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| − | Slithering along the edge of a mountain ridge, the Shaohua Glass Walkway is one of Northern China's grandest cliffwalks. Most of China's cliffwalks are simply cantilevered out from the side of a vertical cliff but here at Shaohua the terrain was | + | Slithering along the edge of a mountain ridge, the Shaohua Glass Walkway is one of Northern China's grandest cliffwalks. Most of China's cliffwalks are concrete decks simply cantilevered 2 meters out from the side of a vertical cliff but here at Shaohua the terrain was more of a slop and less vertical so the engineers decided to elevate the walkway above and away from the ground via a series of quad shaped trusses. This allowed the architects to customize the path of the viaduct to have more open views above the surrounding trees while also retaining the height necessary to give guests a good dose of vertigo from the 100+ meter drop into the gorge. |
The glass panels alternate between more conventional planks and are supported by a steel box truss. The customized brown railings are also pleasing to the eye with an S-shape cross section that blends nicely into the wood deck. | The glass panels alternate between more conventional planks and are supported by a steel box truss. The customized brown railings are also pleasing to the eye with an S-shape cross section that blends nicely into the wood deck. | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 24 September 2017
Shaohua Glass Walkway
少华山玻璃栈道
Huaxian, Shaanxi, China
(82) feet high / (25) meters high
(100) foot span / (30) meter span
2017
Slithering along the edge of a mountain ridge, the Shaohua Glass Walkway is one of Northern China's grandest cliffwalks. Most of China's cliffwalks are concrete decks simply cantilevered 2 meters out from the side of a vertical cliff but here at Shaohua the terrain was more of a slop and less vertical so the engineers decided to elevate the walkway above and away from the ground via a series of quad shaped trusses. This allowed the architects to customize the path of the viaduct to have more open views above the surrounding trees while also retaining the height necessary to give guests a good dose of vertigo from the 100+ meter drop into the gorge.
The glass panels alternate between more conventional planks and are supported by a steel box truss. The customized brown railings are also pleasing to the eye with an S-shape cross section that blends nicely into the wood deck.
Shaohua Glass Walkway satellite image.
Shaohua Glass Walkway location map.
