Thursday, December 22, 2011

The Jumping Board Bridge






These pictures portray the condition of the bridge constructed in Daguitan, Banga, Aklan to connect Banga to Madalag, but it does not.


The bridge is all steel with cement posts, about 250 meters, the width is enough for two motor vehicles to pass by simultaneously. However, while the east end is connected to the Libacao - Banga road, the west end is about 150 meters from the riverbank, Madalag side.


As seen, the bridge will best serve as jumping board for swimmers practicing for local, national and international competitions. But wait, the depth of the water is too shallow for diving practices.


As a passage for at least 4-wheeled vehicles, it may not served. There is water flowing between the west end of the bridge and the river bank in the Madalag side.


Presently, only motorcycle can pass through the bridge using the pile of sand connecting the riverbank and the bridge. However, water might erode the sand pile even by a shallow flood as the pictures will show. /MP

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

so after all the rendezvous of naming this bridge after a politicians' mother and with all the bruhahas of the Honorable (kuno) Rodson Mayor ... this bridge is again left for good? another bridge to nowhere? this is peoples money and not from the pocket of a politician!

WAKE UP AKLANONS!

Anonymous said...

Abi mag bugtaw eon abi kitang mga Akeanon sa mga ginapang obra ko atong mga opisyales ngara. Nagpa obra it sobrang 110 milyones nga tulay nga ro anang punta manlang gali hay sa tunga tunga it suba. Sayod man nanda kun ano ro mangin hitsura ko tulay ngara tag sa drawing board pa eang. Ham an gid abi it ginpadayon kun putoe manlang? May naga imbestiga baea sa pagwaldas nanda ko kwarta it mga pamueoyo? Sa mga opisyales nga naga aeagawan it balor tag gina umpisahan pa eang ro tulay ngara, siin eon kamo?