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World's Most
Exhilarating Bridges
These bridges are some of the most death
defying, extreme bridges of the world! Includes bridges from Greece,
Ireland, Malaysia and even Pakistan!
The Immortal Bridge (China)
Mount Tai in the Shandon Province of China has had cultural and religious
significance for thousands of years. It is one of the five sacred mountains
of China and is associated with the dawn, birth and renaissance. As you
progress up the mountain you will come across this – The Immortal Bridge.
This Bridge is composed of three huge rocks and several smaller ones. Below
it is a valley and to the south is a seemingly bottomless abyss. No one
knows quite when these enormous rocks fell into their current place but it
is quite likely they have been like this since the last ice age.
The Old Bridge of Konitsa (Greece)
This centuries-old bridge in Greece spans the river Aoos,
which is
full in winter. If you look carefully to the right under the top of the
bridge, you can see a small bell. Villagers say that when there is enough
wind to make the bell sound, it is too dangerous to cross the bridge.
The Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (Ireland)
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a rope suspension bridge near
Ballintoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The bridge links the mainland
to the tiny Carrick Island. The site is owned and maintained by the
National Trust, spans twenty metres and is thirty metres above the rocks
below. Today the bridge is mainly a tourist attraction, with 247,000
visitors in 2009. When it's windy, this is truly an exhilarating experience
– terrifying (if you're afraid of heights) but exhilarating.
Royal Gorge Bridge (Colorado)
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon
City, Colorado, within a 360-acre (150 ha) theme park. The bridge deck
hangs 955 feet (291 m) above the Arkansas River, and held the record of
highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2003, when it was surpassed by
the Beipanjiang River 2003 Bridge in China. It is a suspension bridge with
a main span of 938 feet (286 m). The bridge is 1,260 feet (384 m) long and
18 feet (5.5 m) wide, with a wooden walkway with 1292 planks. The bridge is
suspended from towers that are 150 feet (46 m) high.
Inca Rope Bridge (Inca Empire, Peru)
Inca rope bridges were simple suspension bridges over canyons
and gorges (pongos) to provide access for the Inca Empire. Bridges of this
type were suitable for use since the Inca people did not use wheeled
transport - traffic was limited to pedestrians and livestock. These bridges
were an integral part on the Inca road system and are an example of Inca
innovation in engineering. They were frequently used by Chasqui runners
delivering messages throughout the Inca Empire.
Pulau Langkawi's Suspended Bridge (Malaysia)
This sky bridge spans around the gorge on Pulau Langkawi,
which is the largest island in the Langkawi archipelago, Malaysia. It's
suspended at 687 m above sea level, offering magnificent views of the
Andaman Sea and Thailand's Tarutao Island. The view from the bridge is
really breathtaking – its curves provide different perspectives of the
landscapes. The Sky Bridge is one of the most spectacular bridges in the
world that delivers quite a pump of adrenaline. This unique cable-stayed
bridge is suspended by only one support column. This 95-yard column is held
up by 8 load-balancing cables. The curved pedestrian bridge spans 125 m
across a spectacular chasm. The bridge is 136 yards long and 2 yards wide.
The 1.8 m-wide Sky Bridge had two 3.6 m-wide triangular platforms that
provided a spectacular viewing area for visitors. And remember when in the
front of the bridge, you are standing 687 m above sea level.
Puente de Ojuela (Mexico)
Ojuela was a small mining settlement located northwest of the
city of Durango, Durango, in northern Mexico. The settlement is now well
known as a ghost town as a result of the mineral ore being exhausted. The
only surviving and functional structure is a suspension bridge. The bridge
is known as "Puente de Ojuela" (Ojuela Bridge) by the locals. The
original bridge was designed by the famous Roebling brothers, who also
designed the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time of construction, the Puente de
Ojuela was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. It was rebuilt
recently by the Peñoles Company, the original was scrapped and only the
main arches are now displayed at the Torreón Exposition Center.
Hussaini Hanging Bridge (Pakistan)
Known as the most dangerous bridge in the world, the Hussaini
Hanging Bridge is only one of many precarious rope bridges in Northern
Pakistan. For most of the citizens, the only way to travel was by walking
across mountain passes to Rawalpindi. In 1978, the Karakoram Highway was
completed and the region was connected, but inter-region travel remains as
difficult as it was 100 years ago. Regular aspects of travel through this
region include the rickety cable and plank bridges which cross Northern
Pakistan's mountain streams and rivers. Among these is the Hussaini Hanging
Bridge, crossing Borit Lake in the Upper Hunza. This rope bridge is both
long and poorly maintained. Many planks are missing, and strong winds shake
the bridge as you cross it. It does little to ease nerves that a previous,
older, broken bridge hangs in tatters next to the "new" one.
Vitim River Bridge (Siberia)
This broad river is the Vitim River in Siberia, Russia. The
bridge that's provided to get you across is made of wood and not in a very
good condition. It's only wide enough for one car but it's 570 meter (1870
feet) so it takes good 3 minutes to drive across it if you're a skilled
driver. If you're not so skilled, you could be looking at a 15 meters drop
into the Vitim River, which ain't no fun. And that's really nothing. Vitim
River Bridge is in Russian Siberia. For those who don't know this region,
it gets brutally cold there most of the year with temperatures way below
Northern Ontario and everything covered in snow and ice. This bridge turns
into an icicle with no traction yet locals drive up and down this bridge as
it's often their only way across Vitim River.
Bryce Canyon's Natural Bridge (Utah, US)
Natural Bridge, the most popular arch in Bryce Canyon, is
located 1.7 miles past Fairview Point and is visible from the Natural
Bridge turn-out. The naming of Natural Bridge in Bryce Canyon caused a
slight uproar in the geology circles. Even though the natural-made structure
looks like a bridge, it is in fact an arch. (Link | Photo)
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