Rainbow Bridge

This guide to the Rainbow Bridge in Taipei traces the crossing back nearly two centuries to a hand-poled ferry carrying rice and camphor between the port town of Xikou and the far bank, before Neihu residents pushed for a direct pedestrian link to Raohe Street's night market. You'll hear how engineers, starting construction in July two thousand five, chose a curved steel rib arch over an ordinary flat span, and how Lonely Planet later called the finished bridge simply romantic. Look down at the pink and pale blue tiles beneath your feet.