Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Walking Over The Benjamin Franklin Bridge From Philly to Jersey, And Back

I have such a weird love/fear relationship with bridges. A part of me (the part that doesn't like heights) is apprehensive to cross a bridge, yet another part of me feels drawn to do it. And being that I enjoy taking photographs, I love the various views you can capture from a bridge. Strangely enough, I don't fear walking across a bridge as much as I fear crossing a bridge in a moving vehicle; particularly if someone else is driving. I have this phobia that the vehicle will suddenly go out of control and crash through the guardrail and plummet into the water, where upon I'll get trapped inside the vehicle with all the windows closed and drown to death.

Dramatic, aren't I?

When I lived in New York City, I enjoyed walking across the Brooklyn, Queensboro, and Manhattan bridges and experiencing some of the most amazing views of Manhattan and surrounding boroughs. And speaking of heights, I've also been to the Empire State Building, World Trade Center Twin Towers, Top of the Rock and top of the Statue of Liberty, all of which freaked me out, but did it anyway.

Yet for as long as I've lived in Philly, I have never walked across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that goes from Philadelphia to Camden, New Jersey. For some reason, I had no idea there was even a pedestrian walkway, I thought it was a bridge solely for cars and trains.

However, one day I went online and googled the bridge and discovered that it did, in fact, have a pedestrian walkway.

So, do you know what I did?

Two weekends ago I walked across the bridge with my Canon and snapped a TON of photographs. I apologize for such a photo heavy post, but I couldn't help myself. I went camera crazy that day.

Pleases enjoy a scenic walk over the Benjamin Franklin Bridge...