name=Raehills Three-Way Footbridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge built in the late 1800s.[10] |
| Sancha Zijin Bridge/Hama Bridge | Xingtai, Hebei, China | 37.522016|114.485609|type:landmark|name=Sancha Zijin Bridge/Hama Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian stone Y-bridge built in 1691.[11] |
| Staniastate footbridge | Staniastate, Oentsjerk, Netherlands | 53.257006|5.897111|type:landmark|name=Staniastate footbridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Strömsborgsbron | Gamla stan, Sweden | 59.327304|18.064282|type:landmark|name=Strömsborgsbron}} | Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. |
| Thetford Footbridge | Thetford, England | 52.413277|0.746904|type:landmark|name=Thetford Footbridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Three-Way Bridge | Lyons Falls, New York, United States | 43.616879|-75.357202|display=inline|name=Three-Way Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian wooden T-bridge opened in 1849, replaced with steel in 1916, and demolished in 1965.[12] |
| The Tridge (Brighton) | Brighton, Michigan, United States | 42.530473|-83.783022|type:landmark|name=The Tridge (Brighton)}} | Y-shaped footbridge.[13] |
| The Tridge (Midland) | Midland, Michigan, United States | 43.611052|-84.248689|type:landmark|name=The Tridge (Midland)}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| The Tridge (Ypsilanti) | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | 42.24561|-83.6116|type:landmark|name=The Tridge (Ypsilanti)}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Trinity Bridge (Crowland) | Crowland, Lincolnshire, England | 52.6757|-0.168281|type:landmark|name=Trinity Bridge}} | Y-shaped stone footbridge. |
| Trinity Bridge (Greater Manchester) | Greater Manchester, England | 53.482717|-2.251098|type:landmark|name=Caltrava Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge over River Irwell, designed by Santiago Calatrava. |
| Vijversburg Estate Tri-Bridge | Tytsjerk, Netherlands | 53.217052|5.907743|type:landmark|name=Vijversburg Estate Tri-Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Vines Mansion Bridge | Loganville, Georgia, United States | 33.862035|-83.923614|type:landmark|name=Vines Mansion Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Galena Y-Bridge | Galena, Missouri, United States | 36.805393|-93.460998|type:landmark|name=Galena Y-Bridge}} | Y-shaped bridge historically used for vehicle traffic, now a footbridge. |
| Ypsilon Bridge | Drammen, Norway | 59.744396|10.195313|type:landmark|name=Ypsilon Bridge}} | Y-shaped footbridge. |
| Zanesville Y-Bridge | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | 39.940417|-82.014306|type:landmark|name=Zanesville Y-Bridge}} | Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge. |
1. ^1 {{cite web | title = The Tridge – Michigan's Three Way Bridge | publisher = Kuriositas | date = January 2, 2012 | url = http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/01/tridge-michigans-three-way-bridge.html}}
2. ^{{cite web | title = Y Bridge | publisher = Zanesville-Muskingum County Visitors Bureau | url = http://visitzanesville.info/y-bridge/ | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web | title = Aioi Bridge | publisher = Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembered | url = http://www.hiroshima-remembered.com/photos/hiroshima/image4.html | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web | title = Butterfly Bridge / Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes | publisher = ArchDaily | date = April 19, 2015 | url = http://www.archdaily.com/620622/butterfly-bridge-dietmar-feichtinger-architectes}}
5. ^1 {{cite web | title = Beautiful Tri-Bridges Around the World | publisher = Emorfes | date = October 21, 2010 | url = http://emorfes.com/2010/10/21/beautiful-tri-bridges-around-the-world/}}
6. ^1 2 {{cite web | title = Tri-Bridges Around the World | date = November 3, 2012 | url = http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.ca/2009/10/tri-bridges-around-world-part-3.html}}
7. ^{{cite web | title = The Krestovy Bridge | publisher = The Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve | url = http://eng.tzar.ru/museums/palaces/alexander_park/new_garden/cross | accessdate = June 28, 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web | title = Phalia / Malvina | publisher = Msgw.org | url = http://msgw.org/bolivar/maps/Malvina.pdf | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web | title = Noabers Badde | publisher = Structure | url = https://structurae.net/structures/noabers-badde | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
10. ^{{cite web | title = Raehills, Wallace's Loup, Footbridge | publisher = Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland | url = http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/66406/details/raehills+wallace+s+loup+footbridge/ | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
11. ^{{cite web | title = Sancha Zijin Bridge aka Hama Bridge | publisher = Robert Cortright | url = http://www.brueckenweb.de/2content/datenbank/bruecken/2brueckenblatt.php?bas=45797#.UuEWzbQo65c | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
12. ^{{cite web | title = Three-Way Bridge | publisher = Village of Lyons Falls | url = http://villageoflyonsfalls.webs.com/historiclocations.htm | accessdate = September 10, 2016}}
13. ^{{cite web | title = Brighton Downtown Development Authority - Standard Streetscape Details | publisher = City of Brighton | date = July 2006 | url = http://www.downtownbrighton.com/1/brighton/files/designstandards.pdf}}
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