{"id":145,"date":"2016-08-17T12:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ziticards.com\/blog\/?p=145"},"modified":"2016-09-13T07:12:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-13T07:12:24","slug":"10-of-the-most-incredible-civil-engineering-projects-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ziticards.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/17\/10-of-the-most-incredible-civil-engineering-projects-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"10 of the Most Incredible Civil Engineering Projects Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly every corner of the world is home to amazing examples of civil engineering projects\u00a0that have changed the way people move, travel, and live. From bridges to tunnels to\u00a0buildings, it\u2019s truly incredible what modern and ancient engineers have been able to imagine,\u00a0create, and design.<\/p>\n

These 10 projects exemplify civil engineering at its best:<\/p>\n

1. Panama Canal<\/strong> \u2013 Built in 1914, the Panama Canal is a transportation marvel. More than\u00a015,000 ships pass through the canal each year, saving themselves the extra 9,000 miles it\u00a0used to take to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.<\/p>\n

\"city-skyline-1149137_960_720\"2. Brooklyn Bridge<\/strong> – The Brooklyn Bridge has stood as a landmark in New York since it was\u00a0built in 1883. It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for cable wire, and over 144,000\u00a0vehicles pass through its arches every day.<\/p>\n

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3. Aqueduct of Segovia<\/strong> \u2013 Built in Segovia, Spain in 50 A.D., the aqueduct, with its impressive\u00a0arches and granite blocks, is still being us\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ed to transport water to this day.<\/p>\n

\"burj-khalifa-1096446_960_720\"4. Burj Khalifa<\/strong> \u2013 If there was ever a reason to visit Dubai, it\u2019s the Burj Khalifa. Standing 2,717\u00a0feet tall and boasting 163 floors, it\u2019s the tallest structure in the world.<\/p>\n

5. Qingdao Bridge<\/strong> \u2013 Measuring 26.4 miles long, this expansive bridge is the longest in the\u00a0world. It took no less than 10,000 workers and 450,000 tons of steel to complete.<\/p>\n

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6. Golden Gate Bridge<\/strong> \u2013 As one of California\u2019s most iconic landmarks, this San \"bridge-1333645_960_720\"Francisco\u00a0bridge used over 27,572 strands of wire that make its strong, sturdy cables. If you stretched\u00a0the wire out, it would measure more than 80,000 miles from end to end.<\/p>\n

7. English Channel Tunnel<\/strong> \u2013 Connecting the United Kingdom to France at 250 feet deep, this\u00a0tunnel measures 31 miles long and required the expertise of over 13,000 engineers and\u00a0construction experts to complete.<\/p>\n

\"hoover-dam-1471858_960_720\"8. Hoover Dam<\/strong> \u2013 Generating enough power\u00a0to supply 1.3 million people per year, the Hoover\u00a0Dam features an unimaginable 690 foot thick base.<\/p>\n

9. Great Pyramid of Giza<\/strong> \u2013 Engineers still ponder over how the great pyramids were\u00a0built more than 4,500 years ago. The Giza pyramid consists of over 2.3 million\u00a0stone blocks, some carried from 500 miles away.<\/p>\n

10. Great Wall of China<\/strong> \u2013 Measuring 5,500 miles long, construction on the Great Wall began\u00a0in the year 475 B.C. It wasn\u2019t until somewhere between the 15th and 17th centuries that the\u00a0project was completed.<\/p>\n

Images courtesy of www.pixabay.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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