Do you have Fear crossing Tall Bridges? ..
STEVENSVILLE, Maryland: Maryland's Bay Bridge offers a postcard-perfect view of the Chesapeake Bay, seagulls and whatever. I'm not looking.
The road along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Bridge towers about 19 stories above the water.
I am memorizing every curve of the car's bumper in
front of me. Approaching the eastbound span on my way
to a summer conference in Ocean City, my hands grip
the wheel, my heart thunders and I'm talking to myself.
Calm down, you can do this.
But as the car climbs the bridge, everything goes on fast-forward.
Look at the painted line. Watch that car. Breathe in. One, two, three, four. Don't look over.
Then I look over about 19 stories down and gasp.
My head spins. For a few seconds, I feel as if I'm falling through the ripples of heat in the air and
down to the dark water below. My station wagon slows
to 45 miles per hour ... 40 ... 35.
Some people will do anything to avoid crossing bridges like Maryland's William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial (Bay) Bridge, its 186-foot height and 4-mile ride causing anything from mild distress to a full-blown panic attack. But many push on, motivated by necessity,
pride and perhaps penny-pinching.
It costs $50 roundtrip to hire a private contractor to drive you over the dual-span bridge.
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