#232 Kawazu Nanadaru Loop Bridge

Kawazu, Shizuoka

An ingenious solution to a tricky engineering problem, this spiraling bridge takes drivers for a dizzying spin.This corkscrew bridge drives locals loopy in the center of Japan’s scenic Izu Peninsula. Completed in 1982 to cover terrain too steep for a conventional road, the bridge is an intriguing landmark on the route from Tokyo to the hot-spring resorts in the nearby city of Shimoda.