The most terrifying bridges in the world are tourist destinations with a great demand in the world, and it is that the number of tourists who are willing to live moments of euphoria and fear are more and more, especially the youngest ones who travel year after year in the search for strong emotions that exceed their limits and can thus exceed their expectations about ways of fun, which are increasingly strange, curious and dangerous.

In this sense, we are going to describe you the most terrifying bridges in the world which, of course, are dangerous, to see if you dare to visit them during those vacation days that you are about to plan, in the company of your friends or family, to fill yourself with panic, adrenaline and adventure.

Let’s begin the terrifying journey around the world with the Royal Gorge Bridge, located in an amusement park of the same name. It has about 360 acres, and is located in Colorado, United States. This bridge built in 1929 is 303 meters long, through which the Arkansas River is crossed, and was the highest bridge in the world until 2001 when China built the Liu Guanghe Bridge, which currently holds that title; however, today it is the highest bridge in the United States.

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Currently both the park and this bridge are tourist attractions, where the bravest visitors can take a tour in a fascinating cable car through which they can enjoy fabulous landscapes of this famous region of the United States.

It should be noted that in this list of the most dangerous bridges in the world, there are bridges designed by world famous engineers, while others were built by locals using materials they found in nature. Among those built by common inhabitants, the Vietnam Monkey Bridges are, which were built entirely by hand by the inhabitants of the place from a single piece of bamboo, and have become a traditional symbol of this country, which, despite being normal bridges for them, is a dangerous tourist attraction for visitors.

Their name derives from the way people must move their bodies while crossing the Mekong River delta, even with weights between 20 and 50 kilograms on their backs. These bridges can be very dangerous for tourists who do not usually make these movements, but the locals cross them as if nothing happened.

Another bridge very visited by local and international tourists, is the dangerous Hussaini hanging rope bridge located in the north of Pakistan, and is considered by some specialists in the subject as the most dangerous bridge in the world, which crosses Lake Borit in the High Hunza.

People who cross it are exposed to broken boards in very bad conditions, while facing very strong winds that shake vigorously and that have caused the remains of the previous bridge to be seen hanging in pieces next to the newest bridge; however, it has become a tourist attraction for adventurous tourists, lovers of dangerous and frightening challenges.

For tourists who love adventure there are bridges such as the Triftbrücke suspension bridge, which was built in 2004 when the Trift Glacier in Switzerland could no longer be crossed, being one of the longest suspension bridges in the world with 170 meters long and 100 meters high. Every year this bridge is crossed by thousands of tourists who find risk as its best attraction, and expose themselves knowing that their lives are in danger, since the terrifying thing causes them panic, and that is their way of filling themselves with adrenaline, and without that they would feel that they are enjoying themselves to the fullest.

Another terrifying bridge is the Q’eswachaca Bridge in Peru, built by hand with interwoven stems and plants by the Incas, whose journey fills many visitors with suspense and panic, who, despite this, enjoy the adventure to the fullest. Apparently this type of activities has become a tourist attraction for many courageous and daring tourists. This bridge is located about 100 kilometres south of Cuzco about 70 meters high, and is currently in the same condition as it was 500 years ago.

A very particular bridge which is definitely a tourist attraction taken into account very much by lovers of adventure and everything that is frightening, is the Skybridge, located in the city of Sochi in Russia, which has an extension of one kilometre, high above the fabulous Krasnaya Polyana valley, where structures are set up from where visitors can jump by zip lines, reaching a speed of up to 70 kilometres per hour.

The bridge in Mount Nimbus in Canada is also a tourist attraction which contains the necessary elements to cause panic in those who cross it, as it moves from one side to another along seventy meters, and in turn provide a very special adventure valued by tourists who challenge heights and the extreme situations where the panic takes over the weakest minds. This place is considered terrifying and dangerous by many, but those in charge of guiding the tourists provide optimal security measures.

We also find in Malaysia, in the oldest tropical forest in the world, Taman Negara, dangerous and terrifying suspension bridges because of their structures made on the trees, from which you can see heavenly landscapes in a very diverse jungle while crossing a structure that generates panic due to its peculiar characteristics, but that despite that, year after year, is visited by thousands of tourists who love danger and adventure.

In this way, along 510 meters and almost reaching the tops of trees thousands of years old, lovers of panic and adventure cross this set of bridges, which move from one side to the other while walking and observing the jungle in the noses.

Another tourist attraction that has become one of the favourite of many lovers of adventure is the Carrick-a-Rede bridge in North Ireland, which is considered very dangerous because it is only 20 meters from the cliffs, swaying 30 meters above sea level, which makes it a terrifying tourist destination for many, but fun for many people who enjoy the extreme adventure where they can feel the panic while they contemplate the magical landscape of the northern coast of Ireland.

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If we change our direction towards Europe, and we go to Malaga in Spain, we can go to the so-called “Caminito del Rey”, where the gorge of the Gaieanes is located, over the Guadalhorce river, considered one of the most dangerous steps in that country due to its high altitude and unsafe conditions. However, in 2015 it had to be restructured following strict safety regulations due to the death of several hikers who made this dizzying route on their own.

It is important to point out that currently tourist companies that offer this type of services have improved the conditions of the bridges and other dangerous structures that enjoy a lot of acceptance of a segment of tourists who love adventure, due to the increasing number of accidents in different parts of the world.

From our perspective, we think that it is very good that there are tourists of all kinds, and that they want to take risks and feel those sensations that for others is simply suffering and unpleasant sensations of fear and terror; but we must bear in mind that life is only one, and if you die or are physically affected, you will not be able to have fun in that way anymore and perhaps in not many others, more simple and elementary. Therefore, young and not so young lovers of risk, live it, but with intensity and with many precautions and security, remember that life is only one.

From Spain we will go to India, where the “Living bridges of Meghalaya” are, a place that is considered the most humid of the planet, where there are hundreds of constructions made by the settlers of the called tribe “Khasi”, who have built this type of living bridges for more than 500 years.

The khasi make these bridges with the natural material produced by the tree “rubber fig tree” with the purpose of uniting the peoples of such tribe, and that they generally install at heights of more than 30 meters, which must be overcome through this type of living bridges, which stagger from one side to another, and have much stability for them, but for those who have never crossed it, this attraction can be distressing.

In short, the most terrifying bridges in the world offer a dangerous tourist attraction for those tourists who love the adventure that makes them feel panic, tension and nerves, but who find in that kind of situations a way to enjoy, to feel courageous and important. However, we must clarify that in many cases these bridges are usually safe, because tourist companies that organize this type of route take precautions according to each case; therefore, although they may feel panic, people feel safe to make these trips.

In spite of that, many tourists prefer bridges where security is not guaranteed, because psychologically it satisfies precisely this condition of insecurity, something that may be incomprehensible to those people who first and foremost consider their integrity and security.

ALFA