Pic shows: The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Russia.
It really could be a bridge too fast.
The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge - the SkyBridge near the city of Sochi in south-western Russia, stretches for almost a kilometre over the Krasnaya Polyana valley.
It can take up to 30,000 people at a time, and bungee jumping fans too who travel to the new attraction will not be let down - if they opt for the let down of nearly 650ft as they hurl themselves off a viewing platform on the bridge into the valley below.
And extreme sports fans who have not had enough highs for one day can speed along a zip wire more than 500ft above the valley floor.
Known as the Trollwire - riders are strapped to a zip wire horizontally side by side - it reaches speeds of 70mph as it swoops through the air.
The Skypark AJ Hackett has already successfully applied to the Guinness World Records to be recognised as the site of the longest suspension footbridge in the world.
Spokesman Vladislav Baranov said: "Parts of the skypark are still under construction but we want this to be the highest, fastest, most fun park in the world."
He added: "There are two heights of bungee in case people don't feel brave enough to go all the way down from the top, but just to come for the bridge and the views would take your breath away."
One visitor, Lima Uvarova, said: "I was going to go on the high bungee but wimped out. I'm definitely doing it next time. The views are amazing."
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