Berlin has developed a highly complex transportation infrastructure providing very diverse modes of urban mobility. 979 bridges cross 197 kilometers of innercity waterways, 5,334 kilometres (3,314 mi) of roads run through Berlin, of which 73 kilometres (45 mi) are motorways. Long-distance rail lines connect Berlin with all of the major cities of Germany and with many cities in neighboring European countries. Regional rail lines provide access to the surrounding regions of Brandenburg and to the Baltic Sea.
Image 20Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 21Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 22Various modes of transport in Manchester, England (from Transport)
Image 23The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 24The engineering of this roundabout in Bristol, United Kingdom, attempts to make traffic flow free-moving.
Image 33A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 34A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 35According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 36Lilienthal in mid-flight, Berlin c. 1895 (from Aviation)
Image 37Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 38Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 46A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 47European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 49The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 50A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 66San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 67German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
The Moscow Metro in Moscow, Russia, is the world's most heavily used metro system. It is well known for the ornate design of many of the stations (such as Kievskaya Station, pictured), containing stunningly beautiful examples of socialist realist art. In total, the Moscow Metro has 277.9 km of route length, 12 lines and 171 stations. Although passenger traffic is considerably lower on weekends, on a normal weekday the Metro carries 10.05 million passengers, bringing the average daily passenger traffic per year to 8,745 million passengers per day. Moscow Metro is a state-owned enterprise.
... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
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