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World's 20 Longest Footbridge Spans
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World's 25 Longest Footbridge Spans
  
 
1. Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters
 
1. Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters
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5. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
 
5. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
  
6. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
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6. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters
  
7. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
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7. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
  
8. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
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8. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters
  
9. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters
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9. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
  
10. Yinzuotianmeng, China 420 meters
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10. Sochi Skybridge, Russia 439 meters
  
11. Highline 179, Austria 402 meters
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11. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China 430 meters
  
12. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
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12. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (420) meters
  
13. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
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13. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters
  
14. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
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14. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
  
15. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
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15. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
  
16. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
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16. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
  
17. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
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17. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
  
18. Bai Hefei, China - 358 meters
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18. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
  
19. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
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19. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
  
20. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters   
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20. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
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21. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters
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22. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters
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23. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
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24. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters
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25. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters   
  
  

Revision as of 05:50, 31 January 2021

Highline 179 Footbridge
Reutte, Tyrol, Austria
374 feet high / 114 meters high
1,319 foot span / 402 meter span
2014

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Opened in 2014, the spectacular Highline 179 Bridge is the 4th longest span footbridge in Europe. It was once the longest span Tibet-style suspension bridge in the world before being surpassed by others in Nepal, Switzerland, Germany and China. The name comes from the bridge crossing over the famous route B179 that winds through and far beyond the borders of Tyrol, Austria. The location was chosen to allow easy access between the Ehrenberg Ruins and Fort Claudia.

The 1.2 meter wide deck is supported by four 60mm diameter cables that are held in place by 8 rock anchors to a depth of 17 meters. The foundation to foundation length is 424 meters with a clear span of 402 meters that can support up to 500 people at one time. The two abutments have an altitude difference of about 12 meters and a maximum cable sag of 20 meters at full load. This large, curving sag along the deck is part of what makes the Highline 179 special as it essentially allows the bridge engineers to avoid constructing any towers that are common on most conventional footbridges with a flat deck. Such drooping spans are common in the mountainous regions of Tibet where the higher slopes allow the center of the deck to cross a safe distance above the river surface. The Skywalk Sattel Footbridge in Switzerland and the Geierlay Footbridge in Germany are the 2nd and 3rd longest Tibet-style footbridges in the world.

Among all footbridges in the world, only 8 have a main span longer then the Highline 179. This world record footbridge span was commissioned by WLF Projekt in Austria and designed and built by STRABAG A, SwissRope, Armin Walch (architect) and Paul Nessler (structural engineer).


World's 25 Longest Footbridge Spans

1. Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters

2. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters

3. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters

4. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters

5. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters

6. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters

7. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters

8. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters

9. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters

10. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters

11. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters

12. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (420) meters

13. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters

14. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters

15. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters

16. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters

17. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters

18. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)

19. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters

20. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters

21. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters

22. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters

23. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters

24. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters

25. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters


The tourist attraction is open everyday of the year. You can see more at their official website:

http://www.highline179.com/en/


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