Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge is a famous attraction in Northern Ireland. Strolling on the narrow, swaying bridge planks, holding on to the handrails, the rope bridge is suspended 80 feet above the sea, and the two ends are connected to steep cliffs. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge was built between the cliffs of Northern Ireland's fragmented coastline. The original purpose was just because fishermen wanted to cross the cliffs to fish on another cliff. In the early days, the rope bridge had guardrails on only one side. Whenever the wind blew, the shaking bridge seemed to always throw people to the side without guardrails. Now, for safety reasons, guardrails have been added on the other side of the bridge. Even so, the loud sound of waves hitting the cliffs is still very strong.
It is often very windy here. Because there are open spaces everywhere and there are cliffs, the wind seems to be particularly strong. If you come here to visit the attractions, you hope that the wind can be smaller, because the suspension bridge is suspended, and the strong wind will make the bridge sway left and right, and people will lose their center of gravity. The wind was not strong on the day I went there, but on the way back, I happened to cross the bridge at the same time as a group of foreign young people. They were playing and shaking the handrails on both sides, making the suspension bridge shake violently. I shouted for them to stop, and later even the staff guarding at both ends shouted for them to stop, so I hurried to the shore. It was so scary, I really didn't dare to look down, the abyss was so deep.
Due to the bearing capacity problem, the suspension bridge can only allow one-way traffic. There are staff guarding both ends. After a while, let the tourists on one end pass, and then let the people on the other side pass when they see more tourists on the other side, and repeat it over and over again.