50 Best Rock Songs About Bridges
Rock Songs With Bridge Themes
There’s something strange about bridges. They’re in-between spaces, not quite where you were and not fully where you’re headed, and that feeling creeps into music in ways you don’t always notice. Some tracks speak directly to the image of a bridge, while others circle the idea without naming it, holding that restless energy of transition. It can be literal, like a structure stretching across water, or a quiet metaphor tucked under distortion and drums. The best ones hit like a late-night drive where you can’t see what’s on the other side until you’re halfway there.
Rock songs tend to bring that tension out loud, guitars rattling like loose bolts on a rickety overpass. A few of these tracks sit firmly in rock territory, while others slide across genres, mixing into pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that catch the same vibe. Some of them might not be literally centered on bridges, but they carry the weight of crossing something uncertain, something that leaves you standing in the middle, staring at both directions. It’s that unsettled feeling that makes them stick, the kind you crank up because the silence feels heavier than the noise.
These aren’t smooth, easy listens meant to tie everything up neatly. They’re messy, loud, sometimes haunting, and perfect for soundtracking moments when you feel suspended between what’s behind you and what’s next. Here are the best rock songs with bridge themes to blast when you need that edge.
Top 10 Bridge Rock Songs
1. 'Under the Bridge' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. 'Bridge Burning' by Foo Fighters
3. 'The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)' by Simon & Garfunkel
4. 'Seven Bridges Road' by Eagles
5. 'Bridge of Sighs' by Robin Trower
6. 'Rope Bridge Crossing' by PJ Harvey & John Parish
7. 'Bridge to Better Days' by Joe Bonamassa
8. 'Bridge of God' by The Pretty Things
9. 'Burning Bridges' by Status Quo
10. 'Cut the Bridge' by Linkin Park
More Rock Songs About Bridges #11 to 20
11. 'Bridges' by Lifehouse
12. 'Bridge to Nowhere' by Sam Roberts Band
13. 'Bridges in the Sky' by Dream Theater
14. 'The Crunge' by Led Zeppelin
15. 'Mood to Burn Bridges' by Neko Case
16. 'The Bridge' by Elton John
17. 'Misty Morning, Albert Bridge' by The Pogues
18. 'Brothers Under the Bridge' by Bruce Springsteen
19. 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel
20. 'Lady's Bridge' by Richard Hawley
Rock and Alternative Songs With Bridge Themes #21 to 30
21. 'Bridge Washed Out' by Don Henley
22. 'Build a Bridge' by Limp Bizkit
23. 'Under the Bridges' by Mazzy Star
24. 'Bridge of Light' by Pink
25. 'Floating Bridge' by Eric Clapton
26. 'Bixby Canyon Bridge' by Death Cab for Cutie
27. 'The Bridge' by Queensrÿche
28. 'Roosterspur Bridge' by Tori Amos
29. 'View from a Bridge' by Kim Wilde
30. 'Building Bridges' by INXS
More Bridge Rock Hits #31 to 40
31. 'Don't Burn That Bridge' by Mike Curb Congregation
32. 'The Bridge is Over' by Boogie Down Productions
33. 'Water Under the Bridge' by Adele
34. 'The Bridge' by Ace of Base
35. 'Burning Bridge' by Kate Bush
36. 'The Bridge Song' by Dishwalla
37. 'Bridge of Hope' by Braid
38. 'Manhattan Bridge' by Blues Traveler
39. 'The Brooklyn Bridge' by Frank Sinatra
40. 'Bridges' by Kelsea Ballerini
Other Popular Songs About Bridges #41 to 50
41. 'Burning Bridges' by Arch Enemy
42. 'Bridge' by Queensrÿche
43. 'Bridge to Paradise' by The Allman Brothers Band
44. 'Bridge' by Glassjaw
45. 'Bridges and Balloons' by Joanna Newsom
46. 'Burn the Bridge' by Brooks & Dunn
47. 'Whiskey Under the Bridge' by Brooks & Dunn
48. 'We'll Burn That Bridge' by Brooks & Dunn
49. 'Diamond Bridge' by Blondie
50. 'Rainbow Bridge' by Molly Hatchet
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