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xtech wrote:Smokey wrote:It is far more economical and more beneficial to build a bridge to Venezuela than Tobago.
From Cedros to Venez is only about 15km over very shallow waters, that would cost probably a 1B US to build.....as opposed to a bridge to tobago which is twice the distance over much deeper waters.
Pan-American Highway who heard of it. If that bridge or tunnel is built you could drive from Trinidad to Alaska
The Pan-American Highway begins as Venezuela Highway 9 in Güiria, a small town in the state of Sucre just west of Trinidad along the Caribbean coastline. From Güiria, the highway winds its way west 76 kilometers to the town of Yaguaraparo.
The Pan-American Highway route in North America is the portion of a network of roads nearly 48,000 km in length which travels through the mainland nations of the Americas.
Because The U.S. and Canadian governments have never officially defined any specific routes as being part of the Pan-American Highway, and because Mexico officially has many branches connecting to the U.S. border, there is no definitive length. But the total length of the North American portion of the highway is roughly 16,000 miles (25,750 km).
equipped2ripp wrote:xtech wrote:Smokey wrote:It is far more economical and more beneficial to build a bridge to Venezuela than Tobago.
From Cedros to Venez is only about 15km over very shallow waters, that would cost probably a 1B US to build.....as opposed to a bridge to tobago which is twice the distance over much deeper waters.
Pan-American Highway who heard of it. If that bridge or tunnel is built you could drive from Trinidad to Alaska
The Pan-American Highway begins as Venezuela Highway 9 in Güiria, a small town in the state of Sucre just west of Trinidad along the Caribbean coastline. From Güiria, the highway winds its way west 76 kilometers to the town of Yaguaraparo.
The Pan-American Highway route in North America is the portion of a network of roads nearly 48,000 km in length which travels through the mainland nations of the Americas.
Because The U.S. and Canadian governments have never officially defined any specific routes as being part of the Pan-American Highway, and because Mexico officially has many branches connecting to the U.S. border, there is no definitive length. But the total length of the North American portion of the highway is roughly 16,000 miles (25,750 km).
umm, you do know that many parts of this road network is not accessible by a regular passenger vehicle, right? (Darién Gap (rainforest))
and also, some parts are only accessible in the dry season.
Riley2008 wrote:Trinidad and Tobago just cannot handle such a task. Look how long it taking them to build an interchange, just imagine the time frame to build a bridge to that magnitude.
A rather fetching idea however the country lacks support, discipline (in terms of maintenance) and finance. The government literally will be squeezing every cent to construct the bridge.
It will be a major burden for tax payers and not to mention running a very high risk if this structure is poorly built.