20 Impressive Buildings and Bridges For Engineering Nerds
Who doesn't like tall buildings, long bridges, and generally massive bits of infrastructure? Nobody, that's who. It's part of human nature to be in awe of everything ginormous, especially when we're the ones who created the things themselves. If you want to see some of these colossal creations, check out this list of 20 awesome feats of industrial engineering for all of you architectural nerds.
The actual longest bridge over a body of water isn't where you might think, and spans Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana just north of New Orleans. Opened in 1956 and known as the "Causeway," the two parallel bridges span almost 24 miles. According to the Federal Highway Administration, eight full miles of the journey are spent with land out of sight in either direction. It might not be spectacular looking, but boy is that one long bridge.
On the opposite end of the spectrum is China's Beipanjiang Bridge, spanning the Nizhu River. This four-lane cable-stayed bridge has the honor of having the highest height above ground of any bridge in the world, and at one point measures 565 meters above the river. Just trust that communist engineering and don't look down.
See those and 18 other impressive engineering feats in this gallery of awesome construction.
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Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, China. -
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BHARATI Research station of India in Antarctica. -
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The Beipanjiang Bridge, spanning the Nizhu River in China at a height of 565 meters. -
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San Francisco. -
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Oil rig before it is underwater. -
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Railways in Tokyo. -
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ThyssenKrupp elevators test tower in Guangzhou, China. -
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At nearly 24 miles long, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in Louisiana stands as the longest continuous bridge over water in the world. -
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Railway bridge in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. -
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The Gwangyang Steel Works in Gwangyang, South Korea - the largest facility of its kind in the world. -
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Electric Elevated Railway, Wuppertal, Germany. -
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel - Virginia. -
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An archipelago in Norway. -
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A train route in India. -
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Worli-Bandra Sea Link, Mumbai, India. -
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit, Oct. 24, 2022. -
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Crab overpass on Christmas Island, preventing migrating crabs from getting run over. -
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Lotus Bridge, connecting RHD Macau and LHD Mainland China. -
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Jacksonville, Florida Interchange. -
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Conveyor belt of the Obed Mountain Mine in Alberta, Canada.
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