Choluteca Bridge, Steel suspension bridge in Choluteca, Honduras.
The 984-foot (300-meter) suspension structure crosses the Choluteca River with load-bearing elements of reinforced steel and concrete foundations that support multiple traffic lanes and pedestrian walkways.
Construction took place between 1935 and 1937 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to support the Pan-American Highway through Central America as part of a continental transportation project.
The structure serves as a major connection point between communities in southern Honduras and stands as a landmark of engineering development in the Choluteca region during the first half of the twentieth century.
The crossing is accessible to vehicles and pedestrians and forms a key section of the Pan-American Highway through Choluteca, approximately 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) from downtown, reachable by public transportation or taxi.
The old bridge is one of the few surviving replicas of the Golden Gate Bridge, and at 300 metres it is shorter than the city's other crossing, the 484-metre Puente Sol Naciente, built by Hazama Ando between 1996 and 1998. After Hurricane Mitch, the new bridge stood intact over dry ground and was nicknamed "The Bridge to Nowhere" until 2003.
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