La Burrera Bridge, Honduras

The children of La Burrera want to go to school. But most of the students live across the Grand Liure River. When the river floods, they cannot attend classes for days, and sometimes even weeks when the rains are strong during the 3-4 month rainy season. Last year a child was in school late when the rains came heavy one afternoon. He was not able to go home for 3 days.

The parents also want their children to go to school. All the village fathers are willing to give up time in the fields to build a bridge so their children can have an education.

With this new bridge the community of La Burrera can eventually grow from a village to town, and lift themselves from the ranks of the poor to the middle class. All of this is dependent upon access to education for their children. For, when their children come home with college degrees and new methods of farming, agriculture, nursing or teaching, everything will change.

The La Burrera Bridge is also the site of our first suspension bridge. Previously, our bridges had short towers that did not allow us to "lift" the bridge deck over wide valleys or flat-banked rivers. But, thanks to the design efforts of Bridges to Prosperity Board Director Jeremy Johannesen, and the sponsorship and Honduras construction support team from Ross Construction, this new highly efficient and sustainable bridge will help expand our mission to twice as many river crossings worldwide as before. Therefore, the impact of this bridge will be felt far beyond the trails and roads surrounding La Burrera.

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