A straddled vehicle comprising: a front wheel; a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame; a suspension structure including a swing arm rotatably supporting the rear wheel and a shock absorber to absorb shocks applied to the swing arm through the rear wheel, the swing arm being elastically suspended on the vehicle body frame via the shock absorber; and a supported structure supported by the vehicle body frame, wherein the supported structure includes a first element that is configured to perform a first function and a second element that is configured to perform a second function, the second element being located above a rear of the first element, wherein at least one of the first element or the second element is a drive source that is configured to produce rotational drive power to be transmitted to the rear wheel, wherein the shock absorber includes an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion, wherein the lower mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the swing arm, and wherein the upper mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the second element, characterized in that: the straddled vehicle further comprises a bridge structure located behind the first and second elements, the bridge structure being mounted on both the first and second elements to bridge the first and second elements; an end of the swing arm is pivotally connected to the bridge structure, said end of the swing arm being opposite to another end of the swing arm which supports the rear wheel; and the upper mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the second element via the bridge structure and located at a height such that the upper mounting portion as viewed in a front-rear direction of the straddled vehicle overlaps the second element. a front wheel; a rear wheel; a vehicle body frame; a suspension structure including a swing arm rotatably supporting the rear wheel and a shock absorber to absorb shocks applied to the swing arm through the rear wheel, the swing arm being elastically suspended on the vehicle body frame via the shock absorber; and a supported structure supported by the vehicle body frame, wherein the supported structure includes a first element that is configured to perform a first function and a second element that is configured to perform a second function, the second element being located above a rear of the first element, wherein at least one of the first element or the second element is a drive source that is configured to produce rotational drive power to be transmitted to the rear wheel, wherein the shock absorber includes an upper mounting portion and a lower mounting portion, wherein the lower mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the swing arm, and wherein the upper mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the second element, characterized in that: the straddled vehicle further comprises a bridge structure located behind the first and second elements, the bridge structure being mounted on both the first and second elements to bridge the first and second elements; an end of the swing arm is pivotally connected to the bridge structure, said end of the swing arm being opposite to another end of the swing arm which supports the rear wheel; and the upper mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the second element via the bridge structure and located at a height such that the upper mounting portion as viewed in a front-rear direction of the straddled vehicle overlaps the second element. the straddled vehicle further comprises a bridge structure located behind the first and second elements, the bridge structure being mounted on both the first and second elements to bridge the first and second elements; an end of the swing arm is pivotally connected to the bridge structure, said end of the swing arm being opposite to another end of the swing arm which supports the rear wheel; and the upper mounting portion of the shock absorber is connected to the second element via the bridge structure and located at a height such that the upper mounting portion as viewed in a front-rear direction of the straddled vehicle overlaps the second element.