▁bridge ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁impress ive ▁and ▁anticip ated ▁projects ▁of ▁the ▁era ▁was ▁un ve iled , ▁the ▁" La ▁Dem oc rac ia " ▁bridge . ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁un ite ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁El ▁Pro gres o ▁in ▁Y oro ▁Department ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Pedro ▁S ula . ▁The ▁French ▁company ▁D ' Enter pr ises ▁was ▁contract ed ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁bridge ▁sp anning ▁the ▁Ul ú a ▁River ▁at ▁a ▁c ose ▁of ▁ 2 . 6 5 ▁million ▁le mp iras . ▁Work ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁President ▁Vil led a ▁Mor ales ▁and ▁Rod as ▁Al var ado ▁attended ▁the ▁historic ▁ceremony ▁together ▁with ▁other ▁cabinet ▁officials , ▁El ▁Pro gres o ▁mayor ▁Salvador ▁Sal g ado ▁Mang and i , ▁and ▁other ▁figures . ▁ ▁President ial ▁candid acy , ▁removal , ▁and ▁ex ile ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁top ▁primary ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁H ond uras , ▁Á nd res ▁Al var ado ▁Puerto , ▁Francisco ▁M illa ▁B erm ú de z , ▁José ▁Áng el ▁Ul lo a , ▁Ó scar ▁Arm ando ▁Fl ores ▁M idence ▁and ▁Mod esto ▁Rod as ▁Al var ado , ▁signed ▁a ▁document ▁under ▁which ▁they ▁agreed ▁to ▁respect ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Convention ▁and ▁support