Have You Experienced Crossing Hanging Bridge?
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
September 7, 2018 12:56am CST
Hanging bridge because it is literally hanging along the river. When you walk throught it is swaying as like a hammock. If you have fear of heights or dizzy maybe you shouldn't try crossing it.
The good thing is that you all have the fun. You see below river flowing beautifully. The surrounding pristine and serene. And if you live life of adventurism, this is it.
Hanging bridge in my place usually made from cable wires extended to both sides. Slabs of woods made as flooring. It is usually constructed as temporary bridge to expensive cemented bridge.
Usually, hanging bridge can usually be found in rural village.
Photo is mine
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
7 Sep 18
Very scary but kids will just run on it as fas as they can and that's it, while we oldies, could hardly walk, and almost crawling. LOL
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
7 Sep 18
@MALUSE if some oldies don't have fear of heights, then it is good for them. I have a little fear of heights nowadays or bridge without handrailing on both sides.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Ha ha that is very true, and I remember the kids running through no fear.
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@rachz_kisses (3798)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Yup. Just had an experience walking through a hanging bridge two weeks ago. We we're visiting my Aunt's farm. It was scary at first, but you get the hang of it eventually. 
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Oh wow, just lately. Its been months to me. I want to visit this place again.
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@rachz_kisses (3798)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Hello @hereandthere . Yes, its been awhile. Good to be back.
Yes, its been awhile. Good to be back.1 person likes this
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Hope you visit Ilocos one of these days so I can bring you to hanging bridge. Mostly are located 1 hour away from the nstional roads.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Oh i see you have experienced crossing hanging and swaying bridge. Its really fearful but once you crossed it will be a feeling of joy.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Ha ha, that's true and im nervous with the wind.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Oh my I haven't been in Banaue, one of my bucket list and hope to do it someday.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
@ilocosboy oh yes, you should go there. It is very beautiful there.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
7 Sep 18
It all depends I would say as there are some hanging bridges much much higher up and very flimsy.
I saw a woman the other week being made to walk up a flight of wooden stairs that were sort of built into the mountain side and I thought it was so silly of them to make her cross that bridge and go up those very dangerous stairs and they did not rid her of her fear instead they made her worse.
I was working in a place that had such a bridge across a beautiful river and I was not afraid of it at all.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
7 Sep 18
@ilocosboy
Exactly there is no merit in risking your own life.
There are other ways around such fears and one of them is not what they tried out on that poor lady.
She was trembling and shaking with fear and I felt so for her.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
The hanging bridge in my photo is a secured one but there kinds of flimsy in some areas here especially in remote place.
They shouldn't force anyone to cross, simply its dangerous.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Oh my I have heart attack if that happens to me.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
i've never seen one. i'm not aware of any in our parent's hometown, either. but yes, i'd like to try crossing one.
it's nice to see pictures of places from you again.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Thank you very much. I just love getting photos. Heres another one.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
In my province, the town is our neighbor.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
the hanging bridge in the picture that you shared is not the usual hanging bridge where the cable ropes are really hanging. this bridge is very safe to walk on, and maybe it is just not so high, unlike one hanging bridge where down below was a very deep ravine or precipice.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Sep 18
@ilocosboy yes, and you should have pictured the part where it really was hanging.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Hah you noticed it, yes that other is well secured though the other half (which was taken in the photo) is the swaying one. This is also deep river, i just didnt justify it he he.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Me too i'm afraid of heights but somehow it didn't at hanging bridge.
@Janet357 (75656)
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7 Sep 18
@ilocosboy i just did it in my dreams then i fell, and that woke me up. I have fear of heights.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Yeah, crossing it always will be just normal the succeeding.
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@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
8 Sep 18
,,,yes i.did try crossing a hanging bridege and its kinda scary.,,
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Sep 18
Very scary but very fulfilling once you get cross to the other side.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Sep 18
No swaying and hanging challenges can't be overcome with determination and persistence.
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@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
8 Sep 18
@ilocosboy ,,,yes it is.. 
,, its like the feeling of being able to overcome se challenge in life.. hehhe..
,, its like the feeling of being able to overcome se challenge in life.. hehhe..
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
@compslick that's nice, now you know the thrill of crossing the bridge.
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
7 Sep 18
I think I did a long time ago..not recently. They have something like that in the area outside the Smoky Mountains.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Oh wow at least you know the thrill. We have so many hanging bridge and when we go to rural area especially along the river where there are communities, there are always hanging bridge
@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 Sep 18
We have one that I have just looked at but not used it.
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@Aquitaine24 (11653)
• San Jose, California
8 Sep 18
That would certianly be a scenic adventure to cross that bridge
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
8 Sep 18
Very inspiring, so beautiful. Nature always giving appreciation to us.
@DianneN (246815)
• United States
7 Sep 18
@ilocosboy I'm a real trooper. Of course I screamed all the way across each flimsy bridge I had to cross. 
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
Its good you didn't give up and cross that swaying bridge, its really scary.
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@sevenonine8 (125)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
8 Sep 18
Only a regular bridge which misses a few boards.Almost the same experience :)
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