In this day and age, roads and streets tend to be paved with asphalt concrete. The Federal Highway Administration explains that this is what you get when you add asphalt cement to sand and rock.
Asphalt cements can be modified, for instance, by adding polymers for added stability, less displacement under traffic, and less fatigue-related distress.
Meanwhile, the so-called binders that are added must be soft enough during cold periods to minimize thermal cracking.
#23 Infrastructure That Never Was : The City Of Cincinnati Started To Build A Rapid Transit System In The 1920s But Only Completed Seven Miles Of Subway Lines Before The Project Was Abandoned
The subreddit that we’re featuring today boasts 741k members. It has been around since 2011, and encourages people to share high-quality images of infrastructure. Members are asked to provide a bit of context about the photos they share. And you should mention the fact if you actually took the photo yourself.
#27 Turning Off Niagara Falls For The First Time In 12,000 Years 1969
“Paved roads and other public transit, agriculture, freight, waste management, and water systems are all things we could live without, but we really don't want to,” the moderators of the subreddit write, adding that these things “look cool, too!”
The subreddit has also adopted the witty tagline “Because sometimes faster is better,” and we can’t help but agree with them.
#29 Retro-Future Infrastructure: A 1913 Vision Of A Five-Storied, Six Level Super Street In New York, With The Claim That It Would 'Increase The Efficiency Of Business Traffic By 25 Percent
We’d like to hear your thoughts, Pandas. Which of these infrastructure projects wowed you the most? Which ones do you think have the perfect balance of incredible aesthetics and functional design?
What is the most impressive structure, facility, building, or piece of infrastructure that you’ve personally seen?
Let us know in the comments below.
#32 Nouvelle Route Du Littoral, Most Expensive Road Of The World In Réunion Island, France
#39 This Is What A Highspeed Rail Line Cutting Through A Plateau Looks Like, Ningxia Province, China
