SCARIEST Bridges And Roads You Can Travel On

Roads and bridges are things that are used to travel more efficiently from place to place. They certainly help when it comes to crossing water or great heights between mountains, although those same traits also make these passages absolutely terrifying. These are the Scariest Bridges And Roads You Can Travel On. We wouldn’t recommend going to any of them. Just trust us.

#8 - Zhangjiajie Glass Walk Bridge
Just a year ago, China opened a breathtaking glass skywalk that had been added to Hunan’s mountainous landscapes. The winding bridge is 1,410 feet long and, as you can see from these frightening photos, it hovers 984 feet above the ground. This would be the very last place in the world you would find us. You’re on your own if you want to go check this scary bridge out.

#7 - Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
You might be able to guess why the bridge in this picture made it into this video just by looking at it. It’s not particularly high, and it actually only sits 16 feet above the water. The bridge connects the two Louisiana towns of Metairie and Mandeville. It stretches an incredible 24 miles across the lake. If that wasn’t scary enough, once you get about eight miles into the bridge, you no longer have a visual of land.

#6 - Captain William Moore Bridge
Although the bridge in this photo isn’t all that scary to look at, once you find out about the surroundings and the structural integrity of this bridge, you might just change your mind. This bridge is located in Alaska and it crosses over an ACTIVE earthquake fault. The engineers who designed the bridge planned for the potential disaster and only anchored one end of the bridge securely. Now, when the ground trembles and shifts, the bridge won’t just be torn apart. However, we want to know how it’s still safe with only one end secured. How does that work?

#5 - Millau Viaduct, France
The bridge in this picture gives us the same thrilling fear as riding a roller coaster. The bridge pictured here is the Millau Viaduct located in France. The tallest part of the bridge, from the valley floor to tip of the mast is 1,125 feet tall, which is taller than the Eiffel Tower! It may be less than two miles in length, but this is another path we just aren’t going to bother taking.

#4 - The Confederation Bridge
This bridge located in Canada made it into this video not because it is incredibly tall and you’re scared of heights, but because it is a long eight miles to the other side. You can see just how long it is in this picture. While that in itself doesn’t seem to shiver worthy, the fact that it is the longest bridge crossing over ice cold water in the world, does. Yes, there are ones that are miles longer, but supposedly not over such freezing waters. This one billion dollar bridge probably won’t just dump you in the water as it crumbles, but that fear factor that it will is still alive and well.

#3 - Hussaini Hanging Bridge
Hanging bridge is right! Though it should really be called “hanging by a thread bridge,” just look at the mess in this picture, someone come collect their granny, she needs help! This rickety cable and wood bridge is located in Pakistan, and you couldn’t pay us enough to cross it. The bridge crosses over the rapidly flowing Hunza River and the tattered and worn remains of the previous bridges hang right next to the one being currently used. To make this bridge that much more unbearable, it was swallowed up by flood waters in 2010. Although there has been a newer one built, it doesn't seem any safer.

#2 - Monkey Bridges
If you told us that we would have to walk across the scary skinny bridge pictured here, we would have laughed into next week. There’s just no way. Even though this bridge seems like a joke in a movie, these “monkey” bridges are used as a quick passage in several parts of Vietnam. The name “Monkey” bridge comes from the stooped posture you have to adopt when crossing. Just so you know how crazy this bridge is, it is exactly as it looks in the picture; the bridge is made from a single bamboo log with one or two handrails. If you think crossing this is a good idea, best of luck to you and we’ll see you down at the bottom of the river, since you’re certainly falling in.

#1 - Eshima Ohashi Bridge
This terrifying bridge wasn’t a nightmare constructed by an architect but if you looked at this picture of the bridge, you would think it was. This mile long bridge spans across Lake Nakaumi and links the city of Matsue to the city of Sakaiminato. The reason for the sudden climb in the bridge is meant to allow entire barges or ships underneath without incident. Although this bridge looks absolutely terrifying at about a 45-degree angle, it is actually not that steep, and a side view of the bridge shows that the highest point is reached with a gradual incline. It’s not at all how it appears.

[moorberry]

So many missing, scarier, narrower, windier bridges around the world. This lady is just afraid of bridges.

[pheonixdragon]

I found some mistakes or mispronunciations in this video, the ones I had the most trouble with are:
1) The Mackinac Bridge is pronounce Ma-kuh-naa, I have driven over this bridge several times and have enjoyed the sound of my tires on the steel deck.
2) The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is in Virginia NOT Maryland as it crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The tunnel portion is so ships can enter and exit the bay. The thrumming of a ships propeller is a sound you don't forget as you go through the tunnel. There is a Chesapeake Bay Bridge (Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge) in Maryland, but there are no tunnels as far as any maps or the state show.

[slpargin]

Their justification for each bridge: "Just look at it!"

[trevor]

6:00 those are 2 different bridges. The first one is in Maryland.The second one is in Virginia.

[visualeyours]

I agree with the narrator. I'd much rather take the long route than take a chance on some of these bridges. The video alone was just about as much as I could handle. I've driven over the Tappan Zee bridge many times and never felt insecure. But I have traveled the Chesapeake Bridge, a singular bridge, and have felt terror as a child seeing it from a distance and then going over it.

[malkaringel]

I have been through the underwater tunnel at Chesapeake. ....it goes on forever n is under the ocean. How they built it is a mystery

[TheLargeLebowski]

Love that we started this with a brief explanation of what roads and bridges ARE

[Triad]

At 5:05, Macinak Bridge is pronounced Ma-kin-aw Bridge. Safe since day 1. It is on Lake Huron's north side (tummy of the Michaigan 'rabbit' shaped upper peninsula. All 5 Great Lakes produce hefty storms. Just keepin' it real.

[stickerberrybush]

The Chesapeak Bay Bridge in Annapolis, MD has always terrified me. I will go the long way around to avoid that Bridge! It used to have very low side railings and you could see the water through the road when you drove. I think they've changed it now. It also doesn't help that a truck was blown off the bridge from heavy winds not too long ago.

[DrKO]

I've driven the Mackinac Bridge. The lake from the bridge is beautiful!

[tech-ovyl]

She keeps saying we are not doing it when talking about crossing bridges and heights ? Does she say we meaning me, myself and I like she's three people ?

[rayradiance]

I've driven over the 24 mile bridge in Louisiana and it wasn't scary at all, it's a normal bridge so what are you guys talking about?

[Sailoralso]

We, in Michigan, also have an annual Bridge Walk. Monday, Labor Day morning, the bridge is closed to through traffic and you can walk the entire span. Up to 100, 000 people do it.
If you want to be scared, , the two center lanes are a steel grid to relieve wind pressure. The grid squares are quite wide, , about 2.2 inches, 6 cm, . You can look down the 200 feet directly beneath you to the water as you walk.
The only year that I know of that the Bridge walk was cancelled, it was cancelled because of high winds, 25 to 30 knots? Mostly at your back. The Bridge Walk began as usual at exactly 7AM, and 20 minutes later it was closed. The bridge was swaying laterally so rapidly and so far that if you stopped, you were immediately knocked down, your feet taken sideways out from under you. However, , as long as you continued to walk, , , and laughing, , not look down, , you felt like it was a drunk walk. Don't look down, , it was disconcerting to see the bridge going sideways under your feet, and don't stop walking. At the center of the mainspan, the bridge was shifting laterally almost a full 8 feet, but rather slowly, gracefully, 10 or 12 second period? And on a 3, 800 foot mainspan, , , 8 feet is really nothing. In a car you would never notice. It was a fun walk.

[steveb]

What do you say to somebody who's afraid to cross a bridge?

"Just get over it!"

[macraps]

Hold up, not only are some of these bridges not scary at all, there also many safe bridges on this list. The Chesapeake bay bridge is not only a fun and scenic route to take, but it also may be one of the safest roads in America.

[HannahZiad]

I have never looked at a bridge for cars and said *nope*

The ones over the water look very nice !💖

[sacrecoeur]

Such an interesting subject matter, such a shame for badly written commentary - it sounds like a high school project, together with mispronounced names and irritating voice to boot.

[raggedtiger]

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge does not have underwater tunnels. That's actually the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

[douglasskaalrud]

That Kuandinsky bridge is not a wooden bridge, it’s what used to be known as a box girder bridge and it was not built for vehicles. It was a railroad bridge that was abandoned when the newer truss bridge in the background was built to carry heavier rail traffic. The wood on top is simply the old bridge ties that the rails were fastened to. Nobody is ever going to maintain that bridge-it’s been abandoned.

[drewkaplan]

It feels like a lot of these are just really long regular bridges which is not very scary at all. Number 13 did freak me out though!