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 37 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. Gandaki Golden/Baglung Parbat, Nepal - 567 meters
7. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters
8. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters
9. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters
10. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
11. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters
12. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
13. Blackforestline of Todtnau, Germany - 450 meters
14. Tianyundu Glass Footbridge, China - (450) meters
15. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters
16. Longguwan Glass Footbridge, China - (445) meters
17. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
18. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
19. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters
20. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters
21. Longguashan Footbridge, China – (410) meters
22. Chikhaldara Glass Skywalk, India - 407 meters
23. Ulleong Sogeumsan, South Korea - 404 meters
24. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
25. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
26. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
27. Jorullo ATV Bridge, Mexico - 380 meters
28. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
29. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
30. Bega-Banduk, Nepal - 365 meters
31. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
32. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
33. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters
34. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters
35. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
36. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters
37. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters
Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge satellite image.
Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge location map.
