Would You Cross This Bridge?

[marval]

I don't drive, but even if I did I would not feel confident crossing this bridge.

I wonder who on here would give it a go.

[Barmaid]

It wouldnt bother me. Although I wouldnt do it on a bicycle. The traffic would scare me too much!

[bookbinder]

No, thank you.

[retrocop]

No big problem in a motor vehicle. 40kmp is no great speed and we have gradients worse than that in Devon . No way would I do that ,in my youth ,on a bicycle. The safety margin between cyclists and motor vehicles is not wide enough especially with the air vortex as a HGV or Bus passes close by.

[Georgiesmum]

I wouldnt, no, no way.

[Buenchico]

I'd much rather drive over that bridge than around the Arc de Triomphe!

[Zacs-Master]

It's taken with a telephoto lense which greatly exaggerates the slope. This is a side view.
https://ibb.co/0c9Xmtf

[TheDevil]

I wouldn't bother me in a car unless there was stop start traffic on the bridge.

[sanmac]

Zacs beat me to it. If you look at the Google Maps view of the bridge it's not nearly as "scary".

[New Judge]

Whilst it does look a little perilous (possible because of the camera angle), I'd be more wary of crossing this bridge on a foggy morning in the autumn:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23970047

[Barmaid]

To be honest, I think the Pass of the Cattle into Applecross in Scotland was scarier than this looks.

[Captain2]

Looks OK to me; compared to the drive around the Verdon Gorge or the coast road from Sorrento to Amalfi anyway - talk about clammy hands.

[TheDevil]

Barmaid, fantastic bit of road! Very fun I thought.

[bhg481]

Try the Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps - that really is fun. 48 hairpins on one of the approaches.

[New Judge]

The Sheppey Crossing is not that much different to the Japanese effort. It is about the same length and 35m high compared to 44m for the Japanese bridge.

[Patsy33]

Not on bike, for sure!

[ummmm]

I'd drive it. Might make me a little nervous though.

I'd be more worried about driving in Paris.

[THECORBYLOON]

The way it's been photographed or filmed, it appears to be about 1 in 2 but it's actually about 1 in 16.

[Zacs-Master]

As my photo proves.

[derek-33]

zac masters is correct

[Tilly2]

I used to get unnerved crossing the Thelwall Viaduct, so I don't think I could cope with that bridge.