Whitney_Ashley OP t1_j0loch7 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:42 PM

Reply to comment by lunar_unit in First Time crossing Varina Enon Bridge by Whitney_Ashley

Very beautiful looking at photos, but causes me a lot of anxiety crossing it. But like another person said, if you are a bridge hunter or like high bridges going over the river...this bridge is for you.

Impossible_Bill_2834 t1_j0mfkg6 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 7:51 PM

How have I never seen this ?? I'll definitely be checking it out. Would've freaked me out a little too if I had snuck up on it at night, though!

Whitney_Ashley OP t1_j0mh1tl wrote on December 17, 2022 at 8:01 PM

I didn't even know this existed either until I crossed it and I have lived in the Richmond area for about 6 years. I will say this is in Henrico County near Hopewell. I really have no reason to go out that way. I was just coming home and GPS took me this way. I texted my friend and she was like how did you get here and back before and not know about the bridge. I always took 288 N to Short Pump area (from Midlothian) and got on 295 and then 64 E. The way I usually go and return takes you through Hanover/Mechanicsville area.

JrWhopper09 t1_j0nfra8 wrote on December 18, 2022 at 12:14 AM

I crossed this bridge daily for a few months and I always stayed in the inner two lanes. Bridges give me anxiety.

In my hometown in Washington, there's an almost 100 year old bridge that is over 200 feet off of the Columbia River that I had to cross daily for 6 years. I had recurring nightmares about that bridge. Many suicide jumpers off of that bridge as well.

The bridge: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Bridge_(Columbia_River)

Whitney_Ashley OP t1_j0nggxe wrote on December 18, 2022 at 12:20 AM

Wow. I looked at the Lewis and Clark bridge pictures. Looking at that gives me anxiety.

WikiSummarizerBot t1_j0nfsz3 wrote on December 18, 2022 at 12:15 AM

Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)

>The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington, and Rainier, Oregon. At the time of its completion, it had the longest cantilever span in the United States. The bridge was opened on March 29, 1930, as a privately owned bridge named the Longview Bridge. The $5.

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