Gandaki Golden Footbridge

Gandaki Golden Footbridge
Baglung Parbat Foobridge
बागलुङ पर्वत पुल
Baglung, Parbat, Nepal
400 feet high / 122 meters high
1,860 foot span / 567 meter span
2020

The longest footbridge span ever built in Asia, the Gandaki Golden Footbridge is a major tourist attraction near the small city of Baglung, Nepal. The entire Kali Gandaki River gorge region between Baglung and Kushma has become a museum of Nepal-style footbridges with at least 7 major spans of notable length and height.

Also known as the Baglung Parbat Foobridge, the giant crossing opened in 2020 as the world's longest footbridge span before it was surpassed in 2022 by the Sky Bridge 721 in the Czech Republic. The deck height of 122 meters can support a maximum load of 85 tons or 612 people. A plaque at the bridge site also refers to it as the Bangechaur Aduwabari Bridge.

World's 30 Longest Footbridge Spans

1. Sky Bridge 721, Czech Republic - 721 meters

2. Gandaki Golden/Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters

3. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters

4. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters

5. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters

6. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters

7. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters

8. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters

9. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (450) meters

10. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters

11. Longguwan Glass Footbridge, China - (445) meters

12. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters

13. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters

14. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters

15. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters

16. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters

17. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters

18. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters

19. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters

20. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)

21. Bega-Banduk, Nepal - 365 meters

22. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters

23. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters

24. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters

25. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters

26. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters

27. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters

28. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters

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The deck can twist significantly from wind and pedestrian foot oscillations.

Gandaki Golden / Baglung Parbat Footbridge satellite image.

Gandaki Golden / Baglung Parbat Footbridge location map.