Most terrifying bridges

[Cotty]

Not for the feint hearted. Some of these are proper scary.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/arti...

[Pixel Pusher]

Crossed the Millau a few times.

I can indeed confirm that it is very, very high.

[cirian75]

[Cotty]

Pixel Pusher said:

Crossed the Millau a few times.

I can indeed confirm that it is very, very high.

"At its highest point, the bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower"

[ApOrbital]

I would walk them no problem.

[R8VXF]

Planning on driving over the Milau on Sunday

[cirian75]

being a acrophobia sufferer why did I look at that site?

[Impasse]

Is there a slope on it?

[hairyben]

I actually joked about not trusting the chinese glass to the OH a few months ago or whenever it was

[Pixel Pusher]

Cotty said:

"At its highest point, the bridge is taller than the Eiffel Tower"

Travelling south, you first see it from about 5 miles away.



Still don't get it's true size on the approach.


Once you're on it though....

[ooo000ooo]

Did the Carrick a rede one when it was single sided, went over it when it was 2 sided on my mates shoulders, steps down into it were the most vertigo inducing bit of it, now i'm older and have a worse head for heights i'd probably need a blindfold just to look at it from afar.

[Pebbles167]

I've done the one in Ireland. Easy, but a nice looking area.

It's scarier doing some decent mountain climbing.

[drivin_me_nuts]

The Swiss one, no problem, the America one, likewise. But the chinese glass ones... not a chance.

[TurboHatchback]

drivin_me_nuts said:

The Swiss one, no problem, the America one, likewise. But the chinese glass ones... not a chance.

Chinesium is a well known engineering material combining the mechanical properties of chocolate and bone china. I would certainly not trust my life to it!

I've been over the Millau viaduct, it was quite fun. It was more impressive driving underneath it though, gives a better sense of scale somehow.

[Willy Nilly]

My brother and I rode over the Millau Bridge this summer, it is a fantastic piece of engineering and anyone even slightly interested in it should take a trip down there. Riding over it mainly feels just like another dual carriageway, even from underneath you can't get the scale of it because it is so high.

It is a good thing that people have the skills do build things like this that we can see and touch.

[Antony Moxey]

Willy Nilly said:

My brother and I rode over the Millau Bridge this summer, it is a fantastic piece of engineering and anyone even slightly interested in it should take a trip down there. Riding over it mainly feels just like another dual carriageway, even from underneath you can't get the scale of it because it is so high.

It is a good thing that people have the skills do build things like this that we can see and touch.

We went over it a couple of years ago and have to say it was a very ordinary experience. You're miles away from the edges (obviously!), and presumably to counteract cross winds the sides are built up quite a bit too - you don't see much other than barriers when you're crossing it. However, just before you can turn off into a service area that gives stunning views of both the bridge and valley below - we probably spent a good hour there taking in the views.

Definitely worth the 50 mile detour we took to see it though!

[Axionknight]

I have never had a problem with heights and wouldn't mind traversing any of those - some fabulous bits of engineering/ingenuity too.

Cheers for sharing

[Hoofy]

I notice that quite a few of them are nope bridges.

[Jarcy]

I walked across the Titlis Cliffwalk in March. Not so scary, but does claim to be the highest suspension bridge in Europe.
And walking across it in ski boots is a little unnerving though.

Quite spectacular, as is the whole of Engelberg:

[Cotty]

Hoofy said:

I notice that quite a few of them are nope bridges.

Typo or nope you wouldn't attempt them?