10 Deadliest Bridges In The World

4. Puente De Ojuela, Mexico

Puente De Ojuela Mexico
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At first glance, Puente De Ojuela doesn't even look like a bridge. From afar, it looks more like one long strand of rope and not something any person should walk on. Situated in the Mapimi Municipality, Ojuela Bridge is also smack bang in the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert, just off eastern Durango in Mexico. It's hard to find, in other words.

Built in the 19th century (presumably as some sort of torture device), the bridge spans 271.5 metres. The distance between pylons on the 1898 construction is 315.5 metres however, meaning there ain't a whole lot keeping this one upright.

You can thank engineer Santiago Minguín for bolstering the structure and making it safer, because it was worse before he came along.

Originally, the bridge was used to move ore from nearby mines. Nowadays, it's used for pedestrians. Can you imagine carrying anything heavy whilst walking across Ojuela? A quick gaze to the left or right is all it'd take to have those knees a-knocking.

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