Canopy bridges are a unique, but large part of Costa Rican architecture. They are a major part of the tourism industry, enabling people to experience the rainforests, which are an integral part of visiting Costa Rica, without damaging the habitat of the various flora and fauna. In the spring of 2021, Waagner-Biro's longest single-span and double-lane modular steel bridge to date was opened over the General Viejo River (located at General Viejo de Perez Zeledón) in. Puente La Amistad de Taiwán (English: "Taiwan Friendship Bridge") spans the Tempisque River, on National Route 18, connecting the cantons of Nicoya and Cañas in Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica. Although generally known as a cable-stayed bridge, it is really a hybrid bridge composed of a. In its history of over 120 years FCC Construcción has built bridges of various types and materials. This experience has allowed it to build and improve security and communication around the expansion of the Inter-American Highway, the main route for traffic in the Costa Rica. Some referencesThe new bridge over Virilla river in Costa Rica, inaugurated in August 2018 by the President and the Public Works Minister of Costa Rica, has allowed an increase in capacity of the National Route 147 at its crossing of the Virilla river improving traffic conditions of Radial Lindora. With a total length of of 780 m, including a 260 m-long cable-stayed structure, it was constructed in 2003, but damaged in the 2012. More than two decades after its inauguration, the structure once simply known as the Puente Tempisque Amistad Taiwan continues to be far more than just a bridge.