30 examples of infrastructure that can be called masterpieces (31 photos)

12 July 2023

We rarely look at hard infrastructure - highways, bridges, railways, etc. - as works of art, inspiring awe. However, in the urban environment, masterpieces surround us everywhere, and here is the proof.





1. Bridge in Scotland



2. Wildlife crossing in Banff National Park, Canada





3. He is closer; the design has resulted in a reduction in accidents involving animals by more than 80%



4 Heatherwick Rolling Bridge - Paddington Basin, London



5. Pedestrian bridge Bastei, Germany (built in 1851)



6. Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany



7. Czechow Bridge, Prague



8. Falkirk Wheel, a rotating ship lift in Scotland



9. Wall at Ostia Antica; the bricks here are laid out diagonally, according to the scheme of Opus Reticulatum



10. Devil's Bridge, Bulgaria



11. Ancient Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain - stands from the 1st century, was used until the middle of the 19th



12. Viaduct Millau



13. Dedicated bus lanes in the middle of the A40 autobahn in Essen, Germany



14. Bridge in Boone County, Iowa



15. Overhead metro line integrated into the park. Kolkata, India



16. Denver Light Rail Station Entrance



17. Storseyzendet Bridge, Norway



18. Kapellbrücke Bridge, Lucerne, Switzerland



19. Utrecht, The Netherlands: 50 years ago, this canal was filled up and turned into a highway. Now he's finally changed back



20. "Swamp Fox", a unique power line pylon in Estonia by Part Architects



21. Tram 1926 on the streets of Stockholm, Sweden, November 2022



22. Bike path over the lake in Bokrijk, Belgium



23. Royal Gorge Bridge, Fremont County, Colorado



24. Under the streets of Manchester



25. Valens Aqueduct, built in 368 AD in Constantinople



26. Bridge over a mountain lake in Romania



27. Moses Bridge, Fort de Rovere, Halsteren, the netherlands



28. Temporary road around a landslide in Fukui Prefecture, Japan



29. Huangjiuwan Interchange



30. Entrance to the once longest railway tunnel in the world. London Underground Northern Line

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