What Bridge(s) Are You Afraid Of? [Archive]

Fat_Sunny

02-14-2007, 02:23 PM

Fat Had To Drive Down Past Philly Yesterday.  Somewhere Around The Airport, There Is A Long, High, Two Level Bridge.  Well, It Was Snowing And There Were Trucks Zoomin' By, And Fat Has To Admit That The Best He Could Do Was Hold The Steering Wheel And Look Straight Ahead.  It Wasn't Exactly A Panic Attack, But Fat Will Admit To White Knuckles By The Timer He Was Back On Terra Firma.As Boy_Sunny, Fat Loved Every Bridge He Ever Met, Especially The Chesapeake Bay Bridge.  But The Older He Gets, The Less Tolerance He Has For Them.  Fat Suspects It Is Mainly Because They Do Not Have A Shoulder, Should Disaster Occur.  Plus, He May Have A Borderline Case Of Vertigo.Fat Especially Hates The Old, Narrow Bridges, Like The Goethals.  But The Really High Ones, Like The Upper Level Of The Verrazano, Also Intimidate Him (Even Though He Thinks The Verrazano Is Incredibly Beautiful).Which Bridge(s) Intimidates You?  If None, Which Bridge Do You Most Like?

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:24 PM

<img src="http://www.pumpkinsoft.de/covershots/0140.jpg" border="0" width="193" height="264" />SOOOOOO SCARY

This message was edited by lleeder on 2-14-07 @ 6:25 PM

FezPaul

02-14-2007, 02:27 PM

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:29 PM

yomudder21

02-14-2007, 02:30 PM

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:33 PM

PapaBear

02-14-2007, 02:33 PM

<img src="http://z.about.com/d/realitytv/1/0/_/Y/todd.jpg" border="0" width="283" height="432" />Mine is scarier, lleeder.

This message was edited by PapaBear on 2-14-07 @ 6:33 PM

ShelleBink

02-14-2007, 02:33 PM

reeshy

02-14-2007, 02:33 PM

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:35 PM

PapaBear

02-14-2007, 02:36 PM

FezPaul

02-14-2007, 02:36 PM

outlawfrank

02-14-2007, 02:37 PM

<img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0800111680.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" border="0" width="280" height="280" /> or the Mackinac Bridge <img src="http://images.micron.com/images/education/bridges/mackinac1.jpg" border="0" width="479" height="386" />

This message was edited by outlawfrank on 2-14-07 @ 6:40 PM

Fat_Sunny

02-14-2007, 02:37 PM

Fat's Glad To See You're All Havin' A Good Time!

PapaBear

02-14-2007, 02:39 PM

reeshy

02-14-2007, 02:39 PM

Reeshy's glad that Fat's glad that Reeshy's glad!!!!!

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:40 PM

<h1 style="margin-top: 29px">Al Bridge</h1><table border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/rg/resume-name_nohd/top_center/http://resume.imdb.com"><img src="http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/24/27/20/10.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Not Submitted" width="100" height="150" /></a> </td><td width="90%"><dl><dt><div class="ch">Date of birth (location)</div></dt><dd><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/OnThisDay?day=26&month=February">26 February</a> <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/BornInYear?1891">1891</a> <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/BornWhere?Pennsylvania,%20USA">Pennsylvania, USA</a> </dd><dt><div class="ch">Date of death (details)</div></dt><dd><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/OnThisDay?day=27&month=December">27 December</a> <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/DiedInYear?1957">1957</a> Los Angeles, California, USA. </dd><dt><div class="ch">Mini biography</div></dt><dd>Most familiar for his roles, usually as a man of less than pleasant demeanor... </dd></dl></td></tr></tbody></table>

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:42 PM

<h1 style="margin-top: 29px">Krista Bridges</h1><table border="0"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/rg/resume-name_nohd/top_center/http://resume.imdb.com"><img src="http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/24/27/20/10.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Not Submitted" width="100" height="150" /></a> </td></tr></tbody></table>

El Mudo

02-14-2007, 02:49 PM

<img src="http://thursdays.com/pic200/simon9914g.jpg" border="0" width="392" height="400" />

This message was edited by El Mudo on 2-14-07 @ 6:55 PM

kevcala

02-14-2007, 02:49 PM

lleeder

02-14-2007, 02:53 PM

SatCam

02-14-2007, 03:10 PM

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/10/180px-Bridge_to_Terabithia.gif

StupidGirlllll

02-14-2007, 03:13 PM

The Outerbridge is terrible. I was shackin riding that 1, did not take my hands off of 10 & 2 .

Drunky McBetidont

02-14-2007, 03:14 PM

*<a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.sweetmarias.com/guattrip/guat.bridge.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.sweetmarias.com/guatemala2001.html&h=375&w=500&sz=65&hl=en&start=1 3&tbnid=_g4w6mTXIemI2M:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dscary%2Bbridge%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den %26rls%3DTSHA,TSHA:2005-21,TSHA:en%26sa%3DG"><img src="http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:_g4w6mTXIemI2M:http://www.sweetmarias.com/guattrip/guat.bridge.jpg" border="0" width="198" height="168" /></a>

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FUNKMAN

02-14-2007, 06:01 PM

Fezticle98

02-14-2007, 07:51 PM

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6768/secretary20ridgevq9.jpg Wait...what?

Death Metal Moe

02-14-2007, 08:00 PM

RoseBlood

02-14-2007, 08:00 PM

I'm having a laugh!

FUNKMAN

02-14-2007, 08:34 PM

<img src="http://www.quixmart.co.uk/pics/products/v148/589854/0/0/SPLIT_BRITCHES.jpg" border="0" width="135" height="200" />oh my bad

MrPink

02-14-2007, 11:41 PM

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/West_Virginia_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg/230px-West_Virginia_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg" border="0" width="230" height="234" />New River Gorge Bridge. Me and a couple buddies went climbin around the beams underneath it on a rafting trip. It wasn't scary then, but when I think back on it if I slipped that would be the end of me. Fuckin 876 foot drop.

Poochie

02-15-2007, 12:10 AM

You crazy people crack me up. thank you.<img src="http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/reports_and_studies/fixed_link/Graphic_D2.jpg" border="0" width="238" height="221" /><img src="http://www.caledoniaclassaction.com/images/sterling_street_bridge_burning.jpg" border="0" width="265" height="200" />

PapaBear

02-15-2007, 01:13 AM

MrPink wrote: <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/West_Virginia_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg/230px-West_Virginia_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg" border="0" width="230" height="234" />New River Gorge Bridge. Me and a couple buddies went climbin around the beams underneath it on a rafting trip. It wasn't scary then, but when I think back on it if I slipped that would be the end of me. Fuckin 876 foot drop.Remember the commercial that had a SUV pushed over that bridge on a bungee cord? That was crazy shit! To be honest, I'm about as scared of bridges as Fez is. I hate any bridge that is long, high, or is arched. I drove over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to get to Ocean City, MD. once. I went through the toll gate, then saw the bridge. I pulled over immediately. I had to sit there for about 10 minutes before I could get the courage to keep going. I must have pissed off a lot of other drivers, as I drove about 25 MPH the whole way. I can't even handle being the passenger in a car going over a big bridge.

narc

02-15-2007, 02:11 AM

<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/MIKEPA%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" border="0" /><img src="http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/staff/arthur/frbpc/april2005/images/George%20Washington%20Bridge_jpg.jpg" border="0" width="651" height="102" />The George Washington Bridge, mostly when I'm on the lower level because I'm afraid it'll collapse on me.       <img src="http://images.google.com/url?q=http://www.singhals.org/photos/2004%2520Hawaii/slides/01%2520On%2520the%2520way%2520to%2520Hawaii-%2520Bay%2520Bridge%2520in%2520California.jpg&usg= __MoktNZGAaizdr51c72p-S3teVN8=" border="0" width="640" height="480" />The Bay Bridge in San Fran for the same reason. (I guess I'm a top, not a bottom).  <img src="http://bridges.transportation.org/sites/bridges/images/ri.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="300" />The Newport Bridge because it takes you up really high. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge never really scared me for whatever reason. I used to have to commute in every morning from Arlington on the metro, and coming over the potomac, especially if I had a window seat, would freak me out a little because if you look straight down, you don't see the track or the bridge - you just see water.  <img src="http://pluto.fss.buffalo.edu/classes/eco/sb56/Rainbow%20bridge.gif" border="0" width="680" height="510" />The Rainbow Bridge also doesn't frighten me. But it should; I've had an unnatural fear of Niagara falls ever since I was a lad. I'll have to do another thread about that some day.

Yerdaddy

02-15-2007, 03:37 AM

outlawfrank wrote: <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0800111680.01._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" border="0" width="280" height="280" /> I was supposed to go here this morning but I met this great German girl last night and now I've got better things to do. Probably have pics of it up in a couple days when she leaves.  <img src="http://idontreadyourblog.blogs.friendster.com/photos/yemen/100_3735.JPG" border="0" width="500" height="666" />I'm afraid of the Shihara Bridge in Yemen only because they let jackass tourists like me shoot AK-47s off the fucking thing. What an awesome country!

docgoblin

02-15-2007, 03:42 AM

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2887/bridgecardsvx2.jpgbut seriously...http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7302/goethalsmb6.jpgThis is the Goethals bridge which joins Staten Island and New Jersey. As you can see it has very narrow lanes. I used to have to drive a waste oil tanker across it every day to bring the oil to a recycling plant in Linden NJ. I white knuckled it across every time. I swear that the side of the truck was within inches of the side wall of the bridge. I still shudder just thinking about it.

Reephdweller

02-15-2007, 04:30 AM

<img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/11144.jpg" border="0" width="298" height="300" />THE BRIDGE IS OVER...THE BRIDGE IS OVER... All you sucka MC, won't you please come out to <a href="http://www.hotlyrics.net/lyrics/B/Boogie_Down_Productions/The_Bridge_Is_Over.html#" target="_blank">play</a>, cause Here's an example of KRS-One, bo! Here's an example of KRS-One They wish to battle BDP, but they cannot They must be on the dick of who? <a href="http://www.hotlyrics.net/lyrics/B/Boogie_Down_Productions/The_Bridge_Is_Over.html#" target="_blank">DJ</a> Scott LaRock Cause, we don't complain nor do we play the <a href="http://www.hotlyrics.net/lyrics/B/Boogie_Down_Productions/The_Bridge_Is_Over.html#" target="_blank">game</a> of favors Boogie Down Productions comes in three different flavors Pick any dick for the flavor that you savor Mr. Magic might wish to come and try to save ya But instead of helpin ya out he wants the same thing I gave ya I finally figured it out, Magic mouth is used for suckin Roxanne Shante is only good for steady fuckin MC Shan and Marley Marl is really only bluffin Like Doug E. Fresh said "I tell you now, you ain't nuthin"

Bob Impact

02-15-2007, 05:10 AM

A.J.

02-15-2007, 05:30 AM

<img src="http://musicimages.liquiddigitalmedia.com/6/5/2/6/36256.gif" border="0" width="170" height="170" /> Much like the Newport bridge in Rhode Island, the Harry Nice Memorial bridge linking Maryland route 301 to the Naval Surface Weapons lab in Dahlgren, Virginia is a narrow, two lane deal that I'm surprised more people aren't killed on.<img src="http://www.mdta.state.md.us/mdta/nicebridge/images/IMG_0026.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="150" />

ralphbxny

02-15-2007, 07:57 AM

7 mile bridge on the way to key west....cause its so fuckin long and only 2 lanes!

ANC

02-15-2007, 08:27 AM

StupidGirlllll wrote: The Outerbridge is terrible. I was shackin riding that 1, did not take my hands off of 10 & 2 . It is narrow, but The Goethals Bridge is a lot worse. A lotta scrapes on the sides.

Crippler

02-15-2007, 08:32 AM

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge never really scared me for whatever reasonWhen my little sister moved to Virginia Beach about 10 years ago for college, I helped move her down there.  I was driving a loaded 18 foot box truck & the bridge & tunnel system was still one lane in each direction.  That really sucked.  That was probably the only time I've ever been scared on a bridge.

Knowledged_one

02-15-2007, 08:39 AM

<img src="http://www.movieactors.com/freezeframes510/airplanetwo107.jpeg" border="0" width="266" height="168" /> Looks like i picked the wrong time to stop sniffing glue

EffMeBoobs

02-15-2007, 09:01 AM

Duke

02-15-2007, 09:06 AM

Bob Impact wrote: <img src="http://www.jensgjohansson.com/images/Archtop-guitar-bridge.jpg" border="0" width="411" height="600" />   im more afraid of the fender jaguar bridge...

Dougie Brootal

02-15-2007, 09:14 AM

i am afraid of everysingle bridge on earth! i cannot drive on a bridge! i have to turn off the radio, put both hands on the wheel, and everyone in the car has to be completely silent!

Fat_Sunny

02-15-2007, 12:42 PM

Fat Read About This One Last Year In National Geographic.  He Wouldn't Dream Of Attempting It Without At Least 3 Zoloft And Two Valium, Washed Down With A Pint Of Grey Goose! <img src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/europe_the_millau_bridge/img/1.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="300" /> France has completed work on the Millau Bridge, one of the largest construction projects in Europe. When the bridge opens in 2005, cars travelling from Paris to Barcelona will sail over the Tarn valley in southern France at a height of nearly 250 metres.

lleeder

02-15-2007, 01:21 PM

crb1

02-15-2007, 01:36 PM

Fat_Sunny wrote: Fat Read About This One Last Year In National Geographic. He Wouldn't Dream Of Attempting It Without At Least 3 Zoloft And Two Valium, Washed Down With A Pint Of Grey Goose! <img src="http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/europe_the_millau_bridge/img/1.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="300" /> France has completed work on the Millau Bridge, one of the largest construction projects in Europe. When the bridge opens in 2005, cars travelling from Paris to Barcelona will sail over the Tarn valley in southern France at a height of nearly 250 metres. I saw a special on this bridge. It's a pretty amazing feat of engineering. I don't think your pic does it justice though. They said it will save travelers hours of driving through all the small towns and roads in the valley.  <img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y161/crb1/MillauBridge.jpg" border="0" />

Gvac

02-15-2007, 01:37 PM

Gvac fears no bridge.

atheos

02-15-2007, 02:00 PM

ok, this bridge was torn down about 6 or 7 years ago, was in my hometown of boonville, Mo. its hard to describe the pure terror that grips you as you begin the passage across the missouri river on this archaic piece of shit, but i will try.first thing you notice is that the lanes are ridiculously skinny.  to your right is a forest of steel beams that seem to lean in on you, and to your left is a car that pass's so close to you, that it was very common for cars to shake hands (bang side mirrors).  the next thing you notice is the actual driving surface, hmmm what would they make the driving service out of??? concrete? no....asphalt? nah....they made it out of steel, yes steel, which is real fun in the winter as its glazed with ice.  but the best part is that they made it out of steel strips about an inch in width, and about ten feet long.  also these ten foot sections don't align with each other, so as you pass each section your car shifts to the left or the right in a weird sideways turbulent type of way.lastly is the sound the steel makes as your car drives on it, a low rumble so deep it vibrates your car to its very core. in the background to the right is the new bridge they were building at the time <img src="http://www.mo-river.net/Arts/graham/bridge3.jpg" border="0" width="529" height="416" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Mike/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" border="0" width="1" height="1" />

narc

02-15-2007, 02:19 PM

Gvac wrote: Gvac fears no bridge. "...there's nothing to be afraid of. Except the Super AIDS."

A.J.

02-16-2007, 05:13 AM

"Where's that confounded bridge?"<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/17/Plant1975.jpg/200px-Plant1975.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="292" />

westsidechef

02-17-2007, 07:02 PM

I'm not really afraid of it, but the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway between Mandeville, LA and New Orleans is pretty creepy to drive across at night because it's about 25 miles long, doesn't seem like you're more than five feet above the lake and all you can see around you is water.

Fat_Sunny

08-04-2007, 08:28 AM

Well Given What Happened In MN This Week, F_S Thought Of This Old Thread And The Bit Of Fear He Had In February When He Went Over That Bridge In The Snow.

F_S Heard On The Radio Today That The Governor Of Maryland Announced That The State Will Have Drivers Available To Drive People Across The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Should They Have A Panic Attack!

Has The Minnesota Disaster Changed How You Feel About Driving Over A Bridge?

DarkHippie

08-04-2007, 08:45 AM

I dont like driving over the Tappan Zee. Its gonna collapse any day now, and i dont wanna be there when it does

FUNKMAN

08-04-2007, 08:47 AM

no problem with bridges. sometimes if I'm in a tunnel i'll imagine what I'm gonna do when it caves and the river comes rushing in. i amgine i'll ride/swim the rush of water right out of the tunnel like riding a wave to the shore

StupidGirlllll

08-04-2007, 09:00 AM

Pulaski Skyway Bridge..I never ever go over that i take the long way thru Communipaw never will I ever go over that bridge. Rumor has it that the Pulaski is built the same was as that bridge that just collapsed

King Hippos Bandaid

08-04-2007, 09:02 AM

There was a Bridge by Ocean City Maryland which scared me, it was like the Scary Bridge in Clearwater, that goes up hill

:king:

FUNKMAN

08-04-2007, 09:02 AM

Pulaski Skyway Bridge..I never ever go over that i take the long way thru Communipaw never will I ever go over that bridge. Rumor has it that the Pulaski is built the same was as that bridge that just collapsed

plus it's Polish

teehee, just kiddin
:devil2:

Fat_Sunny

08-04-2007, 09:03 AM

Pulaski Skyway Bridge..I never ever go over that i take the long way thru Communipaw never will I ever go over that bridge. Rumor has it that the Pulaski is built the same was as that bridge that just collapsed

That Is Definitely A White-Knuckle-Look Straight-Ahead Bridge. Horrible!!

drjoek

08-04-2007, 09:10 AM

http://photo.net/photo/pcd3255/dike-bridge-bw-34.4.jpg

Dike Bridge Chappaquiddick Martha Vineyard MA Pretty scary place

MadBiker

08-04-2007, 11:54 AM

I dont like driving over the Tappan Zee. Its gonna collapse any day now, and i dont wanna be there when it does

sheesh thanks DH, I have to drive over the TZ next Friday night and now the only thing going through my head is that I might end up in the hudson.

sailor

08-04-2007, 12:49 PM

I dont like driving over the Tappan Zee. Its gonna collapse any day now, and i dont wanna be there when it does

sheesh thanks DH, I have to drive over the TZ next Friday night and now the only thing going through my head is that I might end up in the hudson.

i was actually coming here to defend the tap, first from ron and now from the hipster. the tappan zee is a fine bridge. it's quick and a lot of cars use it. there are 7 lanes and i've never seen a lane shut down (4 for the rush hour and 3 for the opposite...the center wall is movable...my favorite part). i drive it once or twice a week and have never had a problem.

sailor

08-04-2007, 12:53 PM

Pulaski Skyway Bridge..I never ever go over that i take the long way thru Communipaw never will I ever go over that bridge. Rumor has it that the Pulaski is built the same was as that bridge that just collapsed

That Is Definitely A White-Knuckle-Look Straight-Ahead Bridge. Horrible!!

what's not to love?

http://citybelt.typepad.com/citybelt/images/skyway_picture.jpg

Fat_Sunny

08-04-2007, 01:24 PM

There was a Bridge by Ocean City Maryland which scared me, it was like the Scary Bridge in Clearwater, that goes up hill

Hippo, Was It The St. Georges Bridge In Smyrna, DE? Although There Is Now A Flat Bridge To The West Of There On The Newly-Renovated Route 1/13 The St. Georges Was On The Old Road To Ocean City.

http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?src=image&clickedItemURN=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaroads.com%2Fdela ware%2Fdelaware010%2Fus-013_sb_st_georges_bridge_01.jpg&moduleId=image_details.jsp.M&clickedItemDescription=Image Details

The Sunny's Used To Drive From Wisconsin To Ocean City And Then To New Hampshire Every Summer (To See All The Grandparents), And This Bridge Was On The OC To New Hampshire Leg Of The Journey. Dad Kept A Popcorn Bucket In The Car, Cause As Soon As We'd Head Up That Steep Ramp, Fat's Sister Would Start Throwing Up. Good Times!

buzzard

08-04-2007, 02:08 PM

The Thomas Creek Bridge(over 1,100 ft.high) inbetween Gold Beach & Brookings OR,when we rode on the bus to & from football/basketball games the teachers used to say the howling noises we heard going across it were dead cheerleaders looking for their souls.

spoon

08-04-2007, 03:17 PM

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2887/bridgecardsvx2.jpgbut seriously...http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7302/goethalsmb6.jpgThis is the Goethals bridge which joins Staten Island and New Jersey. As you can see it has very narrow lanes. I used to have to drive a waste oil tanker across it every day to bring the oil to a recycling plant in Linden NJ. I white knuckled it across every time. I swear that the side of the truck was within inches of the side wall of the bridge. I still shudder just thinking about it. 

Now see, I fear that bridge bc it allows Staten Island peeps to get into New Jersey. Keep those awful/dirty Statin Island twins on your side! And Statin was a pun stupid!

spoon

08-04-2007, 03:29 PM

ok, this bridge was torn down about 6 or 7 years ago, was in my hometown of boonville, Mo. its hard to describe the pure terror that grips you as you begin the passage across the missouri river on this archaic piece of shit, but i will try.first thing you notice is that the lanes are ridiculously skinny.  to your right is a forest of steel beams that seem to lean in on you, and to your left is a car that pass's so close to you, that it was very common for cars to shake hands (bang side mirrors).  the next thing you notice is the actual driving surface, hmmm what would they make the driving service out of??? concrete? no....asphalt? nah....they made it out of steel, yes steel, which is real fun in the winter as its glazed with ice.  but the best part is that they made it out of steel strips about an inch in width, and about ten feet long.  also these ten foot sections don't align with each other, so as you pass each section your car shifts to the left or the right in a weird sideways turbulent type of way.lastly is the sound the steel makes as your car drives on it, a low rumble so deep it vibrates your car to its very core. in the background to the right is the new bridge they were building at the time <img src="http://www.mo-river.net/Arts/graham/bridge3.jpg" border="0" width="529" height="416" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Mike/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" border="0" width="1" height="1" />

Holy shit, there was a bridge just like this in Wyoming/Pittston area of PA that was exactly as you described your bridge. When the Susqu River got too high, it would actually push through the spaces on the fucking bridge as it was lower then the damn dikes on either side. While it was cool, it was a fucking mess of engineering at best. I'd assume it was a cost saver due to the cheap nature of the area I grew up. "Always cut corners to pilfer money for yourself" is the town slogan for Wilkes-Barre, Pa. No shit, it's on the city seal.

spoon

08-04-2007, 03:41 PM

Hippo, Was It The St. Georges Bridge In Smyrna, DE? Although There Is Now A Flat Bridge To The West Of There On The Newly-Renovated Route 1/13 The St. Georges Was On The Old Road To Ocean City.

http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?src=image&clickedItemURN=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaroads.com%2Fdela ware%2Fdelaware010%2Fus-013_sb_st_georges_bridge_01.jpg&moduleId=image_details.jsp.M&clickedItemDescription=Image Details

The Sunny's Used To Drive From Wisconsin To Ocean City And Then To New Hampshire Every Summer (To See All The Grandparents), And This Bridge Was On The OC To New Hampshire Leg Of The Journey. Dad Kept A Popcorn Bucket In The Car, Cause As Soon As We'd Head Up That Steep Ramp, Fat's Sister Would Start Throwing Up. Good Times!

That is a pisser of a bridge. Is it still open bc last time I took the newer one and I couldn't even see a car on that crazy one. I believe it crossed the old canal right?

spoon

08-04-2007, 03:45 PM

And here's the bridge I most fear!

(Imagine the picture of Fat Jeff Bridges here from the R/F pic gallery)

Why can't I get that pic to post!?

buzzard

08-04-2007, 05:42 PM

My Dad always carries a loaded 357 with him when he goes across the Macinack bridge outside of Macinaw City..in case it collapses...just so he can shoot himself before he hits the ground!(true story)

xample

08-04-2007, 06:01 PM

I'm not really "afraid" of any bridges persay, but I'm not a fan of a couple of them.....

This is one of those open-grate bridges (Paducah, KY to Brookport, IL). It is also a bright blue smurf color, which is distracting while driving over. You have to find the proper speed to drive across this thing and firmly grip the wheel, because the open-grate road will pull you from side to side.

http://www.kentuckyroads.com/images/ohio_river/050-03oct20.jpg

Another two bridges that I don't care for are the ones that go to and from the Land Between the Lakes area in Kentucky. It is a true challenge to go across either one of these bridges while a tractor-trailer is approaching. I know quite a few people who will drive many miles out of their way to avoid these bridges.

http://www.kentuckyroads.com/images/lbl-03july/lbl0703-3d.jpg

sailor

08-04-2007, 06:33 PM

it's come up on this site a few times, but i can't imagine the millau viaduct.

http://www.energyefficientbuild.com/images/millau-viaduct.jpg

then, after seeing a few pics of it with clouds rolling underneath it...i see how people can have trouble with bridges now.

http://img.timeinc.net/time/europe/wonder/images/500_millau.jpg

http://net127.com/archives/images/r942853386.jpg

Keotok

08-04-2007, 06:51 PM

The Girard Point Bridge is the one just south of Philly, and yes, it is harrowing in any form of weather.
http://web.mit.edu/smalpert/www/roads/pa/i-95/girard.jpg

I remember when we lived in Seattle, we were taking a day trip to Mercer Island. Anyway, as we are crossing this floating bridge, my dad proceeds to tell us that it's sister bridge sunk 6 months prior. That was the beginning of my bridge fears. Way to go DAD!!!!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/I-90_floating_bridges_looking_east.JPG/180px-I-90_floating_bridges_looking_east.JPG

IamFogHat

08-04-2007, 07:14 PM

I'm not afraid of any bridiges, I don't understand the fear, but I do empathize with it. My sister is scared of them in the way that Fez is, and even though rationality (I'm not being sarcastic) overrides with me, I do understand how a person could feel the way they do about driving over a bridge the way Fez or my sis do.

waltermitty

08-04-2007, 07:38 PM

I've never driven over it, but the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Scares the Shit out of me....

http://www.cbbt.com/images/1.gif

spoon

08-04-2007, 09:26 PM

Here's one from PapaBear and Mudo's neck of the woods. I can't believe these back woods pusses are afraid of this engineering feat.

http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.org/images/photogallery/places&people/YenwaupnorBridge.jpg

spoon

08-04-2007, 09:29 PM

OK, this one might even get me a little worried.

http://www.tqnyc.org/NYC063049/copic2.jpg

spoon

08-04-2007, 09:37 PM

Here's an easy drive.....

http://www.nps.gov/glca/historyculture/images/Navajo_Bridges_1.gif

Marc with a c

08-04-2007, 09:40 PM

http://static.flickr.com/77/212436150_d19f42ce4f.jpg

spoon

08-04-2007, 09:53 PM

Some more fun....

http://www.abitapia.com/My%20Pictures/NewRiverBridge.JPG

Fat_Sunny

08-04-2007, 10:41 PM

That is a pisser of a bridge. Is it still open bc last time I took the newer one and I couldn't even see a car on that crazy one. I believe it crossed the old canal right?

Yeah, They Have Kept The Old Bridge Open, And Yes It Crosses The
"Cheasapeake And Delaware" CANAL. There Is A Nice, Short Summary At Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Georges_Bridge_%28Delaware%29

The Other Pictures Are Great!

The Millau Viaduct (The One In The Clouds) Is So Incredibly Beautiful That F_S Would Sublimate His Fear And Drive Across That One!

PapaBear

08-04-2007, 10:46 PM

I've never driven over it, but the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Scares the Shit out of me....

http://www.cbbt.com/images/1.gif
When I was a kid, we'd always go to the beach near the mouth of the bay. I'd look out at the horizon and see that bridge and think about how tiny it looked. Now that I'm older, and terrified of bridges, the thought of driving on it is almost unthinkable.

BTW... If I remember correctly, a beer truck drove over the side of it about a year ago.

sailor

08-04-2007, 10:49 PM

http://static.flickr.com/77/212436150_d19f42ce4f.jpg

great choice! even better at post #73.

Marc with a c

08-04-2007, 10:50 PM

great choice! even better at post #73.

i hope you get killed by a bridge.

sailor

08-04-2007, 11:01 PM

i hope you get killed by a bridge.

rude and rude!

StupidGirlllll

08-05-2007, 03:00 AM

it's come up on this site a few times, but i can't imagine the millau viaduct.

http://www.energyefficientbuild.com/images/millau-viaduct.jpg

then, after seeing a few pics of it with clouds rolling underneath it...i see how people can have trouble with bridges now.

http://img.timeinc.net/time/europe/wonder/images/500_millau.jpg

http://net127.com/archives/images/r942853386.jpg

Where is this bridge? ( I have to know so I can avoid it at any cost!)

Is it just me or has anyone else pondered this question. How do they build the bridges? I never saw any being built. Just wake up one day & poof a bridge. That amazes me.

sailor

08-05-2007, 03:33 AM

Where is this bridge? ( I have to know so I can avoid it at any cost!)

Is it just me or has anyone else pondered this question. How do they build the bridges? I never saw any being built. Just wake up one day & poof a bridge. That amazes me.

sorry, 'bout that, i'd meant to provide a link for the millau viaduct (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct) in southern france.

here are also some pics during its construction:

http://www.cegltd.com/Editorial_Pics/MNSW-221-LARGE.jpg

http://www.sme.sk/cdata/1619440/Dialnica470.jpg

StupidGirlllll

08-05-2007, 03:57 AM

Wow that just looks super scary. It is sooo thin. Thank god I do not have a passport.

Bulldogcakes

08-05-2007, 05:25 AM

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Events/0616-bow/bridges2.odd

I cant even watch "Different Strokes" anymore.

RoseBlood

08-05-2007, 09:43 PM

Fictitious or not, this one:
http://www.filmfashion.nl/stills/shrek6.jpg

Fat_Sunny

08-05-2007, 10:20 PM

Fictitious or not, this one

Well, If We Are Opening It Up To Fiction, RB, What Could Be More Terrifying Than The Bridge Of Khazad-Dum In Moria, Where Galdalf Fought The Balrog To The Death??

http://img-fan.theonering.net/middleearthtours/images/balrog_jhd.jpg

Nerd Alert!