As a fellow sufferer of gephyrophobia, that picture caused me to break out in a cold sweat. *Shudder*

I probably would have bailed out of the car and refused to go any further.
But what I hate more is driving UNDER bridges when there's a train going over the road on the bridge. Eeeeeessshhhh.

I feel like I can survive an earthcake on a bridge, but not one in a tunnel or the lower level of a freeway. I always grip the steering wheel a little tighter and step on the gas a little more...

I have a friend who is deathly afraid of bridges. And on our way from Maryland to my graduation from Johnson & Wales up in Providence, we got stuck in traffic on the Tappan Zee--which, while it is not high, is very, very long. And it was bumper to bumper, slow traffic.

My Dad was driving, and my friend, Niki, was in the front seat next to him, because she gets carsick in the back. She started chain-smoking and twitching, and Dad, being as he is unable to show affection in any way other than teasing anyone, started messing with her about being afraid of bridges.

Unable to contain herself, she snarled, "At least I'm not bald!"

This of course, caused my mother no end of amusement. And my Dad. And everyone else in the car (the husband and I.) It was a terribly funny moment. The fact that Niki was mortified made it all better.

I feel your pain! I usually roll down the window - ESPECIALLY if there is water under the bridge as well. How many lemon drops did it take to calm down?

omigod, DP bridge, right? we took so many people out on that thing this winter. ok. not 'we'. I personally did not go on it because I am in your camp on this. but the budgie took them out, walked across, under, and back. sick man that. the thing is an engineering marvel, and after driving over it a few times it does get easier. but it's still dizzying.

I am totally with you on the bridge thing.

Worse than driving over was trying to refrain from yelling at the people walking over. I couldn't believe they would walk over AND lean over to get a look at the water below. I wanted to shout, "run for your lives!!!!!!!!"

But that would have meant rolling down my window and I am pretty sure being up that high changes the laws of gravity and I could have been sucked out the window by the changing tide below.

Yes. I am this dramatic in real life.

It's why I drink.

I once threatened to get out of a car going 55 mph when my friend's dad decided to go across the Bay Bridge in SF. I'm not a fan of bridges either.