Costa Rica: Bridges Collapse After Study Shows Dozens Are Dangerous

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | November 12th, 2009 | Trackback

Two bridges have collapsed since Oct. 22, one from lack of maintenance, the other under the weight of a 95-ton crane crossing a span that was designed 50 years ago to support just 35 tons. The latter bridge crossed the Rio Rincon in Puerto Jimenez, a fishing community and popular tourist destination on the Osa Peninsula. A new bridge is being built but currently Puerto Jimenez is accessible only by air or boat. Two other bridges were closed because of structural damage, one over the Burro River near the Lake Arenal region, the other spanning the Nandayure River in Guanacaste. In September, following a study that revealed that dozens of bridges were in potentially dangerous condition, the government declared an emergency.

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