Originally Posted By: goharley
Eastbound Tacoma Narrows bridge was built in South Korea.


"Most of the steel came from Japan. The company that supplied the concrete is owned by a corporation based in Tokyo. The mile-long deck was built in South Korea and hauled to Tacoma on Dutch ships.

All the cable-spinning equipment came from Japan, and the 19,000 miles of wire inside the main cables was manufactured in South Korea, China and England.

Upset about it? Bring it up with the head honcho at Tacoma Narrows Constructors, project manager Manuel Rondon. You might get a sympathetic ear, but then again, you might not. Rondon himself is an import – from Venezuela.

The new Narrows bridge is a prime example of a new global reality in the world of big construction.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2007/07/13/v-lite/109040/made-in-america-hardly.html#storylink=cpy