Filmmaker Eric Steel has released a documentary called "The Bridge" that shows some of the jumps, all filmed in 2004. The film is, understandably, controversial. "The strange part about that is, almost everyone who made [negative] comments made them before they'd seen a single frame of footage," Steel said. "I think the film is incredibly sensitive. And I think people wer... read full post picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

After decades worth of engineering studies and heated debate, Golden Gate Bridge officials have voted to erect a suicide barrier on the bridge. The winning design is a stainless steel net that will be hung beneath the iconic bridge span. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Here’s a Google satellite image from near Magdeburg, Germany. It shows a water bridge crossing the Elbe River. Actually, it is a canal crossing the river on a bridge. Here's a ground-level photo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours.
Retired soldier Lian Jiansheng, 66, broke through a police cordon and reached out to shake the hand of would-be jumper Chen Fuchao before shoving him off the bridge. picked by bingo 6 months ago

The 5-metre span metal bridge disappeared from a river crossing in the Ryazan region, east of Moscow. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Sydney Harbour Bridge will play host to breakfast for 20,000 people next year, as part of a massive new tourism campaign. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

So you’ve erected the enormous towers on each side of the deep valley, deeper than any valley previously bridged. How do you get a pilot cable from one tower to the next? The brains behind the Siduhe bridge attached the 3200ft cables to rockets and accurately fired them over the valley, becoming the first people to do so. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Nia­gara Falls may freeze into ice for­ma­tions, and ice mounds or floes may form in the Nia­gara River (some­times cre­at­ing ice bridges that stretch across the width of the river), but only once in recorded his­tory has freez­ing weather actu­ally stopped water from flow­ing over the falls. This instance occurred in March 1848 when a pre
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Design a bridge that will allow you to safely move your cargo from one side to the other. You have a limited amount of money to build each bridge.

Brilliant time waster. I'm currently on level 6 picked by Doggylives 6 months ago

Three protesters climbed suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge and unfurled two large banners that said "One World One Dream. Free Tibet." picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

A duck hunter found a body Saturday of one of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said.

Update to picked by muppet 2 years ago

last year whilst reading a forum i came across a comment about a suspension bridge under construction in china. the comment, made by someone living in china, mentioned that this bridge, when completed, would be the tallest in the world by some way and smash the record for highest deck-to-ground distance held by the royal gorge bridge in colorado (1'053ft). picked by allsux 9 months ago

Wanted for a hit and run/DUI... he was stopped on the coronado bay bridge - where he decided to jump - with police dog in hand. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

German artist Yutta Saftien has been crocheting "greenys" and placing them in public places for passerbys to help them grow by crocheting using the hook and yarn left with the greeny. Her next project - greenys across the Bosporus bridge in Istanbul - connecting the Asian and the European sides of Istanbul picked by suebe 12 months ago

A father allegedly threw his four-year-old daughter off a bridge in front of the girl's two young brothers and scores of motorists during rush hour in Melbourne today. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

Since Chen Si began patrolling the Nanjing Bridge in China for suicide attempts four years ago, he has saved 144 lives. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

I've often read that if you jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, you will accelerate to the point where hitting the water will be like hitting concrete. But my little brain keeps saying, "Yeah, but it's WATER!" Could you jump off a bridge like the Golden Gate and contort your body in such a way that you'd survive? picked by super 2 years ago

a serious case of "WTF?!"

too bad it doesn't contain a picture of the bridge (I wonder if it even resembled a bridge)...hmm, I guess it's too late now picked by Nicky666 2 years ago

When exposed to a high-voltage electric field, water in two beakers climbs out of the beakers and crosses empty space to meet, forming a water bridge. The liquid bridge, hovering in space, appears to the human eye to defy gravity. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago