Bridges: an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers

1779, Iron bridge: the first cast-iron bridge (Thomas Farnolls Pritchard)

1883, Brooklyn Bridge: a New York adventure (John Roebling, Washington Roebling & Emily Warren)

1890, Forth Bridge: a steel dinosaur (Sir John Fowler & Sir Benjamin Baker)

1930, Plougastel Bridge: an all-concrete bridge (Eugène Freyssinet)

1932, Sydney Harbour Bridge: the coathanger (John Jacob "Job" Crew Bradfield)

1937, Golden Gate Bridge: the golden span (Joseph Baermann Strauss)

1974, Rio-Niterói Bridge: crossing the Guanabara Bay (Jean Muller)

2004, Millau Viaduct: a journey across the sky (Norman Foster & Michael Virlogeux)

2012, Peace Bridge: a futuristic walkway spanning the Bow River (Santiago Calatrava)

2013, MuCEM Footbridge: a gentle stroll down to the sea (Rudy Ricciotti).