Danjiang Bridge: Taiwan’s new infrastructure soon to be a landmark

Danjiang Bridge: Taiwan’s new infrastructure soon to be a landmark

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — I stood at the edge of the Tamsui River estuary and took in the newly opened Danjiang Bridge, a structure that offered more than an impressive display of engineering and design.The Danjiang Bridge is impressive for its scale and design, but what caught my attention as a Filipino visiting Taiwan was something more familiar: the role of a bridge in bringing communities closer together.This was my first close look of Danji…