10 Deadliest Bridges In The World

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado

Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado
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Finally, we come to Royal Gorge Bridge. Standing near Cañon City, Colorado and within limits of the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park amusement grounds, the Royal Gorge is the biggest bridge in the United States. It's also likely to make anyone with Gephyrophobia feel sick.

Notice something strange about the bridge itself? On the left of the picture, there's a support beam. Note that the other one (a full 268 metres/880 feet away) couldn't even fit into the photo frame. That doesn't seem safe, and it's why heavy goods vehicles are prohibited from driving over the thing; some, smaller vehicles are permitted, but only when the bridge is closed to pedestrians.

Fall from the central point and you're looking at 291 metres before smashing into the nasty combo of water/ground below. In feet, that's a pant-wetting 954.

Nice spot to bungee from...

Would you be brave enough to take on these bridges? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.