In this article, PlanSwift explores the Top 3 Glass Bridges in China. You might want to sit this one out if you’re afraid of heights!
Mount Langya Glass Bridge
China is adding to its collection of glass bridges with a new bridge that takes you 1,476 feet above a massive rocky gorge. This circular glass bridge is located on Mount Langya, one of China’s national forest conservation areas, in the Hebei province. The circular observation deck was designed to give a panoramic view of the surrounding cliffs and water.
This new glass bridge was opened to the public back in February of 2018 and can hold up to 200 people at one time. The beautiful mountain view from the bridge isn’t the only sight though. If the 3 mile trek up to Mount Langya isn’t enough for you, about a half an hour up the mountain is a cave filled with gorgeous rock formations and stalagmites.
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
The Zhangjiajie bridge has gone viral as the longest glass bridge in the world. The walkway is 13 feet wide and more than 1,400 feet long with a 980 foot drop below. The 1,077 glass panels it took to build this bridge are just under 1.6 inches thick.
Zhangjiajie opened to the public on December 24,2017 and can accommodate up to 2,000 people but only 500-800 visitors are allowed to walk on the bridge at one time, for safety. There are even staff workers stationed along the bridge to help their visitors with a faintheart to get back on their feet and to solid ground.
“Hongyagu glass suspension bridge marks the 2.0 era for China’s glass bottomed bridge,” says Yang Minghua, the chairman of Hebei’s Bailu Group that created the span linking two peaks in the mountain region of northeastern China.
Beipanjiang Glass Bridge or Duge Bridge
The beipanjiang bridge of Duge bridge is the world’s highest bridge standing 1.854 feet above the river connecting the Guizhou and Yunnan provinces. This has shortened the travel time from Liupanshui to Xuianwei from five hours to about two hours. This bridge is the first cable stayed bridge to ever hold the title of the World’s Highest Bridge.
Construction on this bridge started in 2013 and opened to the public on December 30, 2016 two months after the two ends were connected in September of that year and reportedly cost about $144 million, according to India Today.