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The world's longest suspension bridges are listed according to the length of their main span (i.e., the length of suspended roadway between the bridge's towers). The length of the main span is the most common method of comparing the sizes of suspension bridges, often correlating with the height of the towers and the engineering complexity involved in designing and constructing the bridge. [4]
Arouca 516 is one of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, located in the municipality of Arouca, in the North Region and the Aveiro District of Portugal. The bridge has a length of 516 m (1,693 ft). [1] It is suspended 175 m (574 ft) above the Paiva River, which it spans. [2]
[1] [2] The bridge spans 494 meters (1621 feet), and upon its inauguration on 30 July 2017 became the longest suspension bridge built for pedestrian travel. [3] The bridge runs 85 metres (279 feet) above the ground at its highest point. It employs 8 tonnes (7.9 long tons; 8.8 short tons) of cables, and has a system that prevents it from swinging.
This attraction is *not* for the faint of heart.
A pedestrian suspension bridge that is the longest such construction in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic. Critics say the bridge is too big for the surrounding ...
Sky Bridge 721 has six main supporting ropes and 60 wind ropes, meaning it can shake with gusts. It's positioned above a valley between two mountains.
In 2014, the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge was completed between the Ehrenberg Castle ruins and Fort Claudia, spanning the strategically important pass that these two structures were in part meant to guard. The length of the bridge is 1,322 feet (403 meters), with a height of 360 feet (110 meters). [2] [3]
The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world has opened at a mountain resort in the Czech Republic. The construction of Sky Bridge 721 took two years and cost about $8.3 million.