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Las Lomas Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
Project # 105

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Location: Las Lomas, Tecpan, Chimaltenango, Guatemala
Community Name: Las Lomas
Bridge Sponsors: Wisconsin Bridge Volunteers
Bridge Design-Construction Coordination:Michael Paddock & Kevin Hagen
Partners:Agua Para Salud (APS), Community of Las Lomas
Volunteers:Michael & Cathy Paddock, Benjie & Neil Hayek, Becky and Dean Schmitz, Kevin Hagen, Dan Salazar, Max Schmiege, Robert Merkel, Terry Niehoff Erik Falk
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Bridge Span: 35 meters
Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspended
Population Served: 1000
Expected Traffic: 300
Bridge Story: The existing crossing that consisted of an old stone arch, was washed away during Hurricane Agatha. The bridge will serve 7 communities in the surrounding area. The new will bridge carry pedestrians to schools, clinics and markets.



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Mission Statement. Bridges To Prosperity is a volunteer based charity that seeks to empower poor African, Asian and South American rural communities through footbridge building, thereby advancing personal responsibility, community public works, economic prosperity, and access to schools, clinics, jobs, and markets.

 

 

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