log bridge

Rustic stream crossing

A log bridge is a simple crossing made by placing one or more logs across a gap, stream, or ravine.

The most primitive form of bridge, it requires only felling a tree in the right direction.

Log bridges appear on hiking trails and in rustic settings: We balanced carefully across the log bridge over the creek.

Related

timber · fallen · fallen tree · slippery · moss · balance · balancing act · wobble · footbridge · rustic · forest · ravine · stepping · traverse · narrow · single file · weathered · old growth

Opposites
construction sophistication

log bridgesuspension bridge

Span hung from overhead cables

steel bridge · concrete bridge · highway overpass · viaduct · arch bridge

material and scale

log bridgeGolden Gate Bridge

Famous California suspension crossing

Brooklyn Bridge · Tower Bridge · Sydney Harbour Bridge · megastructure · stone bridge

safety features

log bridgepedestrian overpass

Elevated walkway crossing traffic

enclosed walkway

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G