The world’s longest suspension bridge in Czech Republic is open for tourists and its pictures are going viral on social media.
The bridge was under construction for nearly two years and was officially thrown open on Friday. Named ‘Sky Bridge 721’, the walkway promises spectacular sights of the cloud-shrouded Jesenky mountains as well as an exciting, but slightly terrifying experience.
The Bridge is 154 metres longer than Nepal’s Baglung Parbat Footbridge, which currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest suspension footbridge. It connects two mountain ridges and hangs 95 metres (312 feet) above a valley and can be accessed by cable car. It is 721 metres, or 2,365 feet, long.
Tourists will enter it at an elevation of 1,125 metres and exit it 10 metres higher. It will be a one-way walk for visitors who visit the bridge.
Upon exiting the other side, they will step on a paved pathway in a forest where the visitors will get to know about Czech history.
The vacation resort, where this bridge is located, said that the 1.2-metre-wide bridge is open to children of all ages and heights. It is however not suitable for people with pushchairs or wheelchairs.
Sky Bridge 721 is about a 2.5-hour drive from Prague, the Czech capital.
