This isn't always true even for bridges. Near where we live, the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge (longer than Golden Gate bridge) construction started in 1988. It took 10

This isn't always true even for bridges. Near where we live, the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge (longer than Golden Gate bridge) construction started in 1988. It took 10 years to build it, and during construction the Kobe earthquake hit and the bridge construction had to be adjusted because Kobe had moved.