Re:Why the Amazon River Can't Be Crossed by Bridge (2018)
by lqet on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @11:25AM
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This is also hardly an issue, as there are bridges longer than that [0].
As others have pointed out, the main issue is given at the end of the article: nobody needs such a bridge.
> But the real reason for the lack of bridges is simply this: the Amazon Basin has very few roads for bridges to connect. The dense rainforest is sparsely populated outside of a few large cities, and the river itself is the main highway for those traveling through the region.
As others have pointed out, the main issue is given at the end of the article: nobody needs such a bridge.
> But the real reason for the lack of bridges is simply this: the Amazon Basin has very few roads for bridges to connect. The dense rainforest is sparsely populated outside of a few large cities, and the river itself is the main highway for those traveling through the region.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_bridges