Stefanie
When we think of infrastructure, visions of concrete, steel, and utility may come to mind—connotations that often lean towards the mundane and ordinary. However, hidden within the realm of highways, bridges, and power lines are captivating and often overlooked visual wonders that defy convention.
These are 40 of the coolest infrastructure pictures shared to this Reddit group dedicated to these awesome pics:
1. Wildlife Crossing In Banff National Park, Canada
2. Thought You Would Be Interested In This Skew Bridge In Scotland
3. Drained canal in Venice, Italy
4. LUDINGTON, MI – Lake Michigan Hydro-Electric Storage “Battery”
5. Building Chicago’s “L”
6. This is Laerdal Tunnel, located in Norway. At 24.51 km/15.2 mi it’s the longest road tunnel in the world. For safety, to reduce monotony, it has caverns every 6 km that are lit with blue and yellow lights. They can be used for rest stops. The entire tunnel was built for only $113M
7. Heatherwick Rolling Bridge – Paddington Basin, London, England, UK
8. Split-Rock Lighthouse (Retired) Silver Bay, Minnesota on Lake Superior
9. Bastei Walking Bridge – Germany – 1851
10. Čechův Most, Prague
11. Magdeburg Water Bridge – Magdeburg, Germany
12. Devil’s Bridge – Bulgaria
13. The Ancient Roman Aqueduct In Segovia, Spain – Standing Since The 1st Century
14. The Falkirk Wheel, A Rotating Boat Lift In Scotland. It Replaces The Original 11 Locks On The Forth And Clyde Canal Junction With The Union Canal
15. Banff Wildlife Crossing Project, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Combined With Fencing To Keep The Animals Off The Road, The Structures Have Reduced Animal-Vehicle Collisions In The Area By More Than 80%
16. A Wall In Ancient Ostia Where The Bricks Were Laid According To The Scheme Called Opus Reticulatum, With Bricks Arranged Diagonally. The Ancient Romans Knew Earthquake Tremors Were Transmitted Diagonally And This Could Cope Better Than A Horizontal Pattern
17. Dedicated Bus Lanes In The Middle Of The A40 Autobahn In Essen, Germany
18. Millau Viaduct
19. High Trestle Trail Bridge – Boone County, Iowa
20. Elevated Metro Line Integrated Into Park It Passes Over In Kolkata, India
21. Public Elevator In Luxembourg, Free As All Other Public Transportation
22. Someone Recommended That I Post This Denver Lightrail Station Entrance On Here
23. Storseisundet Bridge – Norway
24. Kapellbrucke Chapel Bridge – Lucerne, Switzerland
25. Utrecht, The Netherlands: 50 Years Ago, This Canal Was Filled And Converted Into A Highway. Now It Has Finally Been Transformed Back, With Space For Cyclists And Nature As Well
26. A Novel High Voltage Electricity Pylon Called ‘Bog Fox’, In Estonia By Part Architects
27. Tram From 1926 Still In Active Traffic On The Streets Of Stockholm, Sweden, November 2022
28. A Cycle Path That Goes Through A Lake In Bokrijk, Belgium
29. Royal Gorge Bridge – Fremont County, Colorado
30. Under Manchester Streets
31. Aqueduct Of Valens, Built In The Year Of 368 Ad In Constantinople
32. The Mozes Bridge (Loopgraafbrug) – Fort De Roovere, Halsteren, Netherlands
33. The Bridge Over The Mountain Spring Lake In Romania
34. Temporary Road Build Around A Landslide In Fukui Prefecture, Japan
35. Huangjuewan Interchange
36. The Entrance To What Once Was The Longest Railway Tunnel In The World. Northern Line, London Underground
37. Oil Rig In Brage Oil Field Located In The North Sea 120 Km Northwest Of The City Of Bergen
38. The Stockholm Telephone Tower With Approximately 5,500 Telephone Lines, 1890
39. Road Cut Through Taroko Gorge, Taiwan
40. The Lner Azuma Train Crosses Edinburgh’s Forth Bridge
41. Clifton Suspension Bridge – Bristol, England, UK
42. Suspension Rail In Wuppertal, Germany
43. Another Image Of The New Bicycle Storage In Amsterdam, With Space For 7000 Bikes Below The Water In Front Of Central Station
44. Giantic Bridge In Germany, 158 Meter Tall, 1702 Meters Long
45. Crystal Palace Transmitter, London
