Fear Of Height, and going over tall bridges???

Good thing you can't see over the side of the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge when you're driving across it. It's 890 feet above the Colorado River.

 

You probably do not want to drive across the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan then.

 

I drove over the Mackinac Bridge about a week after an empty dry van got blown onto its side.... Didn't bother me at all, but it's sketchy AF in a small car. Worst bridge I've driven in a big truck, I think it was the Chesapeake Bay Monstrosity.

 

Honestly, the scariest bridge I've been across is one of the lowest and that is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Those railings aren't very high and aren't tall enough to stop a truck from going over. Even worse, it's over 15 miles long. Add winds and a light load and it's enough to make your heart flutter.

 

I never had a problem with bridges, till one day a comment on the radio messed with my head. Ron & Fez were talking about fears, Fezzie was crossing one of the NYC bridges and it got to vibrating from traffic and scared him. I'm sure all the listeners laughed, but a couple days later I was on an elevated curved overpass, traffic backed up and I had to stop near the top, just sitting there the vibration in the bridge started, freaked me out, actually broke out in a cold sweat for a couple minutes.

 

Before they tore it down, I took my wife across the Cooper River or James Grace bridge, the single lane portion in a serious storm with the wind whipping around. This was scary for both of us.

Been on many bridges but that one scared the crap out of me.

The other was a bridge in Pennsyvania where I got actual spatial distortion. The bridge was in a construction zone, the lane became really narrow and there was no lights at all on the bridge or road leading up to and leaving the bridge and it felt like the truck was overturning in the mid point of the bridge, scared the crap out of me.

Mackinac Bridge?

Easy, been there when it was windy, walked it when it was windy and still easy bridge to drive.

 

Grand Canyon Skyway Arizona
70 feet out on clear glass walk way 4000 ft down ....

 

I hate heights with a passion. If I got on top of the coffee table in my house, my wife would have to call the fire department to get me down. As far as bridges are concerned, I treat them like a porta potty, and just don't look down.