In 1930, in Honduras, across the Choluteca River, a strong, solid bridge was built, capable of withstanding even a hurricane.
However, no one expected that …
When Hurricane Mitch hit the city in 1998, the Cholutek Bridge survived. But another problem arose - the hurricane shifted the river bed and destroyed the roads leading to the bridge. What once seemed like a masterpiece of modern construction has become useless.
Within five years, the Cholutek Bridge became known all over the world thanks to its unofficial title "Bridge to Nowhere". Numerous publications described the technical achievement of the designers and admired the skill of the builders, which allowed the structure to withstand the most powerful Category 5 hurricane.
However, the creators of the bridge could not foresee the behavior of the river and the technically perfect structure ceased to fulfill its main function - it was on this example that many experts described the chaotic flow of market processes that are difficult to foresee even by the best experts.
A wonderful photograph showing the "lonely bridge" has been circulated in many publications around the world, and the term "Cholutek bridge" itself has become a household name, such as the "Bilbao effect".
In 2003, the Choluteka Bridge was again connected to the Pan American Highway and began to function as it should be for such a technical structure.
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