I lived in New Hampshire and I knew that, but I thought New Hampshire was where Idaho is. I got their shapes mixed up. It seemed to me that there was a bridge we'd always drive towards but always pull off the highway before we went under it. I figured California was just on the other side of the bridge.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- For the longest time I believed New Hampshire was New Hamster and that was where all the hamsters came from. — Giny
- Whenever I was upstairs on a bus, I didn't believe that it would fit under the bridge so I used to duck. — Dave, Lancashire
- I used to believe that George Washington died and turned into a bridge.— lara dean
- I used to believe that the lower level of the George Washington Bridge in NYC was named Martha Washington— Shayne
- For some reason I thought any 4X4 vehicle would pull a wheelie when switched into 2 wheel drive.— Richard Davies
- I thought the song Hotel California by the Eagles said "Welcome to Oakdale California— JewLea