multi-way bridge

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A multi-way bridge is a bridge with three or more distinct and separate spans, where one end of each span meets at a common point near the centre of the bridge. Unlike other bridges which have two entry-exit points, multi-way bridges have three or more entry-exit points. For this reason, multi-way bridges are not to be confused with commonly found road bridges which carry vehicles in one direction from one entry point, and then bifurcate into two other one-way bridges.{{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}}{{unreliable source|certain=y|date=May 2025}}{{dubious|Criteria again|date=May 2025}}

Description

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 "Tridge", combining "tri" and "bridge": The Tridge (Midland, Michigan), The Tridge (Ypsilanti, Michigan) and The Tridge in Brighton, Michigan.

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,{{cite web | title = Y Bridge | publisher = Zanesville-Muskingum County Visitors Bureau | url = http://visitzanesville.info/y-bridge/ | access-date = September 10, 2016}} and the pilots of Enola Gay aimed for Hiroshima's T-shaped Aioi Bridge when they dropped the atom bomb.{{cite web | title = Aioi Bridge | publisher = Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembered | url = http://www.hiroshima-remembered.com/photos/hiroshima/image4.html | access-date = September 10, 2016}}

While designing the Tripartite Bridge in 1846—a Y-bridge proposed to span the Allegheny River and Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—engineer John A. Roebling identified one of the challenges of erecting a three-way suspension-type bridge. Suspension-bridge cables on two-way bridges support heavy loads and are anchored solidly at either end,{{cite web | last = Lienhard | first = John H. | title = A Tripartite Bridge | publisher = The Engines of Our Ingenuity | url = https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1517.htm | accessdate = February 23, 2022}} while on a three-way bridge the cables of each of the three spans need to anchor at a central pier in the water, where cable forces from each span would have to balance each another: "the intersection of the cables at the top of the center pier...would have created enormous horizontal forces, and the stone arches connecting the three towers could hardly have resisted the tensions imposed by the cables radiating from their tops."{{cite magazine | last = Fenves | first = Steven J. | date = 1989 | title = The Greatest Bridge Never Built? | url = https://www.inventionandtech.com/content/greatest-bridge-never-built-1 | magazine = Invention & Technology}} The bridge was never built.

Three-way bridges

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Bridge name	Location	Coordinates	Description	Image
Aioi Bridge \| Hiroshima, Japan \| {{Coord\|34.3964\|132.4526\|type:landmark\|name=Aioi Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. Built in 1932, heavily damaged by atomic bombing in 1945, reconstructed 1983. \| 200px
Alsen Bridge \| Berlin, Germany \| {{Coord\|52.5235\|13.3722\|type:landmark\|name=Alsen Bridge}} \| T-shaped bridge. Built in 1858; damaged by exposure to shipping, and torn down in 1890. \| 200px
Andorra Bridge \| Madrid, Spain \| {{Coord\|40.405114
3.722811\|type:landmark\|name=Andorra Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge over Manzanares River. \| 200px
Bergues Bridge (:fr:Pont des Bergues) \| Geneva, Switzerland \| {{Coord\|46.20593\|6.147054\|type:landmark\|name=Bergues Bridge (Pont des Bergues)}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge over the Rhône. \| 200px
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee building footbridge \| Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States \| {{Coord\|35.05223
85.31798\|type:landmark\|name=BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee building footbridge}} \| T-shaped footbridge \|
Bow River Pathway bridge \| Calgary, Canada \| {{Coord\|51.048807
114.109497\|type:landmark\|name=Bow River Pathway bridge}} \| T-shaped footbridge \|
Bridge With 3 Branches (Le pont à 3 branches) \| Pont-de-Veyle, France \| {{Coord\|46.266467\|4.879134\|type:landmark\|name=Bridge With 3 Branches}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge over the Veyle. \| 200px
Bridge With Three Entrances (Ponte das Três Entradas) \| Oliveira do Hospital Municipality, Portugal \| {{Coord\|40.306739
7.871198\|type:landmark\|name=Bridge with Three Entrances}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge. \|
Calatrava Bridge \| Petah Tikva, Israel \| {{Coord\|32.091803\|34.86641\|type:landmark\|name=Caltrava Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge designed by Santiago Calatrava. \| 200px
Camp Evergreen Girl Scouts Camp bridge \| Cowlitz County, Washington, United States \| {{Coord\|46.211098
123.206755\|type:landmark\|name=Bridge at Camp Evergreen Girl Scouts Camp}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge over Mill Creek. \|
Chincoteague Road \| Chincoteague, Virginia, United States \| {{Coord\|37.937603
75.381620\|type:landmark\|name=Chincoteague Road}} \| Vehicle T-bridge. \|
Chu Y Bridge \| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam \| {{Coord\|10.750946\|106.683653\|type:landmark\|name=Chu Y Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge built in 1937.{{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/}} \| 200px
Colin Glen Forest Park Tri-Bridge \| Dunmurry, Northern Ireland \| {{Coord\|54.577218
6.034307\|type:landmark\|name=Raehills Three-Way Footbridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \|
Eco-Viikki Three Way Bridge \| Helsinki, Finland \| {{Coord\|60.226107\|25.034079\|type:landmark\|name=Eco-Viikki 3-way Bridge}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge. \|
Fogelsangh State Three Way Bridge \| Veenklooster, Netherlands \| {{Coord\|53.263396\|6.109713\|type:landmark\|name=Fogelsangh State}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge. \| 200px
Galena Y-Bridge \| Galena, Missouri, United States \| {{Coord\|36.805393
93.460998\|type:landmark\|name=Galena Y-Bridge}} \| Y-shaped bridge historically used for vehicle traffic, now a footbridge. \| 200px
Jasenovac Tri-Bridge \| Between Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, Slavonia and Uštica, Bosnia and Herzegovina \| {{Coord\|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.{{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}} \|
Kang Ding Tri-Bridge \| Kang Ding Xian, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China \| {{Coord\|30.05592\|101.965254\|type:landmark\|name=Kang Ding Tri-Bridge}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge. \|
Kaptai Lake Y-bridge \| Kaptai Upazila, Bangladesh \| {{Coord\|22.655794\|92.194897\|type:landmark}} \| Pedestrian Y-bridge over Kaptai Lake.{{cite news \| last = Hossain \| first = Imran \| date = September 5, 2021 \| title = A bridge that's going to connect the dreams of Rangamati islanders to reality \| url = https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/257407/a-bridge-that%E2%80%99s-going-to-connect-the-dreams-of \| work = Dhaka Tribune}} \|
Kikko Bridge \| Aoyamakogen Country Club, Mie Prefecture, Japan \| {{Coord\|34.700234\|136.401003\|type:landmark\|name=Kikko Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge built in 1991. \|
Krestovy Bridge \| Saint Petersburg, Russia \| {{Coord\|59\|42\|55.61\|N\|30\|23\|24.93\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Krestovy Bridge}} \| Built in 1779, the Krestovy Bridge is a pedestrian Y-bridge over Krestovy Canal in Alexander Park.{{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 \| access-date = June 28, 2017}} \| 200px
Lune Millennium Bridge \| Lancaster, Lancashire, England \| {{Coord\|54.052191
2.802525\|type:landmark\|name=Lune Millennium Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \| 200px
Louisa/Fort Gay Tri-Bridge \| Between Fort Gay, West Virginia and Louisa, Kentucky, United States \| {{Coord\|38.11632
82.599821\|type:landmark\|name=Louisa/Fort Gay Tri-Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge opened in 1906. \|
Lowell T Bridge \| Lowell, Ohio, United States \| {{Coord\|39.526465
81.50698\|type:landmark\|name=Lowell T Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over Muskingum River. \|
Malvina Footbridge \| Malvina, Mississippi, United States \| {{Coord\|33.852288
90.919145\|type:landmark\|name=Malvina Footbridge}} \| Wooden vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge built in the late 1920s, and demolished in 1972.{{cite web \| title = Phalia / Malvina \| publisher = Msgw.org \| url = http://msgw.org/bolivar/maps/Malvina.pdf \| access-date = September 10, 2016}} \|
Mangakahia Twin Bridges \| Nukutawhiti, New Zealand \| {{Coord
35.623797\|173.846626\|type:landmark\|name=Mangakahia Twin Bridges}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over Mangakahia River. \| 200px
Margaret Bridge \| Budapest, Hungary \| {{Coord\|47.514722\|19.043611\|type:landmark\|name=Margaret Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge. \| 200px
Miyoshi Bridge \| Tokyo, Japan \| {{Coord\|35\|40\|16.44\|N\|139\|46\|19.11\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Miyoshi Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge (1929) over a bend in the Tsukiji canal.{{cite web \| title = Miyoshibashi (the "Y" Bridge), Kyobashi, c. 1930. \| date = 4 February 2015 \| publisher = Old Tokyo \| url = https://www.oldtokyo.com/miyoshibashi-kyobashi-c-1930/ \| accessdate = May 31, 2021}} \|
Mukkam-Kadavu Bridge \| Mukkam, India \| {{Coord\|11.3215\|76.000282\|type:landmark\|name=Mukkam-Kadavu Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge over Iruvanhji River, opened in 2016.{{cite news \| last = Mushthari \| first = Jabir \| date = March 29, 2016 \| title = New Mukkam-Kadavu bridge set to boost tourism \| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/new-mukkamkadavu-bridge-set-to-boost-tourism/article7556319.ece \| work = The Hindu}} \|
:nl:Noabers Badde, also called Mercedesbrug \| Veelerveen, Netherlands \| {{Coord\|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.{{cite web \| title = Noabers Badde \| publisher = Structure \| url = https://structurae.net/structures/noabers-badde \| access-date = September 10, 2016}} \| 200px
Overseas Highway \| Pigeon Key, Florida, United States \| {{Coord\|24.704289
81.155974\|type:landmark\|name=Overseas Highway}} \| Partially abandoned vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. \| 200px
Pierre Corneille Bridge \| Rouen, France \| {{Coord\|49.435948\|1.095497\|type:landmark\|name=Pierre Corneille Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over the Seine. \| 200px
Raehills Three-Way Footbridge \| Lockerbie, Scotland \| {{Coord\|55.227105
3.465388\|type:landmark\|name=Raehills Three-Way Footbridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge built in the late 1800s.{{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/ \| access-date = September 10, 2016}} \|
Sancha Zijin Bridge/Hama Bridge \| Xingtai, Hebei, China \| {{Coord\|37.522016\|114.485609\|type:landmark\|name=Sancha Zijin Bridge/Hama Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian stone Y-bridge built in 1691.{{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 \| access-date = September 10, 2016}} \|
Sheikh Hasina Titas Bridge \| Charlohania, Bangladesh \| {{Coord\|23\|43\|36.56\|N\|90\|50\|56.67\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Sheikh Hasina Titas Bridge}} \|Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge opened in 2018 over Titas River and Sadarghat-Ramchandrapur Ferry Path.{{cite news \| last = Masud Alam \| first = Comilla \| date = September 15, 2018 \| title = PM to open country's first Y-shaped bridge Sunday \| url = https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/development/2018/09/15/pm-to-open-country-s-first-y-shaped-bridge-sunday \| work = Dhaka Tribune}} \|
Staniastate footbridge \| Staniastate, Oentsjerk, Netherlands \| {{Coord\|53.257006\|5.897111\|type:landmark\|name=Staniastate footbridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \|
Stockingfield Bridge \|Glasgow, Scotland \|{{Coord\|55\|53\|33.44\|N\|4\|17\|9.63\|W\|type:landmark\|name=Stockingfield Bridge}} \|Y-shaped footbridge over Forth and Clyde Canal, connecting Maryhill, Ruchill, and Gilshochill. Completed in 2022.{{cite news \| last = Tárnai \| first = Eszter \| date = November 4, 2022 \| title = Stockingfield Bridge to light up for the first time at opening parade in Glasgow \| url = https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23101965.stockingfield-bridge-light-first-time-opening-parade-glasgow/ \| work = Glasgow Times}} \| 200px
Strömsborgsbron \| Gamla stan, Sweden \| {{Coord\|59.327304\|18.064282\|type:landmark\|name=Strömsborgsbron}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. \| 200px
Thetford Footbridge \| Thetford, England \| {{Coord\|52.413277\|0.746904\|type:landmark\|name=Thetford Footbridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \| 200px
Three-Legged Bridge \| Milton Keynes, England \| {{Coord\|52.047022
0.734279\|type:landmark\|name=Three-Legged Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge \|
Three-Way Bridge \| Lyons Falls, New York, United States \| {{Coord\|43.616879
75.357202\|type:landmark\|name=Three-Way Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian wooden T-bridge opened in 1849, replaced with steel in 1916, and demolished in 1965.{{cite web \| title = Three-Way Bridge \| publisher = Village of Lyons Falls \| url = http://villageoflyonsfalls.webs.com/historiclocations.htm \| access-date = September 10, 2016}} \|
Tinmukhe Bridge \| Lumbini Province, Nepal \| {{Coord\|27\|56\|05.3\|N\|83\|26\|22.8\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Tinmukhe Bridge}} \| Y-shaped suspension bridge at junction of Gulmi, Palpa and Syangja districts.{{cite news \|url=https://www.globalaawaj.com/archives/179893 \|title=रुरु क्षेत्र रिडीमा १४ करोडको तीनमुखे पुल निर्माण सकिन लाग्यो \|trans-title=The construction of a three-way bridge worth 140 million has been completed in Riddi, Ruru area \|language=ne \|work=Globalaawaj.com \|access-date=January 23, 2024}} \|
The Tridge (Brighton) \| Brighton, Michigan, United States \| {{Coord\|42.530473
83.783022\|type:landmark\|name=The Tridge (Brighton)}} \| Y-shaped footbridge.{{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 \| access-date = 2014-02-02 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219061045/http://www.downtownbrighton.com/1/brighton/files/designstandards.pdf \| archive-date = 2014-02-19 \| url-status = dead }} \| 200px
The Tridge (Midland) \| Midland, Michigan, United States \| {{Coord\|43.611052
84.248689\|type:landmark\|name=The Tridge (Midland)}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \| 200px
The Tridge (Ypsilanti) \| Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States \| {{Coord\|42.24561
83.6116\|type:landmark\|name=The Tridge (Ypsilanti)}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \| 200px
Trangrav Bridge (Trangravsbroen) \|Copenhagen, Denmark \|{{Coord\|55.677694\|12.598943\|type:landmark_dim:1000\|name=Trangrav Bridge}} \|Pedestrian and cyclist Y-bridge over Christianshavn Canal and Trangraven. Two of the bridge spans may open for passing sailboats. When both spans open at the same time the bridge resembles a butterfly.{{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}} \| 200px
Trinity Bridge (Crowland) \| Crowland, Lincolnshire, England \| {{Coord\|52.6757
0.168281\|type:landmark\|name=Trinity Bridge}} \| Y-shaped stone footbridge. \| 200px
Trinity Bridge (Greater Manchester) \| Greater Manchester, England \| {{Coord\|53.482717
2.251098\|type:landmark\|name=Caltrava Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge over River Irwell, designed by Santiago Calatrava. \| 200px
Tripartite Bridge \|Saint Petersburg, Russia \|{{Coord\|59\|56\|29.64\|N\|30\|19\|43.89\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Tripartite Bridge}} \|Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over Moyka River and Griboyedov Canal. \|200px
Vijversburg Estate Tri-Bridge \|Tytsjerk, Netherlands \|{{Coord\|53.217052\|5.907743\|type:landmark\|name=Vijversburg Estate Tri-Bridge}} \|Y-shaped footbridge. \|200px
Vines Mansion Bridge \| Loganville, Georgia, United States \| {{Coord\|33.862035
83.923614\|type:landmark\|name=Vines Mansion Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \|
Ypsilon Bridge \| Drammen, Norway \| {{coord\|59.744396\|10.195313\|type:landmark\|name=Ypsilon Bridge}} \| Y-shaped footbridge. \| 200px
Zanesville Y-Bridge \| Zanesville, Ohio, United States \| {{Coord\|39.940417
82.014306\|type:landmark\|name=Zanesville Y-Bridge}} \| Vehicle and pedestrian Y-bridge. \| 200px

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Bridge name

Location

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Description

Image

Aioi Bridge

| Hiroshima, Japan

| {{Coord|34.3964|132.4526|type:landmark|name=Aioi Bridge}}

| Vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge. Built in 1932, heavily damaged by atomic bombing in 1945, reconstructed 1983.

Bridge name	Location	Coordinates	Description	Image
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Bridge over Fondamenta Tre Ponti \| Venice, Italy \| {{Coord\|45\|26\|13.49\|N\|12\|19\|11.74\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Bridge over Fondamenta Tre Ponti}} \| Four-way footbridge over the intersection of three canals. \| 200px
Bridge over two canals at Les Attaques, France \| Les Attaques, France \| {{Coord\|50\|53\|35.63\|N\|1\|58\|11.89\|E\|type:landmark\|name=Bridge over two canals at Les Attaques, France}} \| Four-way vehicle and pedestrian T-bridge over two canals. \| 200px
The Three Bridges (De Tre Broer) \| Aarhus, Denmark \| \|{{Coord\|56.14380\|10.17347\|type:landmark_dim:1000\|name=The Three Bridges}} \| Bikeway bridge in H-shape over Arhus River. The bridge has two spans to each of the river banks. They are connected by a longer fifth span in the middle of the river. The middle span passes under 3 railway bridges which crosses the river. \| 200px

multi-way bridge

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Three-way bridges

Four-way bridges

Five-way bridge

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