In the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, you'll find three iconic Calatrava bridges spanning the arrow-straight Hoofdvaart Canal. These extraordinary structures, completed in 2004, were designed to resemble musical instruments with their distinctive white cables stretched like strings across the water.

The Govan to Partick bridge in Glasgow, Scotland, is a cable stayed opening swing bridge that provides a pedestrian and cycle link from Water Row in Govan to Pointhouse Quay in Partick, site of the splendid Riverside Museum. My journey continued up to Glasgow to photograph one of the UK’s newest bridges…