Samrong Khola Footbridge

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Samrong Khola Footbridge
Jhinu Danda Footbridge
Ghandruk, Kaski, Nepal
459 feet high / 140 meters high
942 foot span / 287 meter span
2018

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One of the highest pedestrian spans in Nepal, the 287 meter long Samrong Khola / Jhinu Danda Footbridge was completed in 2018 to improve access to the popular Annapurna Base Camp tourist area as part of the larger Annapurna Circuit trek. The center of the main span cables sag 14.5 meters below the level of the two anchorages. Dozens of local workers carried the steel cable ropes to the construction site along trails as there was no road access.

Narayan Gurung of Kadoorie was the engineer and technical director of the Samrong Khola / Jhinu Danda Footbridge as well as others throughout Nepal.

Nepal has a number of high footbridges including 4 spectacular crossings within the city of Kushma that all exceed 100 meters in height and more then 300 meters in length.


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