is it true there is a bridge being built from key west to cuba?
2006-12-08 12:52:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
No!!!
Okay, let's assume for a minute we had the technology to build a 90 mile bridge. Do you have any idea how much it would cost? And for what, to connect a 900km x 100km island to the US? Now maybe if we were spanning from Alaska to Russia, that'd have some huge economical implications, but to Cuba? Not to mention the stupid EMBARGO the US has had in place against Cuba for the past 44 years, and the "Trading with the Enemy" act which effectively forbids US citizens from travelling there, or spending any money there. What use would that bridge be? It's not going to happen. If it were to ever happen, it'd be a tunnel anyway.
Oof the comments. First of all, between Florida and Cuba is the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida. It's not as deep as the ocean. Most of the people living in Cuba are happy living there. The ones that you see coming on rafts were prisoners trying to escape. Castro actually helped some of them (about 15,000 criminals) get to the states to piss them off. Google Mariel Boatlift. And drugs? Not a problem in Cuba. The penalties are very stiff there for drug use and posession. The problem is smugglers from South America using Cuba as a weigh station on the way to the US. Cuba has cracked down on this and even has the death sentence for convicted smugglers. Americans need to realise that their media exhibits a huge bias against Cuba. What they probably don't know is the rest of the world considers Cuba one of the top vacation destinations in the world. Americans are missing out on paradise because of something stupid that happened nearly a half century ago! The last president who actually took some action at fixing things was Jimmy Carter who actually let the embargo expired. It was when Regan got into power that his obsession with the commies brought it back.
2006-12-08 12:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by Geoff S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There could be no reason to construct this variety of bridge. i think it would value extra to construct than the completed island of Cuba is well worth. Sorry factor, yet Castro has devastated Cuba.
2016-10-14 07:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. (a) definitely not feasible for geographical reasons, (b) definitely not feasible for economic reasons, (c) there's an Embargo between the U.S. and Cuba which would forbid it even eliminating a & b.
2006-12-08 12:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jamie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. the drugs mafia built it to transfer the coca easier hahahaha
2006-12-08 12:55:36 · answer #4 · answered by somany 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of that! But there not too sure about it... I hope they do though, that'll be awesome!
2006-12-08 12:54:35 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think about that for a sec...O.K. now realy think about it.
2006-12-08 12:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mad Dog Johnson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would the us want more illigal cubans than there are ready are.
2006-12-08 12:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
who the hell knows
2006-12-08 12:53:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋