The Tiny Water Bridge that Crosses a Highway

Описание: Aqueducts have been used to transport water for millenia, back to the ancient Romans. While we often think of these man-made waterways as elaborate stretches of canal, there's one that's quite the opposite.

The Veluwemeer Aqueduct is thought to be the world's shortest official aqueduct. Located in Harderwijk, Eastern Netherlands, this small waterway is only 25 meters long and 19 meters wide. However, the fact that the aqueduct is short is perhaps the least interesting aspect. More interesting, is the fact that it travels directly over a major highway.

The Veluwemeer aqueduct was constructed over the N302 road where 34,000 vehicles pass each day. While roadways usually get constructed over water, in this case it was deemed more cost effective to have the water go over the road.

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