30 ingenious engineering creations from around the world (31 photos)

Bridges, roads, dams, power plants and other infrastructure can be both beautiful and functional. There is even a Reddit forum a community that collects the most masterpiece examples of engineering thoughts. Let's take a look at the most striking examples!





1. Dedicated bus lanes in Essen, Germany



2. Bridge in Alberta, Canada, which can move wild animals. These structures have reduced the number of collisions vehicles with animals by more than 80%





3. Suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany



4. Diagon Bridge in Scotland



5. Rolling bridge in London



6. Bike path across the lake in Bokrijk, Belgium



7. Falkirk Wheel in Scotland - the world's first rotating boat lift that connects the Ford Clyde and Union Canals



8. Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado, USA



9. Storsesandet Bridge, Norway



10. Temporary road around the landslide. Fukui, Japan



11. Devil's Bridge, Bulgaria



12. Tokyo subway 3D model



13. Interchange in Jacksonville, Florida



14. Overhead metro line in Kolkata, India. There is a park underneath.



15. Utrecht, the Netherlands. 50 years ago this canal was filled up and turned into a road. Now the channel was returned back, and they made a beautiful area with bike lanes



16. Pedestrian bridge Bastei in Germany. Built in 1851



17. Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany



18. Giant bridge in Germany 158 meters high and 1.7 km long



19. Tram 1926, which still rides on the streets of Stockholm, Sweden



20. Stockholm telephone tower with approximately 5,500 telephone lines, 1890



21. Canals of London



22. Ancient Roman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain. Built around 50 AD. e.



23. Railway station in China



24. Night before the opening of the bridge in Peljesac, Croatia



25. Elevated tram at the airport in Detroit, USA



26. Jacob's ladder on St. Helena in Atlanticeskom ocean. One of the longest stairs in the world, its length is 183 meters



27. Indian research station Bharati in Antarctica



28. Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon, Portugal



29. Viaduct Millau - a bridge in southern France



30. Viaduct 13 in Brazil. It is 143 meters high and was built in the 1970s