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Best Bridge – Bridge Madness 2026

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Tower Bridge
Millennium Bridge

It’s a tie! Tower Bridge and Millennium Bridge each received 50% of the votes in the final round.

Thank you for participating in the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament! I hope you had as much fun voting as I did watching the votes add up.

As a reminder, this year’s tournament featured bridges visited by urbantraipsing in London in 2012. Below are the completed brackets for Bridge Madness 2026. To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge. Keep scrolling to see past winners and for an opportunity to send me feedback on Bridge Madness.

I’m already brainstorming for Bridge Madness 2027. Hope you come back!

Past Winners

Bridge Madness 2025: National & International Suspension Bridges Winner – Mid-Hudson Bridge

Bridge Madness 2024: Pittsburgh Pedestrian Bridges Winner – East Liberty Station Pedestrian Bridge

Bridge Madness 2023: Pittsburgh River Bridges Winner – Smithfield Street Bridge

Bridge Madness 2025 Map

Bridge Madness 2026 – Championship

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In the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 bridges that cross the Thames River in London go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. This year’s tournament features bridges visited by urbantraipsing on a 2012 bridge-walking expedition.

Results of the Final Four:

  • Tower Bridge vs. Albert Bridge – 71% to 29%
  • Millennium Bridge vs. Westminster Bridge – 57% to 43%

Below is the Championship bracket. Remember to vote for your favorite bridge by noon on Saturday, March 28th, and then return on March 29th to see the Champion.

To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge.

The Bridges

Tower Bridge
Millennium Bridge

Bridge Madness 2026 Map

Bridge Madness 2026 – Final Four

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Rules

In the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 bridges that cross the Thames River in London go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. This year’s tournament features bridges visited by urbantraipsing on a 2012 bridge-walking expedition.

Results of the Elite Eight:

  • Tower Bridge vs. London Bridge – 92% to 8%
  • Albert Bridge vs. Chelsea Bridge – 92% to 8%
  • Millennium Bridge vs. Blackfriars Bridge – 55% to 45%
  • Lambeth Bridge vs. Westminster Bridge – 30% to 70%

Below are the brackets for the Final Four. Remember to vote for one bridge in each bracket by noon on Saturday, March 21st, and then return on March 12th to vote for the Championship.

To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge.

The Bridge Brackets

Tower Bridge
Albert Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Westminster Bridge

Bridge Madness 2026 Map

Bridge Madness 2026 – Elite Eight

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Rules

In the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 bridges that cross the Thames River in London go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. This year’s tournament features bridges visited by urbantraipsing on a 2012 bridge-walking expedition.

Results of the Sweet Sixteen:

  • Battersea Railway Bridge vs. Tower Bridge – 24% to 76%
  • Battersea Bridge vs. London Bridge – 43% to 57%
  • Albert Bridge vs. Cannon Street Bridge – 100% to 0%
  • Chelsea Bridge vs. Southwark Bridge – 67% to 33%
  • Grosvenor Bridge vs. Millennium Bridge – 38% to 62%
  • Vauxhall Bridge vs. Blackfriars Bridge – 33% to 67%
  • Lambeth Bridge vs. Waterloo Bridge – 92% to 8%
  • Westminster Bridge vs. Jubilee Bridges – 58% to 42%

Below are the brackets for the Elite Eight. Remember to vote for one bridge in each bracket by noon on Saturday, March 14th, and then return on March 15th to vote for the Final Four.

To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge.

The Bridge Brackets

Tower Bridge
London Bridge
Albert Bridge
Chelsea Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
Lambeth Bridge
Westminster Bridge

Bridge Madness 2026 Map

Bridge Madness 2026 – Sweet Sixteen

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In the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 bridges that cross the Thames River in London go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. This year’s tournament features bridges visited by urbantraipsing on a 2012 bridge-walking expedition. Below are the brackets for the Sweet Sixteen. Remember to vote for one bridge in each bracket by noon on Saturday, March 7th, and then return on March 8th to vote for the Elite Eight.

To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge.

The Bridges

Battersea Railroad Bridge
Tower Bridge
Battersea Bridge
London Bridge
Albert Bridge
Cannon Street Railway Bridge
Chelsea Bridge
Southwark Bridge
Grosvenor Bridge
Millennium Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
Lambeth Bridge
Waterloo Bridge
Westminster Bridge
Jubilee Bridges

Bridge Madness 2026 Map

Bridge Madness 2026 – Introduction

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In the 2026 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 London bridges go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. I engaged with approximately 18 bridges across the River Thames on my last trip to London. Because the Blackfriars Station Railway Bridge was under construction when I was there, it is not included in this tournament. The Jubilee-Hungerford Bridges are either 1 or 3 bridges depending on how you count them. For the purposes of this tournament, we are counting them as 1 bridge to stay with our usual 16 tournament bridges.

Beginning March 1, you will be able to vote for your favorite bridge in each bracket. The champion bridge will be announced on March 29. Don’t forget to come back each week to vote your favorite bridge to #1!

Each round of voting will go live at 8 AM on the scheduled Sunday and close at noon the following Saturday. The schedule is:

  • March 1 – Sweet Sixteen
  • March 8 – Elite Eight
  • March 15 – Final Four
  • March 22 – Championship
  • March 29 – Winner announced

The 16 London Bridges in this tournament are listed below. Click on the links to learn more about urbantraipsing’s encounter with each bridge.

  • Albert Bridge
  • Battersea Bridge
  • Battersea Railroad Bridge
  • Blackfriars Bridge
  • Cannon Street Railway Bridge
  • Chelsea Bridge
  • Grosvenor Bridge
  • Jubilee Bridges
  • Lambeth Bridge
  • London Bridge
  • Millennium Bridge
  • Southwark Bridge
  • Tower Bridge
  • Vauxhall Bridge
  • Waterloo Bridge
  • Westminster Bridge

Bridge Madness 2026 Map

London Docks

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There are four docks or canals connecting into the River Thames along the stretch of the river through Central London that I walked in 2012. I walked bridges over three of these, though I was too distracted by other sites to photograph one of them. The one I missed was the Grosvenor Canal between the Chelsea and Grosvenor Bridges. I was busy photographing the former Battersea Power Station, Grosvenor Bridge, and the train yard next to the Grosvenor Bridge to notice that I walked another small bridge over the Grosvenor Canal. Returning to the site through Google Street View, it looks like the kind of bridge that you’d have to know was there to notice it.

I did notice when I was crossing the bridge across Ransome Dock (picture above), between the Battersea and Albert Bridges. Although, I hadn’t yet learned my lesson to always take an establishing shot of the bridge itself, not just the views from the bridge.

I also noticed when I walked across the Rolling Bridge over St. Saviour’s Dock (picture below), which is slightly downriver from the Tower Bridge. The structure of the bridge itself was fascinating enough that I did take a picture of it. It wasn’t until much later that I learned it truly is a unique bridge – the only draw bridge to curl up on itself.

Best Bridge – Bridge Madness 2025

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The Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie wins Bridge Madness 2025 with 88% of the votes.

Thank you for participating in the 2025 Bridge Madness Tournament! I hope you had as much fun voting as I did watching the votes add up. There were several surprises in this year’s match-up. Multiple iconic bridges got knocked out early; and the Mid-Hudson Bridge inspired a strong following right from the beginning.

As a reminder, this year’s tournament featured suspension bridges visited by urbantraipsing nationally and internationally. Below is the completed brackets for Bridge Madness 2025. To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge. Keep scrolling to see past winners and for an opportunity to send me feedback on Bridge Madness.

I’m already brainstorming for Bridge Madness 2026. Hope you come back!

Past Winners

Bridge Madness 2024: Pittsburgh Pedestrian Bridges Winner – East Liberty Station Pedestrian Bridge

Bridge Madness 2023: Pittsburgh River Bridges Winner – Smithfield Street Bridge

Bridge Madness 2025 Map

Send me Feedback!

Bridge Madness started from a conversation with one of urbantraipsing’s fans. I added links to posts about the bridges in the introduction this year based on feedback from participants in prior years. Now it’s your turn to send me feedback. Do you have suggestions that would make the tournaments more fun? Thoughts on how to engage more people in voting? A bridge you recommend I add to my list of bridges to explore?

Also, I make a postcard every year announcing Bridge Madness, if you fill in your address below, I will add you to my mailing list for next year (the postcard is the only mailing I will send you).

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Bridge Madness 2025 – Championship

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In the 2025 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 suspension bridges go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. This year’s tournament features suspension bridges visited by urbantraipsing nationally and internationally.

Results of the Final Four:

  • 6th Street Bridge vs. Manhattan Bridge – 69% to 31%
  • Albert Bridge vs. Mid-Hudson Bridge – 15% to 85%

Below is the bracket for the Championship. To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge.

Championship

6th Street Bridge – Pittsburgh
Mid-Hudson Bridge – Poughkeepsie

Bridge Madness 2025 Map

Bridge Madness 2025 – Final Four

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Rules

In the 2025 Bridge Madness Tournament, 16 suspension bridges go pier-to-pier in a reader’s choice tournament to pick the best one. This year’s tournament features suspension bridges visited by urbantraipsing nationally and internationally.

Results of the Elite Eight:

  • 6th Street Bridge vs. 7th Street Bridge – 64% to 36%
  • Brooklyn Bridge vs. Manhattan Bridge – 44% to 56%
  • Albert Bridge vs. Golden Gate Bridge – 51% to 49%
  • Mid-Hudson Bridge vs. Tower Bridge – 79% to 21%

Below are the brackets for the Final Four. Remember to vote for one bridge in each bracket by noon on Thursday, March 20th, and then return on March 22th to vote for the Championship.

The bridges are divided into two conferences: New York City and Great Lakes Region vs. National and International. To learn more about the bridges, revisit the introduction which has links to posts on each bridge.

New York City and Great Lakes Region

6th Street Bridge – Pittsburgh
Manhattan Bridge – New York City

National and International

Albert Bridge – London
Mid-Hudson Bridge – Poughkeepsie

Bridge Madness 2025 Map