World's
Unusual Tunnels ! ! ! 奇 異 的 隧 道
資料提供者:Sidddney Chen
2012年11月5日
1. The Tower Tunnel, Japan
日本大阪大樓隧道
與政府達成協議 讓 阪神高速公路 通過
One of the most curious
buildings in Japan is the Gate Tower Building in Osaka, Japan. This building is
the result of an unusual compromise between the land owner and the Japanese
government. The 5th, 6th and 7th floors of this 16-story
office building is occupied by an express highway - passing right
through the building. On the building's floor information board on the ground
floor, the tenants for the three floors are listed as the Hanshin Expressway.
The tunnel does not make contact with the
building. Highway passes through as a bridge-tunnel, held up by supports next
to the building. The highway is surrounded by a structure to protect the
building from noise and vibration.
2. Tunnel Log, California,
USA
加州樹木隧道
Tunnel Log is a tunnel cut
through a fallen giant sequoia tree in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.
The tree, which measured 275 feet (84 m) tall
and 21 feet (6.4 m) in diameter, fell across a park road in 1937 due to natural
causes. The following year, a crew cut an 8-foot (2.4 m) tall, 17-foot (5.2 m)
wide tunnel through the trunk, making the road passable again
3. Tunnel of Love, Ukraine
烏克蘭 愛之隧道 , 鮮為人知
One of the most beautiful
tunnels in the World can be found near the city of Klevan
in Ukraine - The Tunnel of Love. This is in fact a train tunnel of trees. It's
the main attraction in the area and also one of the most beautiful places in
Ukraine.
During the warm months of the year the trees
planted next to each other form a fairy green tunnel along one kilometer (0.6
MI) long section of the railway. Not a lot of people seem to know very much
about the tunnel, or have ever heard of it at all, making it a well-kept
secret.
4. Tunnel Rock, California,
USA
岩石隧道 (加 州) 路已荒廢
Tunnel rock is located just
inside the entrance to Sequoia National Park in Central California. A huge granite boulder beneath which the CCC (Civilian Conservation
Corps) dug a tunnel for the roadway in 1938. The road now bypasses the
'tunnel' but visitors can walk beneath this 'balanced rock'.
5. The "L" Tunnel,
Illinois, USA
美國伊利諾州立理工學院 有鐵路穿越 為防噪音而做的隧道
This tunnel is located above
the McCormick Tribune Campus Center at the Illinois Institute of Technology in
Chicago.
A major design challenge was the noise of the
public transit tracks passing over the lot. The solution was to enclose a
530-foot (160 m) section of the tracks in a stainless steel tube passing over
the building. The tube's support structure is completely independent of the
building's, to minimize vibration passing between them.
6. Natural Tunnel, Virginia,
USA
美國維吉尼亞天然形成隧道 用以運煤礦
Natural Tunnel is a massive
naturally formed cave that is so large it is used as a railroad tunnel. The
tunnel's 200-foot (61m) width is large enough to accommodate trains, so in 1906
Southern Railway established a passenger line that snaked under the natural
structure. Today, the passenger rail is no longer in use, but freights continue
to haul coal through the tunnel on a regular basis. The awe-inducing nature of
the structure led William Jennings Bryan, 1896 presidential candidate and Woodrow
Wilson's secretary of state, to declare it the eighth wonder of the world.
7. Guoliang
Tunnel, China
中國太行山農民 (劉國樑 )自開的山路隧道 今成旅遊景點 . 命名國樑隧道
The magnificent tunnel road
in the Taihang mountains was
built by 13 local villagers headed by their chief, Shen
Mingxin, and took around five years to finish. This
tunnel was opened to traffic in 1977. The 1200 meter (3,940ft) long Guoliang tunnel is about 5 meters (16ft) high and 4 meters
(13ft) wide.
The tunnel passes through the side of an
almost vertical section of a mountain with many holes that looks likes windows.
Traveling this road is extremely thrilling because of the seemingly bottomless
cliff right next to it
8. Tunnel of Fish, Spain
西班牙 漁群隧道
Journey to the undersea
world of the 70 meter (230 ft) tunnel at the L'Oceanografic (marine park) in
Valencia, Spain where the sea life becomes part of your life. The water moves
around and above you as the illuminated lights reflect off the many fish
swimming through this unique tunnel.
The blue and green hues of the water and the specially designed glass used for this tunnel, reflects tourists visiting and gives the impression of almost being part of the sea existence. If staring eye to eye with these fish is not enough excitement for you, wait until you come face to face with a shark, eel or stingray. Thousands of tourists stroll this incredible tunnel every year and explore the fascinating life of many different species of fish.