Editing Bridge to nowhere (section)

==Metaphoric use==
The term "bridge to nowhere" may be used by political opponents to describe a bridge (or proposed bridge) that serves low-population areas at high cost, usually characterizing it as an instance of [[pork barrel]] spending.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ou|first=Lingxiao|title=The Results Are In: Chinese Stimulus Fails|url=http://blog.heritage.org/2012/08/10/the-results-are-in-chinese-stimulus-fails/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811204150/http://blog.heritage.org/2012/08/10/the-results-are-in-chinese-stimulus-fails/|url-status=unfit|archive-date=August 11, 2012|publisher=The Heritage Foundation|access-date=11 August 2012|quote=The world's longest sea bridge, built in Qingdao, [the [[Jiaozhou Bay Bridge]] ] has few users, making it the Chinese version of the "Bridge to Nowhere".|date=2012-08-10}}</ref>

By extension, it may refer to any undertaking perceived as both pointless and costly.