Bridge to nowhere

"Bridge to Nowhere" redirects here. For other uses, see Bridge to Nowhere (disambiguation).
A highway bridge near Castrop-Rauxel, Germany - built 1978 but not connected on either end
An overpass to nowhere in Summit, New Jersey, Brantwood Terrace Overpass[1] walled off on both ends

A bridge to nowhere is a bridge where one or both ends are broken or incomplete and does not lead anywhere. If it is an overpass or an interchange, the term overpass to nowhere or interchange to nowhere may be used respectively.[2][3] There are three main origins for these bridges:

Further, the term "bridge to nowhere" may be used by political opponents to describe a bridge (or proposed bridge) that serves low-population areas at high cost, a symbol of pork barrel spending.[4]

Incomplete and damaged bridges

Belgium

Canada

China

Czech Republic

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France

Pont de Saint-Bénezet

Germany

Soda-Brücke Euskirchen

The colloquial name for a bridge to nowhere in Germany is "Soda-Brücke" (a pun from "so da" = "just there"). Many of the bridges were built in the 1970s as part of the Autobahn network, but the oil crisis and rising environmental consciousness slowed many highway extensions.

Indonesia

New Zealand

Norway

Russia

The bridge of Vachevskaya Street in Pavlovsky Posad
The bridge in Porozovo

Slovakia

Spain

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

United States

Bridges to unpopulated or low population areas

Canada

Russia

United States

Obsolete bridges and approaches

Canada

See also

References

  1. "Bridge to Nowhere - Summit, NJ".
  2. Daniel, Mac (12 December 2004). "Work underway on Route 128 widening project". Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Rosen, Jill (2 November 1998). "I-95 Exit `To Nowhere' Will Now Go Somewhere". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. Ou, Lingxiao. "The Results Are In: Chinese Stimulus Fails". The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 11 August 2012. The world’s longest sea bridge, built in Qingdao, [the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge ] has few users, making it the Chinese version of the “Bridge to Nowhere.”
  5. Malaher, David (Autumn 1984). "Port Nelson and the Hudson Bay Railway". Manitoba History. Manitoba Historical Society (8). ISSN 0226-5036. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  6. NRK: Ei 52 år forseinka bruopning (3 February 2014, retrieved 19 August 2014)
  7. NRK: – Dette var ein vill reportasjeidé (7 February 2014, retrieved 19 August 2014)
  8. Путепровод в Павловском Посаде (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-12-22.
  9. Губернатор проинспектировал строительство поликлиники, открыл путепровод и встретился с жителями в Павловском Посаде (Russian) mosreg.ru, 2015-07-22; Retrieved 2016-04-06
  10. "The Lost Viaduct - Stratený viadukt".
  11. "Gemerské spojky".
  12. "Sign with facts about San Martín bridge". Anales del Instituto de Estudios Históricos del Sur de Madrid "Jiménez de Gregorio", ISSN 1695-1514, Nº 1, 2000 , p. 87-110. Universidad Carlos III.
  13. "The Bridge To Nowhere".
  14. "Gam Gurung Bridge formally opened". Merton Council News Room. Merton London Borough Council. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  15. Bordesley Station, Warwickshire Railways: http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrbg1329.htm
  16. Northwest Exploration, 2009: http://nwex.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4652
  17. "520 "ramps to nowhere" to come down". Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  18. Staff (7 February 2013). "Big Four bridge opens in Louisville". Business First of Louisville. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  19. Dave Battagello (April 26, 2012). "Moroun's 'bridge to nowhere' dismantled". Windsor Star.
  20. http://www.freep.com/article/20120417/BUSINESS06/204170331/
  21. Vladivostok's new iconic 'Golden Gate' bridge opens for ordinary traffic
  22. Associated Press staff (September 23, 2007). "Alaska Seeks Alternative to Bridge Plan". New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  23. Dermot Cole (August 5, 2014). "Alaska's longest bridge completed across Tanana River". Alaska Dispatch News. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  24. Tim Ellis (November 8, 2013). "State's Longest Bridge Nears Completion, But Budget Cuts May Limit Army's Ability to Use It". KUAC. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  25. New canal head may change hiring methods, Ottawa Citizen, Nov 8, 1983 (railway bridge is second-last paragraph)
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