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Your pictures on the theme of 'bridges'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of 'bridges'. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

News imageBruce Carrington Stone bridgeBruce Carrington
Bruce Carrington: "Once dubbed 'the coffin bridge', this ancient river crossing in the Cairngorms gave funeral processions in Carrbridge[, Inverness,] access to the church when the river was in spate."
News imageRob Goldsmith Squirrel on a branchRob Goldsmith
Rob Goldsmith: "One of our resident red squirrels here on Anglesey, using the branches as bridges through the treetops. They only exist here due to the hard work of volunteers who make the island a no-go zone for grey squirrels."
News imageDennis Clarke View from the Forth Bridge in ScotlandDennis Clarke
Dennis Clarke: "Looking south from the top of the Forth Bridge."
News imageSteve Farrand Man crossing a river using stepping stonesSteve Farrand
Steve Farrand: "My son attempts to cross the Mississippi on this stepping stone bridge - located as the river outflows from Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to begin its 2,500-mile [4,000km] journey south."
News imageJenny Griffiths Ant on ropeJenny Griffiths
Jenny Griffiths: "One of my favourite parts of London Zoo is watching the ants ferry leaf cuttings and tasty goodies back and forth over their rope bridge."
News imageEdward Lee Dogs on a wooden bridgeEdward Lee
Edward Lee: "Rocket and Sapphire keeping their paws dry, on a favourite walk on the Black Mountain, in south-west France."
News imageAndrew Wardman Lions Gate Bridge in fogAndrew Wardman
Andrew Wardman: "Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, under highly unusual weather."
News imageIan White Bridge over the River ThamesIan White
Ian White: "Most people only view this bridge when stuck in the daily commute to work - but it is beautiful beneath where the River Thames flows."
News imageDan Odette San Rafael Swinging BridgeDan Odette
Dan Odette: "On the National Register of Historic Places, the San Rafael Swinging Bridge was built in rural Utah, in the 1930s, for automobile traffic."
News imageAshley Shelton: Transporter bridgeAshley Shelton:
Ashley Shelton: "Steel icon of the Tees, Middlesbrough transporter bridge."
News imageIain Shaw Inside a footbridgeIain Shaw
Iain Shaw: "The footbridge over the tracks at Darlington station is a little bit of [film director Stanley] Kubrick in an unexpected place. Snapped on my phone on the way to evening class at the college."
News imageNorman Worthington Working o the Lea Viaduct, PrestonNorman Worthington
Norman Worthington: "A bridge builder checking bolts on connecting plates of the Lea Viaduct, part of the Western Distributor Road at Preston, Lancashire."
News imageStewart Cooke Suspension cablesStewart Cooke
Stewart Cooke: "Looking directly up at these suspension cables gives the appearance of a giant mechanical insect. Puente del Alamillo, Seville."
News imageMarc Biefnot Thanh Long BridgeMarc Biefnot
Marc Biefnot: "Long Biên bridge crosses the Red River in Hanoi. It is a reminder of the French colonial heritage in the Vietnamese capital. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, in 1901, and partly bombed by the USAF [United States Air Force], it is still standing."
News imageAndy Hewson London train crossing the river WharfeAndy Hewson
Andy Hewson: "The London train crossing the River Wharfe, North Yorkshire, in the early morning."
News imageSmadar Gabbay People on a bridge at duskSmadar Gabbay
Smadar Gabbay: "A stroll over the bridge in Lefkada, Greece, at dusk."
News imageColin Evans Overgrown bridgeColin Evans
Colin Evans: "Bridge over disused railway through Old Burghclere, Hampshire."
News imageLindsay Malone Bridge in Sri LankaLindsay Malone
Lindsay Malone: "Suffice to say when coming across this bridge across a ravine in Sri Lanka, none of us was brave enough to cross."
News imageLizzy Meadows Train on a bridgeLizzy Meadows
Lizzy Meadows: "I was canoeing on the Severn. Took my camera out just in time to catch the train."
News imageAndrew Wolfenden Japanese harp bridgesAndrew Wolfenden
Andrew Wolfenden: "These are koto (Japanese harp) bridges. They are called ji. I think they bridge the gap between Japanese history and culture."
News imageAnindya Phani Figure on a bridge in mistAnindya Phani
Anindya Phani: "The photo was taken in a remote village of the Himalayan region. The end of the bridge was covered with dense fog, just like a fantasy world."
News imagePeter Norris Railway bridge seen from belowPeter Norris
Peter Norris: "Viewed from the footpath beside the river Landwasser and carrying the Rhaetian Railway near Filisur, in western Switzerland."
News imageAndrew Martin Lego figure of Brunel in front of the Clifton Suspension Bridge in BristolAndrew Martin
Andrew Martin: "Isambard Kingdom Brunel described the Clifton Suspension Bridge as 'my first love, my darling'. Sadly, he never lived to see it finished."
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The next theme is "waterfalls" and the deadline for entries is 13 June 2023.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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