Suspension bridges can test the mettle of anyone with even the slightest fear of heights, but these scary-looking bridges from various locales throughout the world are certain to amp up the fear factor.

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Trift Bridge, Switzerland
Described as "one of the most spectacular pedestrian suspension bridges of the Swiss Alps," this bridge swings 100 metres above the ground, and extends for 170 metres above the Trift Glacier. Not for the faint of heart.
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U Pain Bridge, Myanmar
Spanning 1.2 kilometres, this teakwood foot bridge spans Myanmar's Taungthaman Lake. Why is it built so high? Because after the summer rains, the lake swells and the water laps just below the bridge's wooden planks.

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Modi Khola Valley, Nepal
Don't mind the missing boards as you attempt to cross this rickety wooden suspension bridge that spans a river in Nepal's Upper Modi Khola Valley.

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Bone Village, Indonesia
When a suspension bridge collapsed due to heavy rains, students in Bone Vilalge — located in South Sulawesi, Indonesia — were forced to risk their lives by using this makeshift rope bridge in order to get to school.
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Carrick-a-Rede, Northern Ireland
Hardy tourists better not look down when traversing the famed rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede, near Ballintoy, Northern Ireland.

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Creel, Mexico
You'd better have nerves of steel to attempt to cross this rope bridge spanning two mountains in Mexico.

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Dulong Valley, China
This rickety foot bridge offers a precarious crossing between villages in China's remote Dulong Valley. One of many such bridges — consisting of little more than cable wire and rotting planks — these bridges allowed people cross the raging river, which would have otherwise meant a four-day journey through thick jungle.
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Ghyakar Village, Nepal
It's a long drop to the rocky terrain below this rickety rope bridge that spans a deep canyon near Ghyakar village in Nepal.

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Heaven’s Bridge, Germany
This bridge was only temporary, constructed for a few days in 2009 on the occasion of a Protestant church congress. Dubbed "Heaven's Bridge," it hovered about 65 metres above the ground, spanning 13 metres between the two towers of a cathedral in Bremen, Germany.

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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
The Kothmale Hanging Bridge in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka will take your breath away — and not in the good way.
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Ngari Prefecture, Tibet
You'll want to say a little prayer before crossing this precarious looking rope bridge in Tibet.

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Pakistan
This bridge in Pakistan looks like it's barely holding together. Good luck!

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Tea Park, China
Brave tourists walk on the aerial cables bridge at the Tea Park in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province of China.
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