Zuiderzee Works Zuiderzee Works The Zuiderzee Works () is a man-made system of dams and dikes, land reclamation and water drainage work, in total the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century. The project involved the damming of the Zuiderzee, a large, shallow inlet of the North Sea, and the reclamation of land in the newly enclosed water using polders. Its main purposes are to improve flood protection and create additional land for agriculture. The American Society of Civil Engineers declared these works, together with the Delta Works in the South-West of the Netherlands, as among the
Evolution of motorway construction in European Union member states Evolution of motorway construction in European Union member states The evolution of motorways construction in European Union member states by total number of kilometers existing in that year. This is a list of the total number of Motorways by country, member of the European Union. It includes motorways (controlled-access highways), classified as such by the Eurostat. * Note: The table above is missing the next European countries due to the lack of kilometers built in the 20th century; Latvia and Malta, . * Note: Due to the new European standards in 2011 some European countries had their total number of