text: It is a hill start to give even the most confident learner driver nightmares. The Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan – the third largest of its kind in the world – rises sharply so ships can pass underneath. The concrete road bridge spans a mile across Lake Nakaumi, linking the cities of Matsue and Sakaiminato. Scroll down for video . The Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan – the third largest of its kind in the world – rises sharply so ships can pass underneath . The concrete road bridge, pictured, spans a mile across Lake Nakaumi, linking the cities of Matsue and Sakaiminato . The two-lane concrete road bridge stretches 1.7km or just over 1 mile long and has a width of 11.4 metres making it the largest rigid frame bridge in Japan and the third largest in the world. It's incredible slope, which has a gradient of 6.1 per cent on the Shimane Prefecture side and 5.1 per cent on the Tottori Prefecture side gives it a rollercoaster-like appearance. The unusual steep bridge was recently featured in a commercial for Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Tanto minivan to test the vehicle's durability. 1. Sidhue River Bridge – China . At an incredible 460m (1509ft), it is the highest bridge in the world. Suspended across the Sidhue River in the Badong County of the Hubei Province, in stretches more than 1,300m to connect Shanghai and Chendo. The bridge makes up part of a dangerous mountain path known as highway Huyu G50. 2. Millau Viaduct - France . When it was opened in 2004, this was the world’s tallest vehicular bridge and it is still taller than the Eiffel Tower at its highest point. The cable-stayed bridge, which spans across the Tarn River Valley in southern France, remains in the world's top twenty highest at 270m above the valley floor. The tallest concrete pylon on the Millau Viaduct is 800ft on its own  -  higher than most buildings . 3. Monkey Bridges – Vietnam . Made of one single bamboo log for your feet, and another as a rather unsteady handrail, this bridge us named from the stooped 'monkey-like' posture people must adapt when crossing to try and avoid falling into the river below. 4. Royal Gorge Bridge - Colorado, US . America’s highest suspension bridge can look down nearly 90 stories at the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge below. At 295m (969 ft tall) and 384m (1,260ft) long, it was first built in 1929, but it did not get stabilizing wind cables until 1982 meaning it would have swung dangerously in a high gust. 5. Trift Suspension Bridge -Switzerland . Suspended across the Alps, this bridge has some of the most stunning views in the world. Built at 100m ( 328ft) high and 170m (558ft) long, Trift was built in 2004 and became one of the mountain range's longest and highest pedestrian suspension bridges. It was supposed to connect hikers to a hut made inaccessible by a retreating glacier but it was known to swing wildly when windy and was only allowed to be crossed in summer months in clear weather. Higher handrails and stabilizing cables were installed in 2009 but the bridge is still known to move in bad weather.
target: Eshima Ohashi bridge in Japan is the third largest of its kind in the world .
  Has a gradient of 6.1 per cent on  Shimane  side and 5.1 per cent on Tottori .
  Spans mile across Lake Nakaumi linking  cities of Matsue and Sakaiminato .