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

Thought I'd just ask some of you guys who go over high bridges, over passes etc. No doubt, some people in the trucking industry have a fear of height. For those people already in the industry or who might be new drivers or those considering getting into trucking, how do you handle situations with high bridges & over passes etc.

I run in the deep south, so I don't have this problem much but I do have a couple of bridges in the bay area east of Houston, and some high overpasses in the Houston metro area.
Bridge city (south of Orange/ Beaumont) has a pretty high bridge. It only has two lanes on the south bound side, so you are either in the left or right lane, which puts you next to the railing in either lane.
The north bound side has 3 lanes, so I usually run the middle lane, so I have a lane on either side of me.


There is a high bridge south of Baytown, TX has a pretty high bridge but it does have 3 lanes in both directions. Again, I travel in the middle lane.

So, my advice?
I drive as slow as traffic will let me, & focus on the lane I am in. In other words, I try not to let my peripheral vison focus into my eyesight. I focus my eyes right in front of the truck on the road I look right down at the pavement directly in front of the truck, and try not to allow anything from outside of the bridge come into my eye sight. Focus... stare... right down on the pavement, right in front of the truck & don't look anywhere else.

The high 5 in North Dallas is another example. I used to travel it in a car & didn't give it much thought. But the first time I crossed on the top level in a truck, I got a bit apprehensive. I finally got comfortable with it though.

What are your thoughts & advise for people with a fear of heights & what bridges/overpasses do you know of and is there an easy way to get around those within reason?

 

I think the one across (or at least near) Hoover Dam is pretty high too. Never been across it but, I'm quite sure a lot of you have.

I guess the main thing that my mind automatically goes to is something like a steer tire blowing out & going over the side. Being side swiped by another truck etc.

Again 3 plus lanes or if the bridge is joining in both directions so I can get in the middle, its not too bad. But if its one or two lanes & its a single bridge in each direction, where I have to ride the rail across........... I don't really like that.