Architecture, buildings, and civil works

BREEAM

BREEAM, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, is a UK sustainability certification scheme for buildings, infrastructure, and communities, launched in 1990 and described as the world's most widely used such method.

Brenner Base Tunnel

The Brenner Base Tunnel, also known as Brenner Tunnel, is a 55 km low-gradient railway tunnel under construction between Innsbruck in Austria and Fortezza in Italy beneath the Brenner Pass.

Brentford Community Stadium

Brentford Community Stadium, known as the Gtech Community Stadium since 2023, is a football and rugby stadium in Brentford, West London, home to Brentford FC since 2020.

Brest Fortress

Brest Fortress (Брестская крепость) is a 19th-century Russian imperial fortress in Brest, Belarus, known for its garrison's week-long defense against the German invasion of June 1941.

Bret Lizundia

Bret Lizundia is an American structural engineer at Rutherford & Chekene in San Francisco, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2024 for seismic design.

Briare Aqueduct

The Briare Aqueduct (pont-canal de Briare) is a 662-meter navigable aqueduct in central France, opened in 1896 to carry the Canal latéral à la Loire over the Loire.

Brickwork

Brickwork is construction made by laying bricks, typically fired clay units, in courses bound together with mortar; the bond pattern determines the wall's appearance, strength, and behavior.

Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span an obstacle such as a river, valley, or road, allowing people and vehicles to cross; basic types include beam, arch, and suspension.

Bridge at Abodiacum

Bridge at Abodiacum: ancient Roman bridge over the Licca (Lech) river at Abodiacum, the road station identified with Epfach, Bavaria, on the Via Claudia Augusta between Augsburg and the Alps.

Bridge at Aspendos

Bridge at Aspendos (Eurymedon Bridge): Seljuk seven-arch bridge of 1239/40 over the Eurymedon (Köprüçay) near Aspendos, Turkey, built on a larger Roman bridge and reused about 250 perforated aqueduct siphon pipes as spolia.

Oct 20, 2026

Bridge at Augusta Vindelicum

Bridge at Augusta Vindelicum: a Pleiades-recorded ancient bridge over the Licca (Lech) river at Augusta Vindelicum, Roman Augsburg, capital of Raetia. Mapped in Barrington Atlas 12 D4; no physical remains found in Augsburg.

Bridge at Brugnato

Bridge at Brugnato (Ponte romano sul fiume Vara): medieval stone bridge, probably Roman in origin, over the Vara river at Brugnato, Liguria. Carried the Pontremoli–Sestri Levante road; central arch rebuilt in 1660 after a flood.

Bridge bearing

A bridge bearing is a load-carrying element that supports a bridge superstructure while allowing movement, transferring loads to the substructure and accommodating thermal expansion and contraction.

Bridge collapses and safety incidents in Asia and Oceania

A survey of bridge collapses and safety incidents in Asia and Oceania, covering India's 170 collapses and 202 deaths from 2021 to 2025 and Australia's 1970 West Gate disaster.

Oct 20, 2026

Bridge House

Bridge House, Ambleside: a late 17th-century stone cottage built atop a bridge over Stock Beck, Grade I listed, once an apple store and dwelling, now a National Trust information centre.

Bridge inspection

Bridge inspection is the periodic examination of a bridge's condition, in the United States governed by federal standards created in 1971 after the Silver Bridge collapse.

Bridge load rating

Bridge load rating is a standardized procedure for determining the safe load-carrying capacity of an existing bridge, so engineers can set load posting and permit requirements for vehicles.

Bridge maintenance

Bridge maintenance is the routine, hands-on care of bridge fabric, covering deck and joint repair, bearing upkeep, and corrosion protection, stopping short of major rehabilitation or replacement.

Bridge management system

A bridge management system, or BMS, is a computer-based framework that helps bridge owners model deterioration and prioritize maintenance across a network of bridges; the leading American system, Pontis, dates to 1992.

Bridge of Mantible

The Bridge of Mantible (Puente de Mantible) is a ruined stone bridge over the Ebro between the Basque Country and La Rioja, once attributed to Rome but built from the 11th century.

Bridge of No Return (돌아오지 않는 다리)

The Bridge of No Return (돌아오지 않는 다리) is a crossing on Sacheon Creek in the Korean DMZ, named for the 1953 Korean War prisoner exchanges.

Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) is an enclosed early 17th-century stone bridge in Venice that connects the Doge's Palace with the New Prisons across the Rio di Palazzo.

Bridge of the Americas (El Paso–Ciudad Juárez)

The Bridge of the Americas, also known as the Cordova International Bridge or Puente Córdova, is a toll-free U.S.–Mexico border bridge linking El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez.

Bridge rehabilitation and strengthening

Bridge rehabilitation and strengthening covers renewal interventions that keep an existing bridge in service instead of replacing it, extending service life by 15 years or more.

Bridge scour

Bridge scour, or hydraulic scour, is erosion of streambed material around bridge foundations caused by flowing water, which can undermine piers and abutments and is the most common cause of bridge failure.

Bridge strike

A bridge strike is a collision in which a road vehicle, usually a truck too tall for the clearance, hits the underside of a bridge or tunnel.

Bridge tender

A bridge tender, also called a bridge operator or drawbridge operator, controls a movable bridge's opening and closing, coordinating safe passage for vessels and for road or rail traffic.

Bridge to nowhere

A bridge to nowhere is a bridge built without a destination justifying it, a term made famous by Alaska's proposed $398 million Gravina Island Bridge, canceled in 2007.

Bridge–tunnel

A bridge–tunnel is a single fixed water crossing that combines elevated bridge spans with underwater tunnel sections, joined at artificial islands where traffic descends into the tube.