Bridges are arguably one of the most impressive of mankind’s innovations. They help us connect places as well as people. Several bridges around the world hold records for being the oldest, longest or most magnificent.
In this article, however, you would come across the bridges that have taken trophies for being so terrifying. Some of these bridges are so scary, people get weak in the knees just by crossing them.
Here are five of them:
1. Seven-mile Bridge
The interesting thing about this bridge is that its height does not really strike any fear. However, don’t be deceived by this. The seven-mile bridge in Florida is but only 65 feet above the water at its highest point but it is its length that is mindboggling. The bridge stretches deeper and deeper into the ocean that while driving all you would see for a really long time is only water.
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2. Royal Gorge Bridge
This was the world’s highest bridge until 2001. The Royal Gorge Bridge took just six months to complete and it cost a meagre 350 thousand dollars. The scary thing about this bridge is that beneath it lies a rocky gorge that no one would survive if they fall.
3. The Hanging Bridge of Ghasa
It should perhaps be called the swinging bridge. the bridge itself is due to the altitude and the area’s susceptibility to high winds the bridge sways precariously as it is crossed by locals visitors and cattle. Though the bridge looks rather fragile it is said to be quite sturdy. It is still used to move cattle. However, even the owners of this livestock have to work hard to stop them from panicking as they cross the bridge.
4. Kandinsky Bridge
You have to have nerves of steel to drive along this adrenaline-inducing rickety bridge in Russia. To cross it, drivers must navigate a tiny six-foot-wide path. There are no railings or safety features to save them from toppling into the frozen water below. To make matters worse the old metal structure is covered with wooden planks which can be slippery due to the frequent snow and ice.
5. Hongyagu Bridge
Sometimes it seems that bridge designers are twisted and sadistic people. Take the designers of the Hongyagu Bridge which opened at the end of 2017. They have constructed a bridge which spans 488 metres 1601 feet over a vertical drop of 220 metres 722 feet which is nerve-racking enough for most people but the designers decided to add a glass floor so that users could have a great view of the valley.
