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The asymmetrical suspension span has short towers and anchorages higher up on the slopes than the deck elevation.  The exact length of the deck is unknown but probably around 420 meters.
 
The asymmetrical suspension span has short towers and anchorages higher up on the slopes than the deck elevation.  The exact length of the deck is unknown but probably around 420 meters.
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The scenic area also has a glass cliffwalk and a mountain slide.
  
  

Revision as of 22:50, 17 March 2021

Tianyundu Glass Footbridge
天云渡玻璃吊桥
Yangshan, Guangdong, China
(755) feet high / (230) meters high
(1,378) foot span / (420) meter span
2020

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One of the highest footbridges in the world, the Tianyundu Glass Footbridge opened in 2020 across a spectacular canyon about 2 hours drive north of Guangzhou.

The asymmetrical suspension span has short towers and anchorages higher up on the slopes than the deck elevation. The exact length of the deck is unknown but probably around 420 meters.

The scenic area also has a glass cliffwalk and a mountain slide.


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. Longguwan Glass Footbridge, China - (445) meters

10. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters

11. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters

12. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters

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

14. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters

15. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters

16. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters

17. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters

18. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters

19. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)

20. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters

21. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters

22. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters

23. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters

24. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters

25. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters

26. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters


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Tianyundu Glass Footbridge satellite image.


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Tianyundu Glass Footbridge location map.


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