LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (WDRB) -- On Highway 62, deep in Anderson County, you'll usually see a worker or two headed to work at a rock quarry. You might also see a few bourbon enthusiasts going to the Wild Turkey Distillery.

 

But, look up and you'll see an old historic bridge and a hard-working team. 

"It is a lot of work. There is a lot of gear. We have to inspect everything," Doug Frutos of Vertigo Bungee said.

There are cords, straps, harnesses and machines, not to mention double checking and triple checking.

"It's really not about you. It's about who's backing you up," said one of the jumpers. 

The preparation is all for the moments when the thrill-seekers walk the plank, put their feet on the edge, and start a countdown to do something some of us wouldn't even think about--bungee jump. 

"I see a bridge, and I want to jump off of it," said Alan Bisgaard.

The guys with Vertigo Bungee do it with ease and in pairs. 

"It's a lot of fun," Bisgaard added.

Some of them have done it hundreds of times, others only a time or two -- like John Tate.

"I'm a little nervous, but I'd never say that to these guys," Tate said.

The free fall takes them all the way into the river in some cases. For those scared of heights the ride back up, being controlled from the bridge, seems just as terrifying.

It's obviously not for the faint at heart. The Young's High Bridge sits 240 feet above the Kentucky River. It's the tallest bridge in North America you can legally jump off.

The amount of safety behind each and every jump pretty much guarantees accidents don't happen.

"If there's ever a failure, there's always two or three back-ups for each thing," said Frutos. 

The experience just got off the ground, but there are even bigger plans for jumps and additional thrills in the days ahead. The sky's the limit for this thrill.

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