Gallery: People Sure Get Creative With the Space Under Highway Overpasses

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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A park with colorful gymnastics equipment sits under an overpass, Shanghai, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A restaurant under Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A park under overpasses in Chongqing, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    Horse stables beneath the Westway in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A bus stop beneath Nanpu Bridge in Shanghai, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    Traditional homes sit near the A2 autobahn in Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A park beneath the North–South Elevated Road in Huangpu, Shanghai, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A soccer field stretches out beneath the Westway in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    People relax at a teahouse beneath the Caiyuanba Bridge in Chongqing, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A mobile home park under the Westway in Shepherd's Bush, London, England.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A snackshop beneath the elevated Liziba Main Street in Chongqing, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    A bus station beneath Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    An overlook beneath Highway 171 in Ötztal-Bahnhof, Tirol, Austria.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    An office and workshop building under the inner ring of an elevated highway in Shanghai, China.
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    Gisela Erlacher
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    An agricultural area surrounds the Yangtze Kiang river beneath the Caiyuanba Bridge in Chongqing, China.
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