This bridge attracts so many suicidal people.

 

Is it the name?

Just a good location?

Easy to access?

It is crazy how many people jump off this bridge without a parachute.

 

Two friends have lost their kids, yep they jumped off this bridge, one from accross the street and this week the other one from north jersey.

Pretty much every large Bridge does Tony...although the more "Famous" ones manage to draw more than the norm. I know of one Bridge up in Mass (Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal) that eventually put "Suicide netting" underneath the entore span because so many College students were jumping from it.

Pretty much every large Bridge does Tony...although the more "Famous" ones manage to draw more than the norm. I know of one Bridge up in Mass (Bourne Bridge over the Cape Cod Canal) that eventually put "Suicide netting" underneath the entore span because so many College students were jumping from it.

 

Looking at the Bourne bridge now shows some suicide fences, no nets.

 

My issue with nets...so you're now in a net...can't you just jump out of that?

 

The GW is 212 feet off the water. You drop 30 feet into nets, you're still 180 feet above the water and that's still a fatal fall.

 

People will always jump off whatever is easiest for them to get to. My previous boss at John Wiley and Sons jumped off a building in Manhattan(2 years after I left), landing on the roof of a shorter building.

Sad.. I saw a pretty good documentary (well as good as one could be about suicide) on jumpers from the Golden Gate bridge, was on showtime or hbo maybe. The guy set up his camera from a far and filmed jumpers and the moments before the jump. The guy that did the film was a jump survivor. The biggest thing that stuck in my mind is that EVERY jumper that survived said the second they jumped, they regretted the decision to take the leap..

 

Kids don't know, they are so confused and have no idea that the world is much bigger than their small social circle.

 

edit, the documentary I mentioned is on Youtube if anyone is interested, http://youtu.be/bqeoQ-5ot34

My neighbor jumped off the GW. My friend at the RR (I believe) pulled him out after he floated. My friend is a NJSP on the water officer. Apparently in the area theres a few jumpers every week. He said once a guy jumped off a bridge (Not GW, i forget which) and it was low tide and the guy landed head first into muck and stuck upright. Eye witnesses say he survived the fall and his feet were flailing around for a minute or so. Crazy stuff.

I agree w/ Pipes. The major bridges all attract jumpers. My Dad, who past away this past Monday, worked on the river all his life down around Maxwell House. That's a point where the river turns and they had some of the longest docks extending out into the river.

 

This was the collection point of many of the unfortunate jumpers and Dad retrived many of the bodies. There were years I think there were 4 or 5 fatalities. Tradgic...

 

And this is the "Hand to God" truth... The Timex wrist watches were still ticking.

Sorry about your Dad, Frank.

 

Isn't the GWB the highest bridge in the area?

Sorry about your Dad, Frank.

 

Isn't the GWB the highest bridge in the area?

 

Thanks Pipes. He had a good run to 88yo.

 

At 211' it's pretty high. But you'd really have to check it out. Because of the topography all the bridges over the Hudson are pretty high. Bear Mountain, Verrazano both pretty high.... As a BTW about 280ft of water under the Bear Mountain.

Sorry about your Dad, Frank.

 

Isn't the GWB the highest bridge in the area?

 

Verrazano is listed as 228 feet of clearance vs 212 at the GW but the Verrazano doesn't have foot/bike traffic so the GW would be the highest that allows foot traffic.

Verrazano is listed as 228 feet of clearance vs 212 at the GW but the Verrazano doesn't have foot/bike traffic so the GW would be the highest that allows foot traffic.

 

Their is the answer i did not know that.

 

Sorry to hear about your dad Frank..

Sorry to hear about your Pops Frank, my best you you and the family.

Guy from Staten Island I used to work with George Cruz jumped of the GWB last month. Just heard about it last week.

I am thinking maybe they should put up help sighns with a phone# for people in trouble looking to jump off the bridge?

I am thinking maybe they should put up help sighns with a phone# for people in trouble looking to jump off the bridge?

 

Yeah that'll help just as much as the "No guns allowed" signs and other crap signs.

They have those at the Del-Memorial bridge. "In Crisis? Call 1-800..."

They have those at the Del-Memorial bridge. "In Crisis? Call 1-800..."

I wonder if anyone has called?

I wonder if anyone has called?

 

No idea. Here's a picture:

 

And the sign is paid for by: http://www.mhainde.org/suicOverview.asp

No idea. Here's a picture:

 

And the sign is paid for by: http://www.mhainde.org/suicOverview.asp

 

 

The bridge before you get into Poughkeepsie, NY has suicide prevention signs all over it. I guess, unless you're a student at the CIA, Marist, or Vassar, life's got to be pretty depressing up there!

I am thinking maybe they should put up help sighns with a phone# for people in trouble looking to jump off the bridge?

 

Do you really need help in how to jump off a bridge? /dickheadoff

 

 

This happens every few weeks up here by 287. People are depressed with life and society in general. It's Bush's fault somehow...

 

 

And special condolences to Frank.

Frank, sorry about your Dad, our prayers are with you.

Frank, I am sorry to hear about your pop. My condolences.