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Topic starter
23/09/2025 9:22 am
From the wiki,
"The Laguna Garzón Bridge is a bridge crossing the Laguna Garzón in Uruguay, on the border between the Maldonado and Rocha departments. The bridge is famous for its unusual circular shape and was designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly.[2][3][1] It is designed in a circular shape to force drivers to slow down, and allows for pedestrian access along the one-way circular route, including crosswalks that allow access to either the inner or outer sidewalks of the circle.
Laguna Garzón was previously served by a small 2-vehicle ferry that required daylight and good weather to operate. The bridge replaced the ferry in December 2015, providing a crossing for pedestrians and up to approximately 1,000 vehicles a day.[5]"
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
23/09/2025 9:31 am
It's a relatively short bridge - it doesn't stretch on very far, on the left side of this photo. And the body of water to the far right, just beyond that sliver of land, is the Atlantic Ocean.
23/09/2025 10:25 am
Not designed for speeding, for sure. Unique too.
23/09/2025 2:33 pm
It's actually a giant search symbol.
23/09/2025 2:38 pm
That would make for a great early morning or evening walk!
David Vandermeer
Corinth, Texas
23/09/2025 4:34 pm
Uruguay has always been on my bucket list. I have Uruguayan friends there who recently fled the US because they were afraid of being detained...they were weeks away from citizenship. So I have people to stay with in Montevideo.
This post was modified 6 months ago 2 times by Ed Glorius
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
Topic starter
23/09/2025 5:05 pm
@ed-glorius, I hear it's beautiful. Sorry about your friends.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
23/09/2025 11:37 pm
"Will It Go Round in Circles"
"What a cool looking design.....I may write a song about it."
This post was modified 6 months ago by Jack Dodds