The world’s longest suspension footbridge was opened in the Czech Republic on May 13.
Salient features
- The 721-metre-long bridge, which has been named Sky Bridge 721, is located near the Dolni Morava vacation resort.
- It connects the Jeseniky mountains and enables tourists to walk from one mountain to another with a spectacular view.
- The bridge, suspended by six main supporting ropes and 60 wind ropes, took two years to build at a cost of 200 million crowns ($8.4 million).
- Under construction for the past two years, the 721-meter-long-span (2,365 feet) officially opened on May 13.
- The walkway promises spectacular views of the cloud-shrouded Jeseníky mountains, and an overall electrifying, albeit slightly terrifying, experience.
- The bridge is 1.3 metres wide. It is open to children of all ages.
- Before Sky Bridge 721, Portugal’s 516-metre Arouca Bridge was the world’s longest suspension footbridge. Travellers need to pay 350 Czech Koruna (USD 14.60) to walk on the bridge.
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