As the name suggests, it serves as both a bridge and a tunnel, with its expanse beginning over water before gradually dropping below the bay. Shore to shore, it stretches out for a mammoth Now discover 30 of the world's most beautiful bridges. Thanks to the transportation problems posed by its weather and geography islands, mountains and fjords Norwegians have become the masters of tunnel building.
Another photographer favorite is the Ukraine's so-called Tunnel of Love. It's found along a stretch of an old railway line that runs from the town of Klevan to the Orzhiv Woodworking Plant. After becoming disused the trees grew around the track and their branches became entangled to create a perfect ethereal emerald canopy. Spring and summer are the best times to see the tunnel at its most vibrant although fall lends lovely mellow tones to the spectacle. Take a look at incredible abandoned subway stations around the world.
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Ad Microsoft. Full screen. Tunnel vision Since the dawn of time humankind has had the urge to tunnel and burrow, whether for safety, storage, irrigation or to extract natural resources.
Recently our most extraordinary tunnels were dug for transportation. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. It holds the title of the world's longest road tunnel. The impressive piece of infrastructure opened in after five years of construction and features three rock chambers, which are illuminated with colorful lights.
It also has several state-of-the-art safety stations with emergency equipment and call boxes. Slideshow continues on the next slide. Constructed to provide a high-speed rail link between northern and southern Europe, at its deepest point it plummets to 1. Completed in , it was built for high-speed bullet trains, and is Mont Blanc Tunnel, France and Italy Another feat of modern engineering when it opened in , the Mont Blanc Tunnel was the world's longest road tunnel at 7.
The tunnel passes almost exactly under the summit, where it's more than 8, feet 2,m beneath the surface. Also known as Mill Lane, it's now a key attraction on a delightful walk in West Sussex that goes through the foliage canopy and uphill onto the 18th-century Halnaker windmill on Halnaker Hill.
Tunnel Log, California, USA When a giant sequoia fell across a road in the Sequoia National Park in , rather than move it, the park decided to cut a tunnel through it. The tunnel, which is 17 feet wide and 8 feet high 5. The walking path that runs through the tranquil grove appears like a moving tunnel as it's lined by soaring stalks of swaying bamboo.
The bleak-looking tunnel, an abandoned access road that was used by taxis until Eurostar moved to King's Cross station, was transformed into an unofficial and ever-changing urban art gallery in when the anonymous street artist Banksy chose it as the location for his Cans festival. With high tunnel systems, no summer is too short or winter too cold because high tunnels:.
High tunnels allow people to get into the ground and start producing crops earlier. They can also help people extend the growing season later as we go into the rains in the fall. High tunnels protect plants from severe weather and allow farmers to extend their growing seasons — growing earlier into the spring, later into the fall, and sometimes, year-round.
And because high tunnels prevent direct rainfall from reaching plants, farmers can use precise tools like drip irrigation to efficiently deliver water and nutrients to plants. Working with Cavalier designers, he wanted something spectacular entering the building portal The system and speakers are hidden under LED sidewalls primarily.
When the project team realized more speakers were required, we added speakers at ceiling height at either end of the portal.
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