Bridges, Tunnels, Overpasses got any stories or comments

[jacks girl]

I have always hated crossing bridges or going through tunnels. I traveled with my husband for 18 years cross country and have been through tunnels all over the United States. Some of them are long some short some are under water and I hated all of them.

I have prayed, sang, closed my eyes, hid in the back often when crossing tunnels or bridges. some of the shorter one's I could tolerate. The one under the water up north was the worst I got in the back of the truck, turned on the radio and pulled the curtains so I wouldn't know when i went under the water.

High over passes are scary too when traveling through Dallas you can just feel the roads shaking beneath you and in winter watch out for icy spots. The Eisenhower tunnels are beautiful but a little long to suit me. My husband still travels and I'm going to have to pray more than I was for him to be safe.

I'm praying for those people in Minnesota, I hope many people that are missing is found. Do you have a story about a bridge tunnel or may be even a airplane ride you would like to share.

[DrRita]

Every day for over 2 years I had to pass through the tunnel at Yerba Buena Island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. Which, BTW, is the mid point of the Oakland Bay Bridge. I always felt as though it would collapse any second. And once I ran out of gas once on the Bay Bridge coming home from work and was terrified I'd get hit since there is no shoulder on the bridge. Thankfully a CHP came along and pushed me to the emergency exit at Yerba Buena. The gas truck came and got me going again.

I'm with you Jacksgirl, I hate tunnels and bridges. I refused to ride the BART from San Francisco to Oakland because it runs under the Bay. I don't think I could deal with that.

[tlm]

For the past 7 years I have passed over the Mississippi River (Memphis) twice a day. I made arrangements for what to do if the New Madras earthquake hit and the bridge was damaged. I crossed it once during an ice storm, not realizing that the bridge had already iced over until it was too late!

I was once stuck on the Memphis bridge for several hours due to a horrible accident. A family stopped to change a tire on the bridge and a truck hit their car. Several were killed.

I later had a flat tire on the bridge and kept on driving--all the way to the other side. I could replace a rim easier than replace my life!

When I first heard about a Mississippi River Bridge collapsing, I thought it was one of the Memphis bridges.

[lynnmosher]

When I was 11 years old, my parents took me on vacation to NYC. We drove through the Holland Tunnel, I think it was, or whatever tunnel it was. One that goes under water. Anyway, it scared the bejeebers out of me. And it was l-o-n-g!!! I didn't think it would ever end. Yuck!

[Tommie Lyn]

Years ago, I had to drive to Mobile to work everyday from Florida. That necessitated driving under the Mobile River through the Bankhead Tunnel going to work and through the Wallace Tunnel under the river coming home. Both tunnels are short. You get used to it.

However, I would NEVER take the "chunnel" from England to France (shudder).....

[Phy]

I'm not going to be afraid of such things. I've commuted to and from work for ten years, and probably will for another thirty years. The Bible says to fear God only. I'm taking him up on that as much as possible. Otherwise, one could be afraid of anything, from the pettiness of strangers to car problems to things falling out of the sky.

All you can do is deliver your life into God's hands, be smart about your surroundings, and go about your normal life. Not only does that keep the terrorists from winning, it keeps the evil one from winning.

[lynnmosher]

Phy, I'm glad you added that thought. Though I was a child, the tunnel frightened me. As I have matured, I have experienced many dark tunnels in my life's circumstances. I have learned that God is always with me, guiding me, giving me strength, and empowering me to overcome whatever dark tunnel I encounter. He always shines a light at the end of the tunnel. (No, it's not an oncoming train!)

Paul's verse to the Corinthians is truly appropriate, "When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things." I hope I've grown some over the last 50 years since my real tunnel experience.