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El Charcon Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
Project # 078
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Bridge Sponsor: Parsons Brinckeroff, Bancker-Williams Foundation, Rotary Club of Alamogordo, New Mexico
Partners: Binghamton-El Charcon Sister City Project, Municipalidad de Puerto de La Libertad
Volunteers: Thomas Black, Greg Black, Emma Dickson, and John McMillan, Benjamin Szymanski, Carrie Nicholson, Stefany Wang, Tom Cooper, Brent Whitcomb, Art Borst, Naomi Alexis of Parsons Brinckerhoff
Dedication:
Memorial: Gordon W. Brooks
River Name: Rio Comasagua
Bridge Name: El Charcon Bridge
Bridge Span: 35 meters
Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspended
Population Served by Bridge: 700 people
Expected Traffic: 200 people
Bridge Story: El Charcon is a community located in the Municipality of La Libertad, El Salvador. The community is very well organized and worked together towards other communal projects before. The bridge was built for the community members to be able to cross the river that divides the community during the rainy season. The primary function of the bridge is to allow access for children attending school, and to provide year-round access for other communal activities. The Binghamton, New York - El Charcón, El Salvador Sister City Project, brought the project to the attention of Bridges to Prosperity and helped form a local alliance that ensured the project was both locally appropriate and sustainable. With the generous support of Rotary Clubs, the community of El Charcon now have year-round access. Additional support was provided by Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) of the US. PB supported the bridge with both volunteer support as well as raised support offset the cost of local materials.
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Project # 078 - El Charcon Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
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