The so-called Bridge-to-Nowhere project for which Alaskan legislators secured federal funding to build a bridge to an unpopulated island in Alaska is an example of a(n)

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The Bridge-to-Nowhere project is a classic example of an earmark, which is a provision in a government spending bill that allocates funds for a specific project or recipient, often at the behest of a particular legislator or interest group. This earmark was inserted into a transportation bill in 2005, and would have directed $233 million in federal funds towards a bridge that would have connected the town of Ketchikan to an island with a population of only 50 people. The project was eventually cancelled due to public outcry and scrutiny, and it became a symbol of wasteful government spending.

The So-Called Bridge-To-Nowhere Project for Which Alaskan Legislators Secured Federal