Bow Bridge was a stone bridge built over the River Lea, in what is now London, in the twelfth century. It took its name from the distinctively bow-shaped (curved) arches. It linked Bow in Middlesex with Stratford and West Ham in Essex. The name has also been applied to replacement structures, with. 1,386 bow shaped bridge stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free for download. December 8th 2018 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada -The red iconic Peace Bridge spanning the partially frozen Bow River on a beautiful sunny spring day downtown Calgary. This gracefully arcing shape, which resembles an archer's bow, is the defining visual characteristic that allows the bridge to span great distances. RM 2YNN76N – The futuristic bow-shaped Peace Bridge over the Kura River, Tbilisi, Georgia RM 2C34R5X – Beautiful view of Kura river and Bridge of Peace in Tbilisi. Bridge is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge in Tbilisi RM 2K725W8 – The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge, a steel and. Medieval multi-span bridges were in use for much of the medieval period as a means of taking a route across a river, frequently replacing fords. Initially bridges were of timber construction but for these little archaeological evidence survives; after the Norman Conquest stone was more often used. It also retains unique iron post-tensioned floorbeams that appear to be original to the bridge.