crazy UNIVERSE
Bridge with a Steep Slope
The construction of EshimaOhashi
Bridge, J apan, is done over a lake
making it a marvel. However, its design,
allows for fishing boats to pass under it
and for vehicles pass over the bridge.
Accommodating all these led to sharp
inclination that requires great driving
skills and luck and to go through the 1.5
kilometer bridge
Bridge with no safety rails
Any bridge no matter how concretel y it is
built requires safety rails to prevent users falling
immediately when they misstep. However, the U-Bein
Bridge in Myanmar has no safety rails. During strong
winds users hold into vertical pillars that tower over
the bridge in some sections along the trail.
Narrow bridge made of degraded materials
Vitim River Bridge in Russia is shallow and built
using deteriorating wood and stained metal from a
dysfunctional rail track. To add to that, ice usually
makes the bridge surface slippery giving drivers a
daunting task to drive in the narrow route.
Beautiful but often
overloaded bridge
The problem with a beautiful
bridge is that people overcrowd
the area and may end up in the
fates that that the bridge was
build to prevent. Zhangia jie
Grand Canyon Glass Bridge is
one such a place. The bridge
crumbled 13 days after it was
built. While it is well-built, users
endanger themselves.
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