Gephyrophobics Might Want to Avoid This Stretch of KY Highway

When my sister was a little kid, she swore up and down she was NOT going to cross that blue bridge. But she wasn't driving, and she DID cross that blue bridge. She's never had a real fear of bridges, but she joins quite a few people in not being a fan of them.

In fact, I don't think I know any full-on gephyrophobics--those who simply CANNOT cross a bridge--but I know plenty of people up and down the spectrum of trepidation when it COMES to bridges. Closing their eyes (if they're not driving, of course) or putting something over their heads is usually how they deal with it.

I don't have an issue with bridges, but I will admit that someone else would have to drive if we were crossing Colorado's Royal Gorge Bridge. While it features a walking section, it IS the highest drivable bridge in the nation at 956 feet above the Arkansas River, and I want no part of it.

Yes, a bridge like that in Colorado should come as no surprise to anyone, but that doesn't mean I need to drive over it.

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Kentucky, however, is a different story. The elevation of its highest drivable bridge is a fraction of the Royal Gorge Bridge's elevation, but it would still give those hesitant to cross ANY bridge a fair amount of pause.

Also one of Kentucky's newest bridges, the Pond Creek Bridge--part of the $740 million U.S. 460 Project--had a scheduled completion time frame of the summer of 2024.

While it is not yet complete--certainly, no one wants ANYONE to rush a bridge construction project--those who have a deep fear of crossing bridges will want to take note. The stretch of U.S. 460 through Pike County will soon feature the Commonwealth's highest drivable bridge--at 324 feet--so maybe tell GPS to find alternate choices.