Thursday 27 August 2009

Bizarre and perilous bridges

Glad to know there are more people out there who have a fascination with old bridges. Here is WebUrbanist's 68 of the world's most bizarre and perilous bridges Some I've seen before, but I'm so impressed with El Camino Del Ray!

El Chorro. Camino Del Rey (link straight to the YouTube video) this bridge is crazy dangerous. Would you be brave enough, or perhaps stupid enough, to cross El Camino Del Ray? Translated, it means The King’s Pathway. It is in total disrepair and is a death trap in Spain. About 700 feet up along the El Chorro gorge, the narrow path is three feet wide in places where it’s not crumbled away. There are hardly any handrails. Can you imagine crossing this, nevertheless filming it as you go? It would either be insane, or insanely fun. But amazed at the number of people on the walk with the photographer, people wearing packs which would add another dimension to balancing.
Have the shouted catch-cry “don’t go too near the edge” reverberating through my head.


1 comment:

  1. the cry 'don't go to near the edge' reverberates through us all. Really scary when you hear it coming out of your own mouth although not so often now these days.

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