Gandaki Golden Footbridge
Gandaki Golden Footbridge
Baglung Parbat Foobridge
बागलुङ पर्वत पुल
Baglung, Parbat, Nepal
400 feet high / 122 meters high
1,860 foot span / 567 meter span
2020
The longest footbridge span ever built in Asia, the Gandaki Golden Footbridge is a major tourist attraction near the small city of Baglung, Nepal. The entire Kali Gandaki River gorge region between Baglung and Kushma has become a museum of Nepal-style footbridges with at least 7 major spans of notable length and height.
Also known as the Baglung Parbat Foobridge, the giant crossing opened in 2020 as the world's longest footbridge span before it was surpassed in 2022 by the Sky Bridge 721 in the Czech Republic. The deck height of 122 meters can support a maximum load of 85 tons or 612 people. A plaque at the bridge site also refers to it as the Bangechaur Aduwabari Bridge.
World's 30 Longest Footbridge Spans
1. Sky Bridge 721, Czech Republic - 721 meters
2. Tibetan Footbridge of Canillo, Andorra - 603 meters
3. Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge, China - 600 meters
4. Gandaki Golden/Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters
5. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters
6. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters
7. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters
8. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
9. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters
10. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
11. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (450) meters
12. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters
13. Longguwan Glass Footbridge, China - (445) meters
14. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
15. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
16. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters
17. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters
18. Ulleong Sogeumsan, South Korea - 404 meters
19. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
20. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
21. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
22. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
23. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
24. Bega-Banduk, Nepal - 365 meters
25. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
26. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
27. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters
28. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters
29. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
30. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters
31. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters
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The Gandaki Golden bridge deck can twist significantly from wind and pedestrian foot oscillations.
Gandaki Golden / Baglung Parbat Footbridge satellite image.
Gandaki Golden / Baglung Parbat Footbridge location map.