Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand Feb 13, 2026

Before bridges, rivers set the pace of travel. Now, with bridges, people do. That shift explains why cross-border links like the Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand matter. Bridges come in many forms, each built to meet a specific challenge. Arch bridges manage compression, suspension bridges span long distances and concrete box-girder bridges prioritise stability and load efficiency. This bridge uses the box-girder design, making it a practical choice for crossing the wide, fast-moving Mekong River.

© chaiyut samsuk/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Feb 13, 2024Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France
Feb 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 8, 2023Veined octopus
Mar 9, 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
Dec 5, 2023Castles in the Bavarian Alps
Sep 4, 2023Marshes of Bourges, France
Aug 25, 2025Calcite Springs Overlook and Yellowstone River, Wyoming, United States
Jan 26, 2026Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain
May 26, 2025Hozugawa River in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Feb 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
May 9, 2024Tulips at Emirgan Park in Istanbul, Türkiye
Jun 3, 2024Bicycles in Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 20, 2023Start Point Lighthouse, South Devon, England
May 22, 2025Baobab trees at sunset, Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
Feb 5, 2026Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
Feb 16, 2025Humpback whale mother and calf
Nov 12, 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Dec 8, 2023La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
Jan 4, 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Jan 26, 2025European beech forest, Belgium
Dec 3, 2025Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, United States
Jan 5, 2025Plum-headed parakeet
Jul 16, 2024Skara Brae, Scotland
Dec 27, 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia
Dec 2, 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Sep 5, 2023Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
Jan 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Apr 22, 2025Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Jun 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Jun 22, 2024Amazon rainforest, Brazil
Mar 28, 2025Black-naped monarch
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia