Some bridges give you that stomach-flip the moment you glance over the edge. These are the UK bridges with the most dangerous-feeling drops the ones where the water is a very, very long way down.

From a hidden arch in the Scottish Highlands to the towering Forth crossings and the sheer plunge of Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge, we're counting down ten of Britain's most vertigo-inducing crossings and ranking them by just how far it is from the road to the water below. We look at what makes each drop feel so unnerving — the height, the exposure, the wind, the low railings, and the way some bridges hide the fall until you're right on top of it.

Every one of these bridges is completely safe. The structures are sound and the barriers hold. The only thing in danger up there is your composure — but if heights get to you, this countdown is not for the faint-hearted.

Featured in this video:

The Skye Bridge, Scottish Highlands
The Erskine Bridge, Glasgow
The Cleddau Bridge, Pembrokeshire
The Tamar Bridge, Cornwall/Plymouth
The Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol
The Humber Bridge, East Yorkshire
The M48 Severn Bridge, England/Wales
The Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh
The Queensferry Crossing — the tallest bridge in the UK
Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge

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