Bridges to Prosperity USA     

San Francisco
Project # 100

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Location: Municipality of San Francisco de Cuapa, department of Chontales, Nicaragua
Community Name: San Francisco
Bridge Sponsor: ND SEED
Partners: ND SEED, Managua Rotary Club
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River Name: Quebrada Oscura
Bridge Span: 40 meters
Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspended
Population Served by Bridge: Approximately 2500 people
Expected Traffic: Approximately 200 per day

Bridge Story: San Francisco is a small community of about 500 families, several miles from the city of Esteli. The Quebrada Oscura divides the community into two, and when the rainy season comes, the people on one side of the river cannot reach their crops, while those on the other side cannot reach the highway and the schools. During the last two years, the rains have been torrential and have isolated San Francisco for weeks on end, causing people to risk their lives crossing the river when their community started running out of food and medicine.

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Google Earth view of Project LocationProject # 100San Francisco Suspended Pedestrian Footbridge
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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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