# Bridge proposed between Italy and Sicily

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**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-proposed-between-italy-and-sicily/1009538 "2024-11-01T10:24:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 2, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-proposed-between-italy-and-sicily/1009538/72 "2024-11-02T03:52:01Z")

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> [@Big infrastructure projects (spin off from Sicilian bridge thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-infrastructure-projects-spin-off-from-sicilian-bridge-thread/1009616/7):
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> Fears are funny. I am afraid of heights, but when I drove over the Confederation Bridge between PEI and New Brunswick I was disappointed that they had block the sight of the ocean below.

I’ve crossed that bridge a few times, and I agree: a passenger car, SUV, or even a pickup truck, won’t be able to see over the side. It’s like driving through an open-to-the-sky tunnel. Sounds weird, but that’s pretty much what it is.

Then, there was the time I crossed it during a storm. High winds, heavy rain, and the toll-taker as we left PEI saying, “Yeah, I think you can make it in your SUV.” He _thinks_ we’ll be able to make it? I was quite glad that the concrete walls at the sides of the bridge were as high as they were.

We made it safely across, but I would not have wanted to take an 18-wheeler across that bridge in that weather.

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