The world’s longest hanging bridge has opened in Switzerland.
At nearly 500m, the bridge for hikers is billed as the longest hanging pedestrian bridge in the world
The bridge is located near the Swiss town of Zermatt and named the Europabrücke (Europe Bridge). It hangs up to 85m above the Grabengufer ravine.
The Zermatt Tourist Board says it is the world’s longest, although a 405m bridge in Reutte in Austria hangs 110m higher above the ground.
It replaces a previous bridge that had been damaged by rock falls.
The new bridge, whose cables weigh about eight tonnes, is equipped with a system to prevent it from swinging, the Zermatt Tourist Board said.
It forms part of a two-day hiking route between Zermatt and Grächen in southern Switzerland with views of the Matterhorn mountain.
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wow looks scary!
that would be so scary look at that angle
wow! i would love to go there
awesome when can i go on it
wow that is a really long swinging bridge?????
awesome when can i go on the bridge
i want to do that
a 500m hanging bridge sounds pretty dangerous. I really want to go across it but i would probably fall to my death. just kidding, I’m sure it’s safe
now I want to move to Switzerland
Waouh! The video is amazing especially the view from the top of the bridge looking down at the whole length of it. Scary!??
this is amazing
WHAT IF IT FALLS?!?!??!?!?!?!??!