Throughout history, engineers working from limited resources and armed only with a desire to get from point A to point B. The result of that compulsion is the causeway, a road or railway that’s been laid down across a small piece of land that juts out of the water. Sometimes these embankments are manmade, and sometimes an opportunist has extended a road where a thin strip of land already exists. These causeways have blazed a trail through some of the most unpredictable and stunningly beautiful landscapes across the world as mankind reached out to the mysterious world around it. Here are some of the most gorgeous.
1. Germany’s Hindenburgdamm is a Rail-Exclusive Causeway That’s Been Open Since 1927
2. Running Out Of Zurich, 20-Mile Long Afsluitdijk is an Integral Part of Zuiderzee Works, One of the Most Extensive Networks of Causeways and Dams in the World
3. The King Hamad and King Fahd Causeways Were Initially Constructed As a Way of Improving Diplomatic Relations Between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain
4. China Has Relied Heavily on the Gao-Ji Embarkment, Reworking the Causeway on Several Occasions to Insure Its Continued Stability
5. The Johor–Singapore Causeway is an Integral Link Between Malaysia and Singapore, Acting as the Road, Rail, and Water Piping Link Between the Two
6. Though It’s Not Terribly Long, Melide Causeway is the Only Connection to Switzerland for Residents of Souther Ticino
7. Sweet Track Causeway Was Built Circa 3806 BC And Constructed Entirely of Wood
8. Stretch Across the Strait of Canso, the Canso Causeway Connects Cape Breton Island to Nova Scotia
9. The Lake Ponchartrain Causeway Bridge Connects New Orleans to Mandeville, Lousiana. The 24-Mile-Long Bridge Is So Long Drivers Can Actually Lose Sight of Land
10. Located in Essex, the Broomway Was the Only Access to Local Foulness Island for Centuries Until a Bridge Was Built
11. New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway Runs the Width of the the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers
12. The Passage du Gois Causeway in France is Only Accessible for About Two Hours Every Day
13. The Sitra Causeway Recently Underwent a $266 Million Renovation
14. Located in the Netherlands, Houtribdijk is a 16-Mile Long Dike Which Connects the Cities of Lelystad and Enkhuizen
15. You Might Not Know It to See It, But Colaba Causeway is Both a Busy Marketplace and a Functioning Causeway in Mumbai, India
16. Tasmania’s Sorell Causeway Was Built By Convicts Over the Course of Several Years Until Its Completion in 1872
17. The UK’s Devil’s Causeway is an Ancient Roman Road That’s Still Traceable to This Day
18. Completed as Recently as 1997, the Shaikh Isa Causeway Was Designed to Look Like a Sailboat on the Water
19. Väinatamm is the Longest Causeway in Estonia and Has Been Operational For More than 120 Years
20. Bridging the Gap at the Narrowest Part of Lake Zurich, Seedamm is a Partially Artificial Causeway
21. Built in the 1940s, Churchill Barriers is a Series of Four Causeways in the United Kingdom That Were Originally Built as Naval Defenses
