The Dunlop Bridge is a landmark advertising footbridge sponsored by Dunlop Tyres, located at several racing circuits around the world. The oldest surviving example of this bridge is at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the home of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Image: Le Mans Esses
Image: Dunlop Bridge
Image: Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France Club ASA 27 mai 2014 Image Picture Photo (14304022565)
Image: Sportsland SUGO Dunlop Bridge 2012
A footbridge is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians. While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a height above the ground", a footbridge can also be a lower structure, such as a boardwalk, that enables pedestrians to cross wet, fragile, or marshy land. Bridges range from stepping stones–possibly the earliest man-made structure to "bridge" water–to elaborate steel structures. Another early bridge would have been simply a fallen tree. In some cases a footbridge can be both functional and artistic.
Women heading to market across a footbridge in Nahulingo, El Salvador
A footbridge in Shaharah District, Yemen
Stepping stones, across the River Rothay, in the Lake District, England
A footbridge seen in Walbridge Park, Toledo, Ohio, 1895