Dare to Cross the Bridge of Death?

The "Old French Bridge" was built in the 1920s and is used to cross the Namkhan River everyday.

I needed some paint for my waterfall painting and I knew the hardware store by this scary bridge was open, so I killed two birds with one stone, shopping and travel blogging.

This guy was so eager to check his fishing net that he broke the social distancing rules and crossed under the barrier. He'll literally put food on the table with it, so that's why he was so eager to cross under to check it.

The bridge is by a three way intersection. You can see the Phou Si pagoda if you're facing northwest.

If Phousi is to your back and you're headed south, take a left at this intersection.

Make sure you turn off your targeting computer and trust in the Force before you cross.

Put your deflectors on double front.

It will feel like something or a someone is pulling your tires to the left or right boards of wood sometimes. It's even worse if you have a dumbass who skwirms around for a passenger. So many people have died or killed themselves here, that it's probably one of the most haunted places in town. People here believe that if someone's ghost gets stuck at their spot of death, they'll look for a replacement.

You can walk across if you don't have a bike. Don't think that it will be any less scary though.

It is written in Laos language that three and four wheel vehicles are prohibited, but they forgot to cross them out on the signs. I've seen Chinese tourists cross this in a very small car. Maybe they were confused by the signs thinking it was OK.

The Golden Gate Bridge is always being painted. By the time they paint the whole thing, a year goes by and the salt air has already eaten away some of the year old paint. Maintenance is something lacking in this part of the world. The attitude seems to be once something has been built to use it till it rots, but to never paint or repair.

I met some American tourists on this bridge at midnight. I told them they were lucky to see it at night, because it's even scarier in the day when you can actually see it.

I don't usually post pictures of my feet, but look at this peice. I'm about 80kg and could feel this giving way. One of my friends had a peice break on her and cut her leg up bad. At least she survived.

Repaired

Here's a spot where the wood rotted out and broke. It looks like they did a legit repair job here.

You can get some great shots from both sides of the pedestrian walkways.

If things get even worse and we lose electricity and gasoline, at least there are plenty of coconuts everywhere.

Thanks for crossing the Bridge of Death of Luang Prabang with me today. I told Death not today, because I need to finish this painting.