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The following is a list of the World's Highest Footbridges. These spans have different design characteristics then road or rail bridges with narrower decks that are often unstiffened allowing the structure to move and sway several inches from the effects of wind and pedestrian walking. These crossings are usually suspension bridges located in public or private scenic spots charging a fee for access. Most of the world's highest footbridges are located in China, Switzerland and Nepal.
The tremendous success of the Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge in Hunan, China has sparked a glass footbridge construction craze that has swept through most of China's Provinces since the original opened in 2016. While none of these copycat crossings is as high or as large as the first bridge in Zhangjiajie, these newer spans of glittering glass each has their own personality that offer guests a unique experience with a variety of tower shapes and decks that soar high above deep chasms and crevasses in picture perfect surroundings.
Most of the footbridges listed below have height and span length figures that were estimated from analyzing satellite images and photos as official figures from private bridge owners and operators are usually exaggerated. I also included a number of Chinese glass footbridges that are below 60 meters in height.
Rank | Name | Height (meters / feet) | Main Span Length (meters / feet) |
Completed | Location | Country | |
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1 | Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge 张家界大峡谷玻璃桥 World's Highest Footbridge |
853 feet 260 meters |
1,411 feet 430 meters |
2016 | Sanguansixiang, Hunan | China | |
65 | Tianjishan Footbridge 天脊山自然风景区索桥 |
755 feet 230 meters |
(394) feet 120 meters |
???? | Linzhou, Henan | China | |
65 | Jipu Footbridge 吉普人行吊桥 |
(722) feet 220 meters |
197 feet 60 meters |
2006 | Jifucun, Tibet | China | |
112 | Sochi Skybridge Со́чи Скайбридж |
679 feet 207 meters |
1,440 feet 439 meters |
2014 | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai | Russia | |
121.5 | Kushma Bungy Footbridge |
(656) feet 200 meters |
1,608 feet 490 meters |
2019 | Kushma, Parbat | Nepal | |
141 | Niouc Footbridge Pont Niouc |
623 feet 190 meters |
623 feet 190 meters |
1922 | Niouc, Valais | Switzerland | |
164.5 | Sigriswil Footbridge Panoramabrücke Sigriswil |
597 feet 182 meters |
984 feet 300 meters |
2014 | Sigriswil, Bern | Switzerland | |
196 | Kokonoe "Yume" Otsurihashi Footbridge 九重“夢”大つり橋 |
568 feet 173 meters |
1,280 feet 390 meters |
2006 | Kokonoe, Oita | Japan | |
241 | Bhote Kosi Bungee Footbridge |
525 feet 160 meters |
545 feet 166 meters |
1999 | Kodari, Dolakha Region | Nepal | |
263 | Gorsa Footbridge Lyngenfjord Bungee Gorsabrua Lyngenfjord Bungee |
502 feet 153 meters |
174 feet 53 meters |
2011 | Bitavarre, Troms | Norway | |
276 | Yaxiaku Footbridge 崖下库索桥 |
(492) feet 150 meters |
(180) feet 55 meters |
20?? | Yantouzhen, Zhejiang | China | |
278 | Luolu Footbridge 落炉大桥 |
492 feet 150 meters |
394 feet 120 meters |
1992 | Renhuai, Guizhou | China | |
311 | Cihang Bridge 慈航桥 |
480 feet 146 meters |
(377) feet 115 meters |
20?? | Qianjiang, Chongqing | China | |
2 | Yinzuotianmeng Footbridge 沂蒙山银座天蒙索桥 |
469 feet 143 meters |
1,378 feet 420 meters |
2016 | Feixian, Shandong | China | |
337 | Zhangjiajie Park Footbridge 张家界桥 |
466 feet 142 meters |
72 feet 22 meters |
200? | Wulingyuan, Hunan | China | |
338 | Teruha Footbridge 照葉大吊橋 |
466 feet 142 meters |
820 feet 250 meters |
1984 | Aya Town, Miyazaki | Japan | |
344.4 | Samrong Khola Footbridge |
459 feet 140 meters |
810 feet 247 meters |
2018 | Ghandruk, Kaski | Nepal | |
3 | Hongyagu Glass Footbridge 红崖谷玻璃桥 |
(459) feet 140 meters |
1,460 feet 445 meters |
2017 | Wentangzhen, Hebei | China | |
4 | Shimenhe Glass Footbridge 石门河景区璃桥 |
(459) feet 140 meters |
(623) feet 190 meters |
2018 | Gaopingzhen, Hubei | China | |
5 | Dandong Phoenix Mountain Glass Footbridge 丹东凤凰山玻璃悬索桥 |
(459) feet 140 meters |
600 feet 183 meters |
2018 | Fengcheng, Liaoning | China | |
393 | Farinet Footbridge Passerelle à Farinet |
446 feet 136 meters |
318 feet 97 meters |
2001 | Saillon, Valais | Switzerland | |
424.5 | Carsac Footbridge PonteTibetano Carsac Hängebrücke Tibetano Carasc |
427 feet 130 meters |
886 feet 270 meters |
2015 | Sementina, Ticino | Switzerland | |
492.5 | Igne Footbridge Ponte Igne |
(400) feet 122 meters |
407 feet 124 meters |
19?? | Igne, Veneto | Italy | |
566 | Ryujin Footbridge 竜神大吊橋 |
385 feet 117 meters |
1,230 feet 375 meters |
1994 | Nishitari, Ibaraki | Japan | |
568 | Kushma Gyadi Footbridge | 384 feet 117 meters |
1,128 feet 344 meters |
2010 | Kushma, Parbat | Nepal | |
568.5 | Kushma Mudikuwa Footbridge | (384) feet 117 meters |
1,178 feet 359 meters |
201? | Kushma, Parbat | Nepal | |
568.6 | Kushma Balewa Footbridge | (384) feet 117 meters |
1,138 feet 347 meters |
201? | Kushma, Parbat | Nepal | |
603 | Highline 179 Footbridge |
374 feet 114 meters |
1,319 feet 402 meters |
2014 | Reutte, Tyrol | Austria | |
620.6 | Leiternweide Footbridge Hängebrücke Leiternweide |
364 feet 111 meters |
364 feet 111 meters |
2015 | Weissenburg, Bern | Switzerland | |
623 | Holzgau Footbridge Hängebrücke Holzgau |
361 feet 110 meters |
656 feet 200 meters |
2012 | Holzgau, Tyrol | Austria | |
6 | Zibo Tanxi Mountain Glass Footbridge 淄博潭溪山空中玻璃桥 |
361 feet 110 meters |
384 feet 117 meters |
2017 | Zibo, Shandong | China | |
703 | Perregaux Footbridge Passerelle Perregaux Mellah Slimane Footbridge Passerelle Mellah Slimane |
(350) feet 107 meters |
(361) feet 110 meters |
1925 | Constantine | Algeria | |
747 | Duona Footbridge 多纳大桥 |
338 feet 103 meters |
761 feet 232 meters |
2001 | Maolin, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | China | |
823 | Wanjiazhai Dam Footbridge 万家寨电站悬索桥 |
(328) feet 100 meters |
1,640 feet 500 meters |
1994 | Wanjiazhaizhen, Shanxi | China | |
823.5 | Bailihuang Glass Footbridge 百里荒玻璃桥 |
(328) feet 100 meters |
1,148 feet 350 meters |
2019 | Fenxiangzhen, Hubei | China | |
847 | Trift Footbridge Triftbrücke |
328 feet 100 meters |
558 feet 170 meters |
2009 | Gadmen, Bern | Switzerland | |
7 | Yuanyangfeng Glass Footbridge 鸳鸯峰玻璃吊桥 |
(328) feet 100 meters |
(525) feet 160 meters |
2018 | Fangzheng, Heilongjiang | China | |
855 | Nepal Footbridge Nepalbrücke |
328 feet 100 meters |
262 feet 80 meters |
2008 | Mürren, Bern | Switzerland | |
767 | Rappbode Dam Footbridge Rappbode Hängebrücke |
(328) feet 100 meters |
1,503 feet 458 meters |
2017 | Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt | Germany | |
8 | Shiniuzhai Glass Footbridge 石牛寨风景区悬索桥 |
295 feet 90 meters |
(591) feet 180 meters |
200? | Pingjiang, Hunan | China | |
907 | Wengxi Footbridge 翁熙桥 |
295 feet 90 meters |
344 feet 105 meters |
2008 | Wuchuan, Guizhou | China | |
932 | Fangdong Yandang Mountain Footbridge 方洞雁荡山悬索桥 |
(295) feet 90 meters |
(246) feet 75 meters |
200? | Yandangzhen, Zhejiang | China | |
9 | Tangchuan Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge 福建尤溪侠天下玻璃天桥 |
(295) feet 90 meters |
(656) feet 200 meters |
2016 | Sanming, Fujian | China | |
934 | Xianfeng Footbridge 仙风桥 |
(295) feet 90 meters |
98 feet 30 meters |
2002 | Guixi, Jiangxi | China | |
935 | Suyukou Forest Park Footbridge 苏峪口森林公园悬索桥 |
(295) feet 90 meters |
(722) feet 220 meters |
2009 | Yinchuan, Ningxia | China | |
936 | Salbit Footbridge |
(295) feet 90 meters |
(295) feet 90 meters |
2008 | Göschenen, Uri | Switzerland | |
897.55 | Furi Footbridge Furi Hängebrücke |
295 feet 90 meters |
328 feet 100 meters |
200? | Zermatt, Valais | Switzerland | |
936.5 | Melchior Footbridge Passerelle Melchoir |
(295) feet 90 meters |
(272) feet 83 meters |
200? | Avrieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | |
936.6 | Diable Footbridge Pont Diable |
(295) feet 90 meters |
148 feet 45 meters |
1991 | Avrieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | France | |
941 | Wuchuan Nanmu Footbridge 务川楠木吊桥 |
282 feet 86 meters |
427 feet 130 meters |
2001 | Fenglezhen, Guizhou | China | |
944 | Hongqiqu Buyun Footbridge 红旗渠步云桥 |
(279) feet 85 meters |
479 feet 146 meters |
1998 | Anyang, Henan | China | |
944.5 | Charles Kuonen Footbridge Charles Kuonen Hängebrücke |
279 feet 85 meters |
1,621 feet 494 meters |
2017 | Randa, Valais | Switzerland | |
10 | Benxi Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge 的就是辽宁本溪大峡谷风景区璃桥 |
(262) feet 80 meters |
869 feet 265 meters |
2018 | Qiaotouzhen, Liaoning | China | |
948.55 | Belalp-Riederalp Footbridge Hängebrücke Belalp-Riederalp |
262 feet 80 meters |
407 feet 124 meters |
2008 | Riederalp, Valais | Switzerland | |
11 | Yunmen Mountain Glass Footbridge 乳源云门山自然风景区 |
(262) feet 80 meters |
(837) feet 255 meters |
2018 | Ruyuan, Guangdong | China | |
7 | Meshgin Shahr Footbridge Khiavchai Footbridge پل مشگين شهر |
(262) feet 80 meters |
(1,066) feet 325 meters |
2015 | Meshgin Shahr, Ardabil | Iran | |
952.5 | Shenxianju Footbridge 大神仙居 |
(246) feet 75 meters |
(295) feet 90 meters |
20?? | Danzhuxiang, Zhejiang | China | |
12 | Nanjianyan Cloud Glass Footbridge 南尖岩云端玻璃桥 |
(246) feet 75 meters |
(935) feet 285 meters |
2018 | Ankouxiang, Zhejiang | China | |
13 | Yuntaishan Glass Footbridge 施秉云台山玻璃桥 |
(246) feet 75 meters |
(623) feet 190 meters |
2018 | Shibing, Guizhou | China | |
955.5 | Mishima Skywalk 三島スカイウォーク |
230 feet 70 meters |
1,312 feet 400 meters |
2015 | Mishima, Shizuoka | Japan | |
956 | Langkawi Sky Bridge |
(230) feet 70 meters |
410 feet 125 meters |
2005 | Langkawi, Kedah | Malaysia | |
14 | Sanshui Nanshan Glass Footbridge 三水大南山玻璃桥 |
(230) feet 70 meters |
(919) feet 280 meters |
2018 | Nanshan, Guangdong | China | |
15 | Fuxishan Glass Footbridge 伏羲山玻璃吊桥 |
(230) feet 70 meters |
(610) feet 186 meters |
2018 | Micunzhen, Henan | China | |
956.7 | Wudangshan Footbridge 武当山风景区桥 |
(230) feet 70 meters |
(148) feet 45 meters |
201? | Wudangzhen, Jiangxi | China | |
956.9 | Geierlay Footbridge Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay |
(230) feet 70 meters |
1,181 feet 360 meters |
2015 | Mörsdorf, Rheinland-Pfalz | Germany | |
956.99 | Larja Dobhan Footbridge |
(230) feet 70 meters |
(446) feet 136 meters |
201? | Namche Bazar, Province No. 1 | Nepal | |
16 | Tianpeng Glass Footbridge 天蓬璃桥 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
(492) feet 150 meters |
2018 | Dayuxiang, Henan | China | |
958.5 | Tianqiaogou Glass Footbridge 天桥沟玻璃栈道 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
(525) feet 160 meters |
2018 | Shuangshanzizhen, Liaoning | China | |
17 | Marenqifeng Glass Footbridge 马仁奇峰玻璃桥 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
(525) feet 160 meters |
2017 | Zhongmingzhen, Anhui | China | |
959.2 | Xiqiang Jiuhuang Mountain Footbridge 西羌九皇山吊桥 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
387 feet 118 meters |
201? | Jiangyou, Sichuan | China | |
18 | Dele Chaibuxi Glass Footbridge 柴埠溪桥 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
(66) feet 20 meters |
201? | Dawankou, Hubei | China | |
959.23 | Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge 白鹤山庄索桥 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
1,175 feet 358 meters |
2001 | Taishun, Zhejiang | China | |
959.24 | Leissigen Footbridge Hängebrücke Leissigen Spissibachbruecke |
197 feet 60 meters |
466 feet 142 meters |
2011 | Leissigen, Bern | Switzerland | |
956.999 | Huanghe Sanxia Glass Footbridge 黄河三峡玻璃桥 |
(197) feet 60 meters |
(1,083) feet 330 meters |
2019 | Xiayezhen, Henan | China | |
959.25 | Yunlong Footbridge 云龙桥 |
187 feet 57 meters |
(66) feet 20 meters |
20?? | Yingshangcun, Hubei | China | |
959.26 | Longfengshanzhuang Glass Footbridge 龙凤山庄玻璃桥 |
(180) feet 55 meters |
(574) feet 175 meters |
2018 | Guanjingtoucun, Shandong | China | |
959.4 | Gulongxia Glass Footbridge 古龙峡玻璃大峡谷 |
(164) feet 50 meters |
(623) feet 190 meters |
2018 | Qingyuan, Guangdong | China | |
959.5 | Shuilianxia Scenic Area Glass Footbridge 济南水帘峡 |
(164) feet 50 meters |
(410) feet 125 meters |
2018 | Liubuzhen, Shandong | China | |
959.55 | Jinjigu Footbridge 金鸡谷索桥 |
(164) feet 50 meters |
(591) feet 180 meters |
20?? | Pinglezhen, Sichuan | China | |
959.555 | Yanziya Caihong Footbridge 燕子垭彩虹桥 |
161 feet 49 meters |
(164) feet 50 meters |
20?? | Hongpingzhen, Hubei | China | |
959.6 | Foshan Yingxiang Ecological Park Glass Footbridge 施秉云台山玻璃桥 |
(148) feet 45 meters |
(607) feet 185 meters |
2018 | Gaoming, Guangdong | China | |
959.7 | Sanhuangzhai Footbridge 三皇寨吊桥 |
(148) feet 45 meters |
(148) feet 45 meters |
(2018) | Dengfeng, Henan | China | |
959.8 | Pingtung Shanchuan Footbridge 屏東山川琉璃吊橋 |
(148) feet 45 meters |
860 feet 262 meters |
2015 | Pingtung, Taiwan | China | |
959.9 | Huaxi Glass Footbridge 华西玻璃桥 |
(131) feet 40 meters |
919 feet 280 meters |
2019 | Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu | China | |
960 | Wushan Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge 巫山大峡谷景区吊桥 |
(131) feet 40 meters |
(705) feet 215 meters |
20?? | Gujiaozhen, Guizhou | China | |
960.5 | Wanshan Glass Footbridge 万山玻璃吊桥 |
(131) feet 40 meters |
(377) feet 115 meters |
2017 | Tongren, Guizhou | China | |
960.6 | Yinxianshanzhuang Glass Footbridge 隐贤山庄玻璃桥 |
(115) feet 35 meters |
(738) feet 225 meters |
2018 | Dongguan, Shandong | China | |
961 | Wulingshan Great Rift Footbridge 武陵山大裂谷索桥 |
(98) feet 30 meters |
(459) feet 140 meters |
2016 | Wulingshanxiang, Chongqing | China |