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FRASIER’S FRIDAY FACT

Volume CCXXI

10/22/21

Hello everyone,

Happy Friday! Welcome back to Frasier's Friday Fact, where we cherish knowledge and continually build our mental database of useless information to use at parties.

I am shamelessly sticking with the transportation vibe of the past few weeks. Today's entry is not so much a "fact," per se, more of a "I think some of you may find this interesting."

While scrolling through the internet the other day, I found a picture of a circular bridge - and of course my first thought was, "why?" So I did a little research, and discovered that this bridge is called the Laguna Garzón Bridge.

So, why a ring shape? The bridge, located in Garzón, Uruguay, was designed by renowned Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly. The ring shape forces drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian access along the one-way circular route, including crosswalks that allow pedestrian access to either the inner or outer sidewalks of the circle - nice!

The bridge opened in 2015, allowing crossings where a small 2-vehicle ferry originally did the job.

Stay connected, my friends.

Fraish