Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
Coordinates: 29 ° 23 ′ 55 ″ N , 110 ° 41 ′ 54 ″ E
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| Official name | Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge (international), 张家界 桥 (Chinese) | |
| use | pedestrian | |
| place | Zhangjiajie, China | |
| construction | Suspension bridge | |
| overall length | 430 m | |
| width | 6 m | |
| height | 360 m | |
| Headroom | 260 m | |
| vehicles per day | 8,000 people a day, 800 at the same time | |
| building-costs | 460 million RMB | |
| opening | 20th August 2016 | |
| planner | Haim Dotan (architect) | |
| toll | Admission ticket | |
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The Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge is a bridge in the Wulingyuan countryside in Zhangjiajie , China. With a length of 430 meters and a height of 260 meters above the ground, it was the longest and highest bridge in the world with a glass floor when it opened.
The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's central Hunan Province . It opened on August 20, 2016 and is a popular tourist attraction. Their load capacity is designed for up to 800 visitors at the same time. It was designed by the Israeli architect Haim Dotan.
With the opening of a glass bridge in Hebei , it is the second longest glass bridge.
Details
99 glass panels were integrated into the floor of the span over a total length of 430 meters. Each of these panels is 50 mm thick and has a size of 12 m². The total thickness of the footpath is 60 cm.
In addition to the footpath, there is a bunjee and zipline facility.
Temporary closure
On September 2, 2016, just 13 days after the bridge opened, the bridge had to close due to the overwhelming traffic. Instead of the expected 8,000 visitors per day, more than 10,000 allegedly came. The bridge reopened on September 30, 2016 after the visitor facilities were improved.
Individual evidence
- ↑ China: Spectacular views from the longest glass bridge in the world . In: The world . ( welt.de [accessed on October 22, 2017]).
- ↑ New glass bridge in China: On panes over the gorge . In: Spiegel Online . August 20, 2016 ( spiegel.de [accessed October 22, 2017]).
- ↑ 王建芬: World's longest glass bridge ready to open. In: chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved December 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Longest glass bridge in the world opened . In: sueddeutsche.de . ISSN 0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on October 22, 2017]).
- ↑ How architects built China's terrifying glass bridge . ( wired.co.uk [accessed October 22, 2017]).
- ↑ World's longest glass bottom bridge opens in China's 'Avatar' mountain . In: Mail Online . ( dailymail.co.uk [accessed October 22, 2017]).
- ↑ Too great a rush of visitors: Longest glass bridge in China temporarily closed . In: www.t-online.de . ( t-online.de [accessed on October 22, 2017]).