Why No Bridge Exists Between Florida and Cuba
Key West and Havana are merely 90 miles apart, a distance shorter than many existing bridges worldwide, such as China’s 102-mile Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge. Yet, driving from Florida to the Caribbean remains an impossibility.
This episode delves into the Florida Straits, revealing the engineering challenges that render this "obvious" connection a structural impossibility. It goes beyond politics and history, focusing on the oceanic conditions that impede construction. We discuss abyssal depths deeper than the Grand Canyon and the powerful Florida Current, explaining how the ocean has…
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