30 Impressive Examples Of Infrastructure That Will Make You Appreciate Engineers Anew
Until flying cars are invented and give us total freedom of movement, we’re stuck using more conventional methods of getting around, such as roads, railways, and rivers. However, if merely hearing the word “infrastructure” makes you yawn, today we have something that will make you realize that it’s actually an art form of its own.
There’s a whole subreddit entirely dedicated to the most stunning examples of infrastructure out there, and the images shared there are absolutely breathtaking. From ingenious Dutch aqueducts to bridges hanging hundreds of meters above deep ravines, check out a collection of engineering masterpieces in the gallery below!
#1 A1 Highway Ecoduct, The Veluwe, Netherlands
Image source: earthmoonsun
#2 An Archipelago In Norway
Image source: Gavin_av
#3 Skytrain Inside Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore
Image source: BayViewPro
#4 Aqueduct Veluwemeer, Netherlands
Image source: tanmaypendse63
#5 A Cell Phone Tower Disguised As Cactus
Image source: earthmoonsun
#6 Sart Canal Bridge, Belgium
Image source: Jezawan
#7 Holland, Michigan’s Downtown Has Heated Streets And Sidewalks That Melt Snow And Ice. The System Utilizes Wastewater From A Nearby Power Plant Which Circulates Through 120 Miles Of Plastic Piping Underneath The Pavement. It Can Melt An Inch Of Snow An Hour Even At 20 Degrees Fahrenheit
Image source: kernals12
#8 Brutalist Flats In Camden, London
Image source: TheBetterFzeroX
#9 Ecoducts, Railway, Highway, Roads, Walkways… In Breda, The Netherlands
Image source: earthmoonsun
#10 A Partial View Of The 30km Long Houtribdijk Dam In The Netherlands. Again, Leave It To The Dutch!
Image source: motemha
#11 Shalu Leisure Landscape Trail, Taichung, Taiwan
Image source: tanmaypendse63
#12 A Village Settlement In Denmark
Image source: jaapgrolleman
#13 Viaduc De Millau – France
Image source: sylsau
#14 Highway Interchange Near Tokyo
Image source: DoritosDewItRight
#15 The Delta Works In The Netherlands, Consisting Of 13 Parts, Together Form The Largest Storm Surge Barrier In The World And Was Declared One Of The Seven Wonders Of The Modern World By The American Society Of Civil Engineers
Image source: KantKay11
#16 Subsea Undergroundabout, Faroe Islands
Image source: Hitno
#17 Dudhasagar Falls (Sea Of Milk), Goa, India
Image source: wickedGamer65
#18 Northern Lights From The Top Of The Mackinac Bridge
Image source: Driftershoots
#19 Electric Elevated Railway (Suspension Railway) , Wuppertal, Germany
Image source: tanmayp63
#20 Saint Petersburg Metro, Russia
Image source: MIIAIIRIIK
#21 The Storseisundet Bridge In Norway
Image source: thescarface5567
#22 The Beipanjiang Bridge, Spanning The Nizhu River In China At A Height Of 565 Metres
Image source: FoxFoxington
#23 Three Undergound Metro Lines Crossing Eachother At The Place De L’opéra In Paris
Image source: AlarmedYoshi
#24 Cykelslangen (The Bicycle Snake), Copenhagen, Denmark
Image source: tanmayp63
#25 Project Engineers Demonstrating The Cantilever Principles Of The Forth Bridge In Scotland, 1887
Image source: ScipioA
#26 Botanical Garden In Madrid Atocha Train Statino
Image source: KantKay11
#27 Gordon Dam In Tasmania, Australia
Image source: 13frodo
#28 Another Scale Of Infrastructure, These Salmon Stairs In Sweden
Image source: HoSchimon
#29 Roundabout And Bicycle Bridge In The Netherlands
Image source: LuckyLuuk14
#30 Pont De Normandie, France
Image source: AlarmedYoshi
Got wisdom to pour?
Projects like this inspire me, which is why I decided to become an architect. On articles like https://engre.co/blogs/articles/what-is-an-architect/ you could find out where to start and how promising it is