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Googled "pointless bridge" and found this: https://www.dezeen.com/2016/01/19/laguna-garzon-bridge-circular-rafael-vinoly-uruguay-lagoon/ > The road is bracketed by a pair of pedestrian walkways. Because it's a circle, the inner walkway is inaccessible, so they had to create pedestrian crossings. > The concept of the Puente Laguna Garzon was to transform a traditional vehicular crossing into an event that reduces the speed of the cars, to provide an opportunity to enjoy panoramic views to an amazing landscape, and at the same time create a pedestrian place in the centre. > reduces the speed of cars What kind of logic is that? The point of a bridge is to be crossed. > The ring-shaped structure frames a circle of water, creating a "lagoon inside a lagoon" where people can swim, fish or sightsee. I don't see any stairs going down into the water level, and nobody's jumping down from the bridge onto the water. > "It is an iconic architectural piece that will be a catalytic factor in driving the development of Rocha’s coastline," said Argentine developer Eduardo Costantini, who invested 80 per cent of the $10 million (£7 million) construction costs. It sounds like a very strange structure that will be found as a curiosity in Google Earth 30 years later. > Viñoly is perhaps best known as the designer of London's Walkie Talkie building, which was nicknamed Walkie Scorchie after the glare from its curvy glass facade melted the bodywork of nearby cars. Oh.