Sometimes, the only way to experience a beautiful canyon or rainforest is a rickety, scary bridge. Depending on the location, there are tons of pedestrian bridges that are made of just grass and twigs!
On the other hand, there are some uncomfortably long bridges spanning across rivers and lakes that are as impressive as they are scary.
Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado
For some reason, someone in 1929 decided that this gorge in Colorado needed a long, scary bridge. Although it is stable and safe, that’s still a terrifying distance to drive!
Monkey Bridges, Vietnam
Monkey bridges are very common in Vietnam. Obviously, they are handmade using bamboo log. Some of these bridges cross over waters infested with predators and can be super dangerous if you’re not used to it. Locals have no problem crossing them, it’s the visitors they’re worried about…
Hussaini Hanging Bridge, Pakistan
Anyone who has seen this bridge can believe that it’s been called the most dangerous rope bridges in the world. This is actually the second rope bridge. You can see the first one just to the right, completely mangled. It’s really windy over the water, so be careful!
Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys
Talk about feeling trapped. This seven-mile-long bridge was once the world’s longest bridge. It connects Knight’s Key in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Hopefully, it’s not prone to traffic jams… No way to get out!
Deception Pass Bridge, Washington State
Although structurally sound, not being able to see the ground underneath the bridge is still a scary sight.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, Louisiana
This bridge is a mighty 23.83 miles long. It connects New Orleans to the suburbs on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain. It’s about a 35 minute drive just over the bridge. Before it was built, people would have to drive all the way around the massive lake. This bridge cut down the travel time by 50 minutes.
Canopy Walk, Ghana
This rope bridge is suspended about 40 feet in the air. It’s a great way to get into nature, but only if you’re brave enough! This is actually a structurally sound tourist attraction.
Langkawi Sky Bridge, Malaysia
It’s structurally beautiful and terrifying at the same time. It’s also been closed multiple times over the years for ‘maintenance’ purposes…
Mount Titlis, Switzerland
This bridge opened in December 2012 in the Swiss Alps. It offers all of the expansive views of the mountains. It’s a pretty sturdy bridge, so it’s safe to cross!
Vitim River Bridge, Russia
This bridge used to bean old train bridge. It’s a bit sketchy since it was not meant for people to talk on it.
Puente de Ojuela, Mexico
In this little mining town, this bridge was mainly used to transport coal using small cars. Now, in its old age, it’s only used for pedestrians. It’s still pretty scary…
Quepos Bridge, Costa Rica
Also known as the “Bridge of Death” this bridge is extremely hard to cross. Trucks cross it on the daily, but not always successfully. It’s very narrow and not so sturdy.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Florida
The original bridge was destroyed in 1980 when a ship ran into the pier. 35 people were killed. Since then, it was reconstructed into the beautiful masterpiece that it is.
Eshima Ohashi Bridge, Japan
This is a bit extreme, isn’t it? The bridge finished building in 2004. It’s the third largest rigid-frame bridge in the world!
The Bridge of Immortals, Huang Shang China
Although great for a photo op, this bridge is pretty terrifying in person. As you can tell it’s extremely high up. It’s a short distance to cross, do you have the guts?
Montenegro Rainforest, Costa Rica
This bridge is in a beautiful spot deep in the Costa Rican forest. It’s high up so you’re literally in the trees! Just be careful, sometimes you’ll come across a missing plank…
U Bein Bridge, Mayanmar
This bridge was constructed in 1950. It’s pretty simple and helps people cross over the lake. It’s believed to be the oldest wooden bridge in the world.
Storseisundet Bridge, Norway
Not only do you get a to see some amazing landscapes, but you also get to have a fun drive!
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern Ireland
This is a bit risky, isn’t it? You have the choice to take a ferry across the lake or walk over the footbridge.
Sidu River Bridge, China
This bridge is about 1,600 feet above the canyon floor and 5,000 feet across the river valley. It’s the highest bridge in the world, and the landscape is expansive and beautiful.
Mekong River Crossing, China
The Mekong River is a huge, fast paced river. This crossing is just using two wire tethers. You have to have some pretty good balance!
Millau Viaduct, France
The area that his bridge is at can be particularly windy, so it’s a constant battle to make sure that this stays pretty stationary. It’s 1,125 feet above the valley.
Iya Kazurabashi Bridge, Japan
Visually stunning, actually terrifying. It’s made out of wood and mountain vines!
Mystery Bridge, Indonesia
Just a casual walk to school. Once again, this is pretty normal for locals who live in these areas!
Trift Bridge, Switzerland
This sketchy little bridge is in the Swiss Alps and definitely a part of the experience! They have had some issues with this staying together though since it’s so windy…
Hanging Bridge of Ghasa, Nepal
Donkey’s and cattle tend to travel on this stretch along with people!
U Bein Bridge, Burma
Hope you have some good balance! This bridge has no handrails, but that also makes it a nice spot to sit and hang out!
Root Bridges, India
More root bridges! These are so beautiful, albeit a little dangerous. Just watch your step!
Taman Negara Canopy Walkway, Malaysia
This bridge is a huge tourist attraction in Malaysia. Don’t look down!
Keshwa Chaca Bridge, Peru
That is all woven grass. No wood, no steel, just grass! It was made women who braided small, thin ropes and for men to braid them into larger support cables. It’s impressive! This bridge is allegedly 500 years old.
Longjiang Suspension Bridge, China
Locals wanted this bridge built in order to bypass the 8.5 mile detour to get from town to town. This is much more convenient, but also pretty scary.
Capilano Suspension Bridge, Canada
Around 800,000 tourists come through to walk along this bridge a year. It’s a wonderful way to get your steps in and to see the amazing forest!
Ai Petri Bridge, Ukraine
As cool as this place, the bridge is definitely scarier than most. It can get pretty shaky when the wind hits. It’s safe, though! For the most part…
Suspension Glass Bridge, China
Definitely sturdy! Good thing, too, because it cost $3.4 million to construct. It’s real glass, so people can look down into the ravine without worrying about falling through!
Plank In The Sky, China
Obviously, no one is really trusting this plank to keep them from falling to their death. In order to walk along it, you can hook up a harness to another rope to keep you up.
Cape William Moore Bridge, Alaska
This bridge is actually not in use anymore as it deteriorated to the point of closing it down. It’s not safe… Yet. They are in the midst of redoing it and opening it as a pedestrian walkway!
Marienbruecke, Germany
This bridge was built in 1840. It’s been restored a bit, but it’s original charm still remains!
Mackinac Bridge, Michigan
This looks like your ordinary bridge, but there have actually been some cases of wind knocking cars off of it and into the river!
Musou Tsuribashi Bridge, Japan
This is known as Japan’s scariest suspension bridge. It was built in the 1950s but hasn’t been maintained. It’s only been made from wire and wooden planks.
William Preston Lane Bridge, Maryland
This is like a long, tandem bridge that brings a lot of cars to Maryland every year.
Kawarau Bridge, New Zealand
People actually love to bungee jump off of this bridge! What better place to bungee jump than in a beautiful ravine like this one?
Daedunsan Mountain Suspension Bridge, South Korea
Obviously, walking this scary bridge is absolutely worth the views! Especially in the fall like that.
Moses Bridge, Netherlands
This is like an… inverse bridge? It’s definitely interesting!
Henderson Waves, Singapore
This is the type of bridge where you can enjoy the sights of nature and this cool bridge!
Mur Island Bridge, Austria
This one is definitely an interesting one! It’s a bit confusing to the eye, isn’t it?
Pont de Singe, England
What a backdrop! This would be the most perfect spot for a photoshoot. Only one person can cross it at a time, otherwise it could fall apart.
Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge, Germany
The design of this bridge was to create a full circle with the reflection in the water. It’s called Devil’s Bridge because many believe only Satan of create something like this.
Confederation Bridge, New Brunswick
Somehow, these construction workers were able to work through the icy Canadian waters. It took four years to build and over 5,000 workers.
Ponte Vasco da Gama, Lisbon
This crazy looking bridge is almost eight miles long. The builders have said that this bridge could withstand an earthquake four times the average one.
Pont du Gard – France
This bridge was built between 40 and 60 CE in France. It’s one of the most visited French monuments!
Kintai Bridge, Japan
The actual arches of this bridge are all wood while the bases are stones. It was constructed in 1673 and renovated in 1950.
Slaters’ Bridge, Cumbria
This crazy stone bridge looks like it’s right out of Lord of the Rings! It was built in the 18th Century and is made of arch and slab.
Aqueduct de los Milagros, Spain
This bizarre structure carried water over a river in Spain to a Roman city in about 100CE.
Carioca Aqueduct, Rio de Janeiro
The initial construction of this bridge was to carry water from the river into the city of Rio. Now, it’s a cool tram bridge!
Bhumibol Bridges, Bangkok
Can you even make sense of this? It’s a very intricate design that can be confusing to any driver! At least it looks cool.
Baliem River Bridge, Western New Guinea
This was actually assembled by some pretty respectable local engineers, but it still looks pretty horrifying.
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
This is one of the most iconic structure’s in North America. It’s probably one of the most photographed, too!
Akashi KaikyÅ Bridge, Japan
This huge suspension bridge has been open since 1998. It’s about four kilometers long!
Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney
This crazy bridge is almost just as photographed as the Opera house! You can walk, drive, or bike on it.
Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge, Shanghai
This bridge is 102 miles long! How is that even possible?
Ponte Vecchio, Firenze, Italy
This bridge was initially built in 1218. It was flooded and destroyed in 1345, and rebuilt in the same year. That’s the current infrastructure now!
Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China
This is the sole connection between Jiaxing and Ningbo in the Zhejiang province. It was opened in 2007.
Forth Bridge, United Kingdom
The Forth Bridge is iconic in the UK for its incredible architecture.
Runyang Yangtze River Bridge, China
This bridge is a huge vein between multiple Chinese cities.
Oresund Bridge, Sweden
This is a railway and highway between Sweden and Denmark.
Duge Bridge, China
Can you imagine constructing this bridge? Over that canyon? No thanks.
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, England
This is the first and only tilting bridge. It’s used by pedestrians and cyclists.
Tsing Ma Bridge, Hong Kong
This is a bridge in Hong Kong that opened in 1997.
Confederation Bridge, Canada
This long, weird bridge is actually one of the longest bridges over ice-covered water. That’s a cool accomplishment.
Russky Bridge, Russia
This is a stunning cable bridge that’s located in Russia. It was designed to sustain the bizarre and extreme climate in the area.
Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge, Switzerland
This is the lowest hanging bridge for pedestrian use in the world. It hangs over the Grabengufer ravine.
Helix Bridge, Singapore
This is probably the coolest pedestrian bridge in the world. It’s located in the Marina Bay area in Singapore.
Bosphorus Bridge, Istanbul
This bridge actually connects Europe and Asia.
Python Bridge, Amsterdam
This is another beautiful tourist spot. Even though it is a bridge, it’s also like an art structure!