Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge
Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge
海寨沟飞碟玻璃桥
Pingliang, Gansu, China
(230) feet high / (70) meters high
1,969 foot span / 600 meter span
2023
The Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge opened in 2023 as the longest glass pedestrian bridge in China and the third longest footbridge span in the world. Actually composed of two separate 600 meter long footbridges that crisscross in the middle, this unusual structure is highlighted by a circular glass platform in the center made to resemble a UFO. The X-shaped bridge deck itself is composed of a mesh grate supported by a double stack of six cables on either edge for a total of 12 cables per span. The deck is stiffened by a horizontal Warren truss as well as a number of wind cables.
The Haizhaigou scenic area also has an older, smaller glass suspension footbridge as well as a mountain water slide and zip line.
The inspiration for the dual X crossing suspension bridge design came from the much smaller Shiniuzhai Tiankongzhijing Glass Footbridge that opened in 2021.
http://www.highestbridges.com/wiki/index.php?title=Shiniuzhai_Tiankongzhijing_Glass_Footbridge
World's 40 Longest Footbridge Spans
1. Sky Bridge 721, Czech Republic - 721 meters
2. Skywalk Willingen, Germany – 665 meters
3. Yundingfeidu Glass Footbridge, China – 615 meters
4. Tibetan Footbridge of Canillo, Andorra - 603 meters
5. Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge, China - 600 meters
6. Castelsaraceno Footbridge, Italy - 580 meters
7. Gandaki Golden/Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters
8. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters
9. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters
10. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters
11. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
12. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters
13. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
14. Blackforestline of Todtnau, Germany - 450 meters
15. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (450) meters
16. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters
17. Longguwan Glass Footbridge, China - (445) meters
18. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
19. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
20. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters
21. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters
22. Longguashan Footbridge, China – (410) meters
23. Chikhaldara Glass Skywalk, India - 407 meters
24. Ulleong Sogeumsan, South Korea - 404 meters
25. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
26. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
27. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
28. Nanjiang Gorge Glass Footbridge, China - (385 meters)
29. Jorullo ATV Bridge, Mexico - 380 meters
30. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
31. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
32. Yunjian Glass Footbridge, China - (365 meters)
33. Bega-Banduk, Nepal - 365 meters
34. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
35. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
36. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters
37. Qingrengu Glass Footbridge, China - (355 meters)
38. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters
39. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
40. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters
41. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters
Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge satellite image.
Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge location map.
