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This may be the biggest surprise in the history of bridges in the world, Japan, once known as the "infrastructure maniac", but there was a major mistake in the construction of a bridge in Honduras, and the river was diverted when the bridge was just built. Who mentioned this matter and who was embarrassed, what is going on?
Embarrassing bridge
We often say that when you encounter a mountain, you open the road, and when you encounter a river, you build a bridge, all for better travel. In the history of bridges in the world, there are countless cases in which people on both sides of the strait have changed their lives because of one bridge.
But when it comes to the most embarrassing bridge project, you have to get the Choluteca bridge in Honduras. After receiving this request, the Japanese project team started the "infrastructure madness" mode. However, the final result is ridiculous, the bridge is built, but the river has not crossed.
On the territory of Honduras there is a well-known river called the Choluteca River. In the 30s of the last century, in order to facilitate the travel of people on both sides of the strait, the Americans once built a bridge here, the name of the bridge is very simple, it is called the Choluteca Bridge. Structurally, the bridge is a typical suspension bridge, with several tall columns and several suspension cables on the pillars to fix the bridge deck. The overall appearance shape and the Golden Gate Bridge in the United States have certain similarities.
For a long time, the local people relied on this bridge and lived a quiet and peaceful life. More than 50 years later, in the 90s of the last century, with the development of the economy, the number of vehicles on both sides of the strait has increased, and the original bridge is no longer enough to support the economic and trade exchanges between the two places.
In addition, the original Choluteca Bridge has been built for a long time, and the related facilities have also aged to a certain extent. Therefore, the Honduran government decided to build an additional bridge on the basis of the Choluteca River.
In 1996, the Honduran government decided to build a new bridge across the Choluteca River to improve the livelihood of the local population. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the project and the overall quality of the bridge, the Honduran government weighed many parties and chose the famous Japanese bridge construction company in the industry at that time to come and personally operate.
After surveying, the Japanese planned a 484-meter-long bridge for Honduras, which can be said to be the longest bridge in Honduras.
However, this time the Japanese did not use any suspension structure, but also chose a more fashionable and modern small-span arch bridge, the overall clean and straight, more aesthetic. As a result, it also became a star project in the eyes of the Honduran media and people.
In order to promote the smooth construction of the bridge as soon as possible, the Honduran government can be said to have helped. It is necessary to give policy to policy, to ask for money to give money, and to create crazy public opinion outside, in order to make the Japanese construction party complete faster.
Let the whole country take a good look at the brewing of this proud work. Many people living on both sides of the Choluteca River expressed their joy and anticipation for seeing the suspension bridge when they were children and seeing the small-span arch bridge when they grew up.
Japan's bridge construction team lived up to expectations, and after two years of meticulous construction, the star bridge across the river in Honduras was finally completed. As soon as the news was released, many Hondurans said that they must visit it in their lifetime, and it was on the country's hot list of check-ins in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, the bridge was not yet hot, and a huge disaster ensued. Hurricanes in the Atlantic swept through Central America with thunder, and Honduras was one of the main victims.
Windy and rough, Mitch left a record amount of precipitation in Honduras, and sent a crazy output of 290 kilometers per hour to the newly completed New Chorutka Bridge.
The hurricane took a heavy toll on the people of Central America and Florida, killing 11,000 people, missing 11,000 and leaving more than 2.7 million homeless. In the face of such violent hurricanes, and our Japan is worthy of being the leader of the world's bridge construction, the newly built Choluteca Bridge survived this hurricane. Let many people sigh, it is worthy of being a new landmark building in Central America!
However, the bridge is majestic, but our Choluteca River is not so lucky! The Choluteca River, which has flowed in this area for several years, could not withstand the strong strength of the hurricane and was blown away. This is unacceptable to many people, it is really not very harmful, but it is extremely insulting.
However, by this time, the Japanese side had completed the project and handed over the bid. And it turns out that the Japanese have done a pretty good job in bridges.
It's just that helplessly, the sky is not beautiful, and there is a strange incident of the river being diverted. This made the people of Honduras have to swallow this bitter fruit with grievances. Since then, due to various factors such as the domestic economy of Honduras and financial constraints, there have been no plans for the construction of bridges on the new river.
Honduras
Although the bridge did not eventually bring transportation to Honduras, the country succeeded in carrying goods in reverse because of the railway. After hearing about this strange thing, many people began a trip to Honduras to see this awkward bridge.
This operation made the small Central American country that was originally unknown out of the circle, and Honduras became one of the objects of ridicule by the people of the world.
In fact, Honduras is not only not famous, the country's economy, politics, and society can be described as "chaotic".
Many friends know Honduras, probably from the sports sector and the Taiwan Strait political plate to have the privilege of hearing the country's name. This small country in Central America is one of the few countries in the world that has not established diplomatic relations with China, but has established diplomatic relations with the Taiwan authorities, and the issue was not until 2023, when the two sides signed a joint communiqué on diplomatic relations and established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.
In terms of sports, football is arguably one of the most well-known sports in the country. Due to the many American football powerhouses, it is extremely difficult for the country to qualify.
However, the country also appeared in the World Cup with its own good strength. Many Honduran players have mixed up in American and European football clubs.
Just as China has repeatedly appeared in the world list, this small country in Central America often appears on the world's major lists. Unlike China, the country is often tied to names such as violence and danger, and "capital of violence" is the name given to the country.
On the other hand, however, the country is located in the tropics, and it has many spectacular landscapes rarely seen in other countries around the world. However, limited by the local disordered social economy, many people can only sigh.
After the new president took office, he began to crack down harshly on violence in his country.
In Honduras, the people's livelihood is deteriorating due to the abundance of gangsters. In the wave of globalization, countries have entered industrial society, but this Central American country is still an agricultural country, and its own characteristic products include bananas, coffee beans, etc., and of course, drugs.
What is even more exaggerated is that not only natural disasters are frequent, but the local society is also in a state of disorder. For example, the interests of local women and children, which had previously expressed concern to the United Nations, stemmed from the fact that local laws allowed trafficking in wives.
In some villages and towns in northwestern Honduras, husbands have hitherto been allowed to take their wives off, and then bring them to the bazaars like cattle. The trade can be exchanged for money or money, but the women in it travel from one region to another like cattle.
Although the local government has repeatedly intervened in such improper trading practices, such deep-rooted ideas have been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the local people, and there is no substantive constraint on them.
Finally, it can only be controlled by limiting trading hours. This matter seems to be managed, but it does not seem to be managed.
In addition to this bizarre "human trade", the local political situation in Honduras is chaotic, and military conflicts in the capital are frequent. The name of "City of Violence" has never been a wasted name. Compared with the frequent murders in the United States, murder here can be said to be a commonplace.
An average of 20 people die every day in murder or gang clashes, and 8.6 out of every 10,000 citizens die violently.
To escape this violence, local people would rather stay in prison than show up outside. Many people joke that in Honduras, you may not find a 24-hour convenience store, but you can definitely find a 24-hour funeral home.
Just as "Honduras" means in Spanish, "abyss" could not have been more appropriate to describe the situation in the country. In fact, Honduras has a rich historical and cultural heritage, from which the Mayan culture, one of the three major cultures of the Americas, originated. It is also one of the earliest established countries in modern society.
Since its founding in 1821, the country has seen 139 coups and 112 presidents in more than 150 years. This number is hardly matched by a single country in the world.
The chaotic domestic political situation is full of internal contradictions, but externally, the country has never been soft. In the history of world wars, the military conflict between El Salvador and Honduras triggered by a World Cup qualification tournament has resulted in thousands of deaths, caused only by a football. It can be seen that the people of this country have a short temper.
Due to economic and social insecurity, the people of Honduras have also begun to look for ways to earn a living. Immigration has become one of the actions of the local boom. According to statistics, the number of illegal immigrants from Honduras to the United States exceeds 100,000 every year. These illegal immigrants have been wandering in American cities for a long time, crowding out the living space of locals and threatening American social security. These have become one of the headaches of the United States.
Today, Honduras, under the new government, has undergone some degree of economic change. We hope that this country can get rid of the violent disorder situation at an early date and achieve peace and prosperity.