Rappbode Dam Footbridge

Rappbode Dam Footbridge
Rappbode Hängebrücke
Elbingerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
(328) feet high / (100) meters high
1,503 foot span / 458 meter span
2017

The longest footbridge ever built in Germany, the soaring Rappbode Dam Footbridge has become one of Europe's most popular bridge tourism sites. Located in front of Germany's highest dam, the span offers spectacular views of the Bode River valley.

The huge span of 458 meters ranks 4th in the world among all footbridges.

World's 15 Longest Footbridge Spans

1. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters

2. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters

3. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters

4. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters

5. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters

6. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters

7. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge – 430 meters

8. Yinzuotianmeng, Shandong, China – 420 meters

9. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters

10. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters

11. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters

12. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters

13. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)

14. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters

15. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters

Rappbode Dam Footbridge satellite image.

Rappbode Dam Footbridge location map.