Under Bridges (8 Photos)

October 1, 2026

By Vidar

Eight street-art spaces hidden beneath bridges and through tunnels

Concrete passages can feel anonymous until an artist gives them a face, a creature or a new point of view. In these eight places, a golden dragon towers over a seated person, a painted figure appears to climb out of a tunnel, a phone-screen illusion frames a real path, and a spaniel turns a bridge into its resting place.

The route runs from Bollnäs and Bochum to Glenrothes, Exeter, Ponta Grossa and London. Each photograph keeps enough of the structure in view to show how the artwork changes the space around it.

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🐉 A Golden Dragon Beneath the Bridge — By Ares Two in Bollnäs, Sweden 🇸🇪

Painted for Hälsinge Wall in Bollnäs, the dragon turns a bridge support into a vertical story, with the seated person below making its scale immediately clear. Ares Two says the work was inspired by 1980s Dungeons & Dragons artwork.

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🚇 “Out of the Tunnel” — By Cosimo CHEONE Caiffa in Nerviano, Italy 🇮🇹

Documented in Nerviano as “Out of the tunnel,” CHEONE’s painted figure seems to share the same route as the viewer. The wall, barrier and open path all remain visible, so the illusion belongs to the site rather than hiding it.

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📱 “Hands” / Photo Tunnel — By Kerry Wilson in Glenrothes, Scotland, UK 🇬🇧

Art UK records this 2017 work as “Hands” at the Napier Road underpass in Glenrothes. Painted hands turn the bridge opening and the path beyond it into a phone-screen composition.

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🐾 “Monochrome Lynx” — By Punta One in Bollnäs, Sweden 🇸🇪

Punta One painted the 8-by-4-metre lynx beneath the Bollnäs viaduct for Hälsinge Wall, held 21–23 August 2026. The artist’s official post gives the dimensions, while the person at the base shows how the image occupies the tall support.

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🐕 Springer Spaniel on Exe Bridge — By Spacehop in Exeter, England, UK 🇬🇧

Spacehop, also known as Jeff Evans, painted the spaniel on Exe Bridge in 2017. The dog’s body follows the slope and steps so closely that the bridge becomes part of the animal.

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Artist: Spacehop / Jeff Evans

🧢 A Portrait Around the Pillar — By Daik KMC in Bochum, Germany 🇩🇪

Daik KMC wrapped the monochrome portrait around a pillar at the Hall of Fame beneath Ruhr University Bochum. The City of Bochum lists the Universität Mitte underpass as a legal graffiti site. See the original post.

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👩 Underpass Portrait — By Ricardo Herok in Ponta Grossa, Brazil 🇧🇷

A woman’s face fills the wall while Ricardo Herok stands on a ladder beside the final strands of her hair. Herok’s original post credits Ruas para Cristo and Circuito Arte Rua for the Ponta Grossa project.

📷 Photo: Henry Milleo

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