2025 Summer Manhole Cover Challenge Gallery - Epoxytec, LLC

2025 Summer Manhole Cover Challenge Gallery

Every cover tells a story — and each photo below is a snapshot into the hidden infrastructure that keeps our cities running strong. Thank you to everyone who has joined our 2025 Summer Manhole Cover Challenge!

Explore the gallery, discover unique designs from around the world, and help us celebrate the unseen world beneath our feet.

Macclesfield, United Kingdom — Macclesfield, United Kingdom
Features a double triangulated design.
Submitted by: Ian Clapham
Company: Lanes Group

Buxton, United Kingdom — Buxton, United Kingdom
Features a unique manufacturer’s name on the cover.
Submitted by: Ian Clapham
Company: Lanes Group

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Manhole located in front of our office.
Submitted by: Obie Watts
Company: Jacobs

Raleigh, North Carolina — Raleigh, North Carolina
Spotted at a public park with my family!
Submitted by: Mike Anderson
Company: TSE

Detroit, Michigan — Detroit, Michigan
Who doesn’t love Detroit Red Wings legend Nicklas Lidstrom?
Submitted by: Tyler Wydendorf
Company: City of Dearborn

Prague, Czech Republic — Prague, Czech Republic
Submitted by: Cody Mann
Company: Azamara

Kansas City, Missouri

London, UK — London, UK
This cover is marked with “Paddington.”
Submitted by: Ashley Grotewiel
Company: Tnemec

Charleston, South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina
Submitted by: Ashley Grotewiel
Company: Tnemec

Budapest, Hungary — Budapest, Hungary
Symbolizes the coming together of Buda and Pest as one city, making this manhole cover unique.
Submitted by: Karen Mann
Company: Epoxytec

Budapest, Hungary — Budapest, Hungary
Represents the unification of Buda and Pest into one city, captured in this unique manhole cover.
Submitted by: Karen Mann
Company: Epoxytec

Krems, Austria — Krems, Austria
Features the city’s coat of arms on the manhole cover.
Submitted by: Jack Lee
Company: WSP Canada

Shimizu, Japan — Shimizu, Japan
Birds running to the rescue.
Submitted by: Jack Lee
Company: WSP Canada

Universal Studios - Orlando, Florida — Orlando, Florida
Sanitary manhole located in Jurassic Park, Universal Studios Florida. Spotted while on vacation with my wife and kids — proving there were sewers in the Jurassic Period!
Submitted by: John Manijak
Company: Hoerr Construction Inc

Albuquerque, New Mexico — Albuquerque, New Mexico
Manhole located in the historic district of Albuquerque, NM.
Submitted by: John Manijak
Company: Hoerr Construction Inc

Disneyland, Anaheim, California — Anaheim, California
Spotted this manhole cover while on vacation with my wife and kids — can’t stop thinking about work!
Submitted by: John Manijak
Company: Hoerr Construction Inc

Daytona, Florida — Daytona, Florida
Features the outline and logo of the Daytona International Speedway.
Submitted by: Nick Modany
Company: JMT

Yosemite National Park, California — Yosemite National Park, California
Sewer infrastructure amidst the natural beauty of Yosemite Valley.
Submitted by: Spencer Tuell
Company: GCU

London, England — London, England
Located in front of the London Cavalry Museum.
Submitted by: Spencer Tuell
Company: GCU

Lisboa, Portugal — Lisboa, Portugal
This Lisboa Águas Residuais (wastewater) manhole cover features unique detailing that caught my eye during our trip to Lisbon.
Submitted by: Chris Hille
Company: Tnemec

Wellington, New Zeland — Wellington, New Zeland
Māori-inspired artwork depicting indigenous cultural motifs.
Submitted by: Lily Caputi
Company: N/A

La Vista, Nebraska — La Vista, Nebraska
The foundry that produced this manhole cover was local to the municipality, which purchased and installed it.
Submitted by: Kevin Morris
Company: Tnemec

Submitted by: Clif McDonald Company: Tnemec — Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian has a long history with the railroad industry and is the birthplace of the ‘Singing Brakeman,’ the father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers.
Submitted by: Clif McDonald
Company: Tnemec

Nîmes, France — Nîmes, France
Artistic cover featuring an alligator and palm tree; the alligator is the city’s symbol in the south of France.
Submitted by: Ryk Dunkelberg
Company: Mead & Hunt

Chattanooga, TN — Chattanooga, Tennessee
Old and visually striking manhole cover.
Submitted by: Ian Clapham
Company: Lanes Group

Shawnee Mission, Kansas — Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Discovered this hidden manhole cover while searching for a tremendously bad golf shot.
Submitted by: Chase Bean
Company: Tnemec

Canton, GA — Canton, Georgia
Features a largemouth bass and a warning not to dump waste. Plus Monroe the Bulldog!
Submitted by: Jonathan Brown
Company: HDD Broker

St. Augustine, Florida — St. Augustine, Florida
On my first visit to the St. George Street area, I saw many unique manhole covers and old fire hydrants while taking my wife’s father’s ashes back to his birthplace, her hometown.
Submitted by: Jeremiah Fields
Company: Culy Contracting

Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic — Karlovy, Czech Republic
Famous spa town known for its hot springs and as a filming location for James Bond’s *Casino Royale*. This manhole is at the historic Grandhotel Pupp, built in 1701.
Submitted by: Shaun Danco
Company: Stray Cat Industrial Services Ltd

Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic 2 — Karlovy, Czech Republic
Famous spa town known for its hot springs and as a filming location for James Bond’s *Casino Royale*. This manhole is at the historic Grandhotel Pupp, built in 1701.
Submitted by: Shaun Danco
Company: Stray Cat Industrial Services Ltd

Prague, Czech Republic — Prague, Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic — Manhole cover in the historic Old City.
Submitted by: Shaun Danco
Company: Stray Cat Industrial Services Ltd

Bratislava, Slovakia — Bratislava, Slovakia
Interesting street artwork (not a manhole cover). Submitted for interest!
Submitted by: Jack Lee
Company: WSP Canada

Orlando, Florida — Orlando, Florida
Taken at Universal Islands of Adventure.
Submitted by: Alexis Callahan
Company: Stantec

Think you have the perfect shot? Submissions close July 31 — share yours today and join the challenge.