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 7th in the world among all footbridges.

World's 35 Longest Footbridge Spans

1. Sky Bridge 721, Czech Republic - 721 meters

2. Skywalk Willingen, Germany – 665 meters

3. Tibetan Footbridge of Canillo, Andorra - 603 meters

4. Haizhaigou UFO Glass Footbridge, China - 600 meters

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

6. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters

7. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters

8. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters

9. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters

10. Huangchuansanxia Glass, China - 460 meters

11. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters

12. Blackforestline of Todtnau, Germany - 450 meters

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

14. Daqingshan Glass Footbridge, China - 450 meters

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

16. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters

17. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters

18. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters

19. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters

20. Chikhaldara Glass Skywalk, India - 407 meters

21. Ulleong Sogeumsan, South Korea - 404 meters

22. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters

23. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters

24. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters

25. Jorullo ATV Bridge, Mexico - 380 meters

26. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters

27. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)

28. Bega-Banduk, Nepal - 365 meters

29. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters

30. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters

31. Baiheshanzhuang Footbridge, China - 358 meters

32. Bailihuang Glass Footbridge, China - 350 meters

33. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters

34. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters

35. Shuiyuan Footbridge, China - 342 meters

Rappbode Dam Footbridge satellite image.

Rappbode Dam Footbridge location map.