Last year, an ambitious plan to redesign the Tappan Zee Bridge just North of New York City got us all excited. After all, bridge construction in this city is basically a once-in-a-century sort of thing, and we had bold hopes for a nifty new bridge design because, let’s face it, nice solid 19th century structures are good and all, but they don’t really cure our craving for the spectacle of the new.

Presumably, though, the new Tappan Zee will disappoint on the spectacle side. So until the wacky Governors Island gondola project gets the go-ahead, we here at Listicles have turned our eyes on the rest of the world to find these 12 Dreamy Bridge Designs.