To be gephyrophobic (afraid of bridges) and live on Staten Island is to be virtually trapped at home. Jan Steers finally left the island after 13 years with the help of therapy and a mild tranquilizer. There are numerous bridges in the New York metropolitan area for the bridge phobic to avoid and the N.Y. Times discovered that you can actually call the New York Thruway Authority to request someone to drive your car over the Tappan Zee bridge. When I saw this article my thoughts went to the see-through walkway at the top of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. With my fear of heights it is impossible for me to walk across it with my eyes open, though I don’t have trouble with other bridges. To my surprise, that same walkway is actually mentioned in the article.