The tallest abandoned bridge in the world. USA: The highest abandoned bridge. The longest glass bridge in the world over China's Pingyang Valley

he Vance Creek Bridge - a bridge in Washington state was built in 1929. Was once part of the Simpson Lumber Company railway, and it also has the honor of being the tallest railroad bridge in America. Although many former railroad bridges have been converted to carry cars and trucks, the Vance Creek Bridge remains a railroad bridge. Currently, this place is completely abandoned and closed to researchers. Let's take a closer look at it...

This second tallest railroad bridge in the United States was built in 1929. The photo shows one of the stages of construction. Now the bridge proudly bears the title of the highest abandoned bridge in the USA.

Photo 2.

The bridge was part of the Simpson Timber Company Railroad, which was used to remove timber from the area.

Unlike other old railway bridges it was not converted into vehicles after it ceased to be used for traditional purposes. They simply dismantled the access roads and left them alone. But he only dreams of peace:) tourists visit the bridge almost every day despite the ban.

The height of the bridge, taking into account the depth of the gorge, is about 350 feet, almost 110 meters, the length of the bridge is 827 feet (252 m), the length of the central span is 422 feet (129 m). The bridge itself has no railings or decking, except for frequently laid sleepers.

Photo 3.

There is no direct access to the bridge; the nearest large town, Shelton, is a half hour drive and another 10-15 minutes on foot. The road itself runs somewhat away from the bridge, and the access roads, for safety, are dug with trenches a meter deep; several compacted areas on the side of the road allow you to safely park your car a little away from the roadway.

Photo 4.

Photo 5.

Photo 6.

Photo 7.

Photo 8.

Photo 9.

Photo 10.

Photo 11.

Photo 12.

Photo 13.

Photo 14.

Photo 15.

Photo 16.

Photo 17.

Photo 18.

Photo 19.

Photo 20.

But who the hell knows what’s going on here!!!

The weather that morning was not great, when we just arrived at the place it started to drizzle, but that didn’t stop us :) A wide dirt road begins from the trench, which soon shrinks to a narrow path, you can only walk along it one after another, overcoming a couple of shallow ones along the way ravines.

5. On the sides of the path there are quite often bushes of wild blackberries; we have eaten a few, they are ripe and tasty, but a bit small. The forest on the sides of the path is overgrown quite densely; in some places there are dark thickets where no light can penetrate.

7. Small ravines with remains of sleepers.

11. And then the next climb gave us a view of the bridge. The rain had almost stopped and the sky began to brighten.

12. Previously, the entrance to the bridge was blocked by a huge pipe, and in order to climb onto the bridge you had to climb the supports. In the photo you can see a sign on the right under the barrel, which explains that climbing onto the bridge is prohibited. Now this pipe is lying on the ground and plays the role of a step, and the sign had to be looked for quite a bit.

13. Ready for the race, to the start, attention, march!

14. The sleepers are laid quite often, I expected that it would be quite the opposite; even if you wanted to, it would be very difficult to put your foot in the gap between them.

15. In some places, small-caliber cartridges are lying on the sleepers; someone came to practice shooting.

16. If you look closely, you can see a rope loop on the bridge truss. I wonder who came here to have fun with ropes, base jumpers or climbers?

17. Someone started arson, but either the sleepers didn’t burn well, or someone managed to put it out...

19. View from the bridge of the forest and river below.

20. We found this applique on a piece of rock.

21. There are a lot of autographs on the bridge, both simply meaningless and those “about love”, someone was not too lazy to come with an instrument...

22. View of the bridge from the opposite side.

23. While walking across the bridge, everyone managed to jump on it, sit on the edge of the sleepers, dangling their legs into the abyss, and stand on the balcony with flimsy railings.
I won’t show these photos, since I didn’t ask permission from the participants, but I can easily take them with me. In the background you can see a bald spot on the hill, traces of ancient logging.

24. That same sign, people noticed it only on the opposite side of the bridge. Then you will understand why we didn’t see it at the beginning of the bridge; it turned out to be too “camouflaged.”

25. There is not enough space for the forest, now it is growing through the bridge.

27. I tried to move away from the bridge to get a general view, but the forest was so overgrown that the idea turned out to be useless.

28. Nothing interesting was found under the bridge either; the structure is slowly being overgrown.

29. The supports are the most massive part of the bridge; they will probably hold out the longest under the onslaught of advancing nature.

32. We also decided to check in on the bridge; the place itself is quite popular and our colleagues sent to these parts will be glad to see something familiar. On the eve of the anniversary of Tsoi's death, we decided to choose this text :)

33. And an autograph with the date and name of our office... BDC - hello everyone! Sign next to us if you find our autograph.

35. The part of the bridge that was most damaged by the fire looks quite strong, the sleepers support my weight.

36. That same sign on the side of the path:) who can understand what it’s about? They painted it and shot it, and this is the result.

37. A farewell look at the bridge and back to the cars.

38. Along the way, we came across another evidence of a homemade shooting range, and at the same time a couple of aborigines with pistols in holsters under their armpits and a dog without a leash.

They look like they're deadly dangerous. They creak and sway in the wind, connect the tops of rocks, hang over crocodile-infested rivers, and run through impenetrable jungles. We recently looked at . I think it's worth continuing this list.

1. Bridge of the Midday Peak (Pont de l "Aiguille du Midi),
Mountain peak Aiguille du Midi is located in the western part of the Mont Blanc massif. To get to the bridge connecting two rocks, you need to climb cable car to a 2-kilometer altitude. The bridge itself is very short, but for those who suffer from acrophobia, it may seem endless.

2. Royal Gorge Bridge, Colorado, USA
Built in 1929, this bridge is located on the Arkansas River. The bridge is 384 m long and 5.5 m wide and is considered a popular tourist attraction.

3. Suspension bridge Hussaini, Pakistan
The first bridge across the Guntsy River could not withstand the gusts of icy winter wind from the Karakorum mountains, so the residents built a second one next to it, no less shaky. The structure is very old and narrow, and most of the wooden planks held together by rope are missing. This new bridge is on this moment the most dangerous suspension bridge in the world.

4. Trift suspension bridge,
One of the longest and highest pedestrian suspension bridges in the Alps, Trift was built not so long ago - in 2004, but modern
the design doesn't make the bridge any less scary. In 2009, the bridge structure was redesigned with new stabilizing steel cables and higher handrails. Now the bridge, 100 meters high and 170 meters long, no longer sways so much in the wind, but is still included in the list of the most terrible bridges in the world.

5. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Northern Ireland
In the entire history of the bridge, no one has yet fallen from it, but many travelers who managed to cross the bridge once simply cannot decide to return across it. In the past, however, famous bridge was even scarier - built by local fishermen who went to the island to catch salmon, it initially included a railing on only one side. Carrick-a-Rede, reaching 20 meters in length, is very popular among thrill-seeking tourists.

6. Capilano Suspension Bridge,
Built back in 1889, this simple hanging pedestrian bridge surrounded by evergreen forests. It represents a very high
, a narrow, shaky and unreliable structure - cedar planks connected by steel ropes shake with every step on the bridge. The structure reaches 137 meters in length and is located at an altitude of 70 meters.

7. Mackinac Bridge, Michigan, USA
Some drivers are so afraid of crossing this 8-kilometer bridge that they simply refuse to drive across it. This happens so often that local employees are forced to ferry cars and motorcycles across the bridge for free at the request of their owners. The most terrible characteristic of the bridge, hanging 60 meters above the water level, is the wind, the speed of which reaches almost 50 kilometers per hour in this place.

8. Puente de Ojuela Bridge, Mexico
Although this bridge leads to a ghost town, what makes it especially scary is not its location, but its shaky construction - thin wooden slats that creak with every step. Fortunately, the steel cables attached between the two towers make the structure completely safe for pedestrians. The bridge reaches 318 meters in length and half a meter in width. The height of the structure is 109 meters.

9. William Preston Lane Memorial Bridge, Jr., Maryland,
Car owners are wary of traveling over this bridge as the area often experiences severe storms. In bad weather, visibility is reduced to almost zero: having crossed half of the 8-kilometer bridge, it is almost impossible to see the ground from its middle. In the most high point the winding structure reaches a height of 57 meters.

10. “Monkey” bridges, Vietnam
The name of this type of bridge comes from the position in which passers-by are forced to overcome such structures. Hunched like a monkey, they carefully step on the bamboo supports so as not to fall into the river flowing under the bridge. Bridges are built by hand local residents. The newest monkey bridges are built from concrete.

11. Bridge over the Sido River,
The bridge, which opened to the public in November 2009 at an altitude of 457 meters, has long held the position of the highest
in the world of the bridge. The bridge is so high that Shanghai's famous Oriental Pearl Tower could fit underneath it. The 1222 meter long bridge was designed by CCSHCC Second Highway Consultants Company Ltd and took about 3 years to build, from 2006

12. Seven Mile Bridge, Florida
Apart from its 11-kilometer length, the bridge seems unremarkable - but due to its location, the bridge is often hit by hurricanes, a common phenomenon in Florida. In fact, the bridge that exists today is the second construction, since the original structure was destroyed by another storm. Despite Newest technologies, used in the construction of the bridge, being on it in a storm means putting your life at great risk.

Original taken from masterok The tallest abandoned bridge in the USA

The Vance Creek Bridge - a bridge in Washington state was built in 1929. It was once part of the Simpson Lumber Company Railroad, and it still has the honor of being the tallest railroad bridge in America. Although many former railroad bridges have been converted to carry cars and trucks, the Vance Creek Bridge remains a railroad bridge.

Currently, this place is completely abandoned and closed to researchers. Let's take a closer look at it...

The bridge was part of the Simpson Timber Company Railroad, which was used to remove timber from the area.

Unlike other old railway bridges, it was not converted for vehicles after it ceased to be used for traditional purposes. They simply dismantled the access roads and left them alone. But he only dreams of peace:) tourists visit the bridge almost every day despite the ban.

But who the hell knows what’s going on here!!!

7. Small ravines with remains of sleepers.

11. And then the next climb gave us a view of the bridge. The rain had almost stopped and the sky began to brighten.

13. Ready for the race, to the start, attention, march!

14. The sleepers are laid quite often, I expected that it would be quite the opposite; even if you wanted to, it would be very difficult to put your foot in the gap between them.

15. In some places, small-caliber cartridges are lying on the sleepers; someone came to practice shooting.

16. If you look closely, you can see a rope loop on the bridge truss. I wonder who came here to have fun with ropes, base jumpers or climbers?

17. Someone started arson, but either the sleepers didn’t burn well, or someone managed to put it out...

19. View from the bridge of the forest and river below.

20. We found this applique on a piece of rock.

21. There are a lot of autographs on the bridge, both simply meaningless and those “about love”, someone was not too lazy to come with an instrument...

22. View of the bridge from the opposite side.

23. While walking across the bridge, everyone managed to jump on it, sit on the edge of the sleepers, dangling their legs into the abyss, and stand on the balcony with flimsy railings.

I won’t show these photos, since I didn’t ask permission from the participants, but I can easily take them with me. In the background you can see a bald spot on the hill, traces of ancient logging.

25. There is not enough space for the forest, now it is growing through the bridge.

26. And here you come across shooters with guns.

27. I tried to move away from the bridge to get a general view, but the forest was so overgrown that the idea turned out to be useless.

28. Nothing interesting was found under the bridge either; the structure is slowly being overgrown.

29. The supports are the most massive part of the bridge; they will probably hold out the longest under the onslaught of advancing nature.

30. A little design...

31. Silhouettes…

33. And an autograph with the date and name of our office... BDC - hello everyone! Sign next to us if you find our autograph.

34. Photo in the center of the bridge.

36. That same sign on the side of the path:) who can understand what it’s about? They painted it and shot it, and this is the result.

37. A farewell look at the bridge and back to the cars.

38. Along the way, we came across another evidence of a homemade shooting range, and at the same time a couple of aborigines with pistols in holsters under their armpits and a dog without a leash.