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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 10607879, member: 37&quot;]My first sight of the Golden Gate Bridge was memorable.&nbsp; I had flown into SF very early in the morning, rented a car, and decided to drive around the bay instead of heading into the city right away.&nbsp; Intended to get to the FLW Marin Co. Civic Center as a destination.&nbsp; After spending some time there, I decided to drive up Mt. Tam.&nbsp; The mountain was socked in fog and I doubted that I would be able to see anything.&nbsp; As I climbed, the fog began to dissipate.&nbsp; The view from the top was clear and glorious.&nbsp; The bridge supports jutted through the fog and the sun, low in the sky, made the fog shine.&nbsp; The Transamerica Pyramid in the city also jutted out in the distance.&nbsp; Have been to the top of Mt. Tam several times since but it never again looked like that from the top.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only bridge that seriously gave me the heebie-jeebies is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.&nbsp; Steep, tall, and subject to high winds.&nbsp; You can actually hire someone to drive your car over it if you don&#039;t want to do it yourself.&nbsp;&nbsp; Have driven a lot of bridges all over the country and this was the worst.</p><p><img src="https://preview.redd.it/this-just-feels-like-a-necessity-for-this-subreddit-v0-qi3gx3xlaqga1.jpg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=b8eef7aeb3d65f332700308d40e6024166d3a768" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure the cost has gone up since this was written...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chesapeake-bay-bridge-drive-over_n_3346540" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chesapeake-bay-bridge-drive-over_n_3346540" rel="nofollow">Chesapeake Bay Bridge Drive-Over Company Charges $25 To Anxious Customers | HuffPost Small Business</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The 7 mile bridge in the Florida Keys was difficult for other reasons (long, narrow, and arduous) but it has been upgraded and improved since I drove it in the 70s.&nbsp; Back then, it was only 2 lanes and not in the best repair.&nbsp; Not much of a side rail the entire length.&nbsp; Here is a photo from that time period.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://scontent-ord5-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/487219421_1070392501786395_7230305776037294171_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=106&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=WlTGlBFVTyYQ7kNvwGL2Ty_&amp;_nc_oc=AdnuLZNbmqBDUvcRdvhtWzlWKcLd1lYUS0xA3plQdPaR7n-jBNbqqpnaECYjco_J0N5sxIBi71vi6FijzA3OTSaA&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-3.xx&amp;_nc_gid=7h7qRDijTYif6zxX8zukjg&amp;oh=00_AfSL9PrdviZ85lfvqT01UiyTNF6Rywo1M-SVIJLp3AXAxA&amp;oe=68955026" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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