No. I did not make fun of them for that. It is a true story.
The name of the city where this happened (2003-2004) is Laufenburg, and this city has two parts: a German and a Swiss part.
I did not find any English text about that said bridge with the Swiss construction fault. Those who can understand German may use the following link: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hochrheinbr%C3%BCcke .
The following photos were taken before the Swiss construction fault of 2003-2004 (see above), namely in 1864 (the first one) and in 2000 (the second one):
This photo was taken in 1864. You can also see a part of the oldest existing bridge of Laufenburg. This bridge was build in the Middle Ages.