"A man holds onto the rusty railing of a dilapidated bridge in Saint-Louis, Senegal, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. While the famous colonial-era Faidherbe Bridge across town undergoes a $27 million renovation, with $17 million from France, several other bridges in Saint-Louis fall into disrepair." ©Rick Valenzuela

A man holds onto the rusty railing of a dilapidated bridge in Saint-Louis, Senegal, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. While the famous colonial-era Faidherbe Bridge across town undergoes a $27 million renovation, with $17 million from France, several other bridges in Saint-Louis fall into disrepair.