Say Anything IV ( Archived) (891)

Plan for tomorrow, crossing Storebælt bridge with someone enjoying the joys of gephyrophobia...
18Km of joy ...
Only one way to find out if it was a great plan or just plain stupid...
(Gephyrophobia is the anxiety disorder or specific phobia characterized by the fear of bridges.)

USA USA USA ...



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there are some people I always have difficulty with, so tend to avoid

I used to be one to climb the superstructures of certain Railroad Bridges that often had absolutely no handholds or guardrails. I was pretty young at the time and I really pushed the limits. our classmates even lost a few that fell from these tall steel bridges. Today I would not dream of taking those steps or climbing the old wooden ladder that even 40 years ago had a few rungs completely missing and a few areas where they were rotten.

You can see in this pic where the engine is just to the center of the bridge. (there is a place under the tracks on top of the large concrete pillar where we would hide out when the trains came. But I used to also go up top where the arch is and we would sit up there with a "shortcase" of Bud. (many years ago)




This second view is from further away and gives you an idea of the length and height. But what is not visible is the Wooden part that on the "right" east side goes for about the same length but has a curve. That wooden part is over the land and was actually much scarier as there were less places to go if a train came and even if you were strong enough to hang off the side by your hands it would shake like crazy and usually these were long trains full of all kinds of scrap metal or other products. On the West side was a shorter Wooden part and then the other town. for one year in high school back in the 70's I crossed this every morning and hitchhiked up to school in platforms and bellbottom jeans. lol. no kidding.


But even though I did this back then I still get the shivers looking at that larger one you posted there above! ;-}

Oh to be sure, an all, an all.