sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIn 1998, Honduras built a bridge designed to survive any storm. It survived a Category 5 hurricane perfectly but the river shifted, leaving it spanning over dry land.lemmy.todayimagemessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down11
arrow-up1210arrow-down1imageIn 1998, Honduras built a bridge designed to survive any storm. It survived a Category 5 hurricane perfectly but the river shifted, leaving it spanning over dry land.lemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squarenailingjello@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·edit-230 days agoWhile the bridge itself was in near perfect condition, the roads on either end of the bridge vanished completely, leaving no visible trace of their prior existence. At this time, the Choluteca River, which is over 100 metres (300 ft) at the bridge, carved itself a new channel during the massive flooding caused by the hurricane. It no longer flowed beneath the bridge, which now spanned dry ground. The bridge quickly became known as “The Bridge to Nowhere”. In 2003, the bridge was reconnected to the highway.
While the bridge itself was in near perfect condition, the roads on either end of the bridge vanished completely, leaving no visible trace of their prior existence. At this time, the Choluteca River, which is over 100 metres (300 ft) at the bridge, carved itself a new channel during the massive flooding caused by the hurricane. It no longer flowed beneath the bridge, which now spanned dry ground. The bridge quickly became known as “The Bridge to Nowhere”. In 2003, the bridge was reconnected to the highway.