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crazy UNIVERSE 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. 32 September 2017