Finding the scary bridges in any part of the world is easy as there are present in varied sizes, shapes and heights. The main part that makes them scary is how shaky and adventurous are they. Besides this, most of the old dilapidated bridges can also scare you, as you never know when their rusty wires come out or their rotten wooden planks get delineated. Some people just cannot afford to look at what’s beneath them when they are on such bridges. If you think the fear of bridges or gephyrophobia is not that common, get yourself ready to cross some of the scariest bridges mentioned here. While it may thrilling, crossing these can make you experience this fear for real.
Aiguille du Midi Bridge, France
Though this bridge is small and people with acrophobia or fear of heights can easily get an escape from here, you will close your eyes once you look down at the rough and uneven French Alps mountain range. The exact location of the Aiguille du Midi Bridge is at the summit of Aiguille du Midi in the massif of Mont Blanc. People generally cross this connection through a cable car within 20 minutes. This cable car runs at 9,200 vertical feet, while the bridge is at a height of 12,605 feet above the sea level.
Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado
If you do not fear the mountains under your feet, this one could look scarier. The Royal Gorge bridge helps you cross through a deep gorge. From a distance, you may find this suspension bridge gorgeous and breathtaking, but when you are on it at a height 969 feet above the gorge, you would feel the real fear. This is the highest suspension bridge in the U.S. and is about 1,260 feet in length. You would want more air to breathe when you look down straight at the Arkansas River by nearly 90 stories. Since 1929 when this bridge was built, there had been no stabilizing wind cables installed in it until 1982.
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern Ireland
Anglers built this bridge near Ballintoy in County Antrim when they felt a need to go to the island for salmon catching. At a height of about 100 feet from the ground rocks, this bridge was initially made as a rope bridge that was later provided sturdy handrails by the National Trust when they saw visitors coming to the bridge to seek adventure. The 65-foot long bridge initially had only one handrail. Though nobody has ever fallen off this bridge, people still find it so scary that they prefer to come back by boats after they cross it once.
Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada
The 450-foot long and 230-foot high Capilano Suspension Bridge was built in 1889 across Capilano River in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The thing most scary about this bridge is its being so high, narrow and badly shaky. Swinging above an evergreen forest, this bridge has its cedar planks bouncing on steel cables when people walk on it. If this is not scary enough for you, go walking on the suspended walkways connected to a cliff.
Puente de Ojuela, Mexico
Santiago Minhguin built this scary bridge in the 19th century in order to connect to Ojuela that is considered a ghost town. The bridge is two-foot high, 1,043-foot long and 360-foot high above an equally scary gorge. Due to its wooden planks’ squeaky noises, one gets scary while going on a journey that leads to a ghost town. The safer part is its supportive steel cables that are suspended from two towers. But when the bridge was built, these cables did not exist. Do you feel that to be a little scary too? Well, check out for yourself if you dare not to get feared of any bridges.
William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge (Bay Bridge), Maryland
Connecting Maryland’s eastern and western shores, the five-mile long and 186-foot high Bay Bridge is infamous for its violent storms. When these bad weather storms hit the bridge, visibility almost goes off and drivers are thus quite scared to drive on this long-long bridge. The scariest driving starts when the person gets to the middle of this bridge and cannot even see the land around it. If you think you will be able to survive the scare, plan a visit to Maryland and the experience itself will speak.
Trift Suspension Bridge, Switzerland
This bridge was built in 2004 near the town of Gadmen in Swiss Alps when there was a need for hikers to reach a hut that had got inaccessible due to a retreating glacier. At that time, the bridge used to swing violently in the air that was later supported by handrails and stabilizing cables. But, this 558-foot long and 328-foor high bridge still makes heartbeats stronger.