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By Felix Achanda
Bridges are built to avert disaster and cut travel time. However, while fulfilling those purposes, some
bridges pose imminent dangers to their users. Here are some disastrous ones.
A bridge built above a sea with high tides
Bridges built over water bodies are reasonably
raisedto prevent users from tides. But, a bridge
in North Atlantic Highway in Norway is unique.
Although raised above water, the tides from the
sea reach it. Sometimes, a driver’s visibility gets
compromised after sea water hits the bridge.
A Hanging Bridge
Build with onl y ropes and wood
that is far placed, Hussaini Bridge in
Pakistan is tied to rock edges and hangs
precariously above Lake Borit. Strong
winds and the rickety surface mean users
literally hang for their dear lives.
Bridge with Only Two Poles
Construction of bridges is
expensive and time consuming
but not the Monkey Bridges in
Vietnam that onl y constitute
of two poles of baobab, one
for stepping on and another
for using as a hand rail.They
are as dangerous as they are
easy to make. Baobab like any
wooddeteriorates over time.
Unluckyusers unknowingly may
step on rotten piece of wood and
fall into the water below.
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September 2017