Skywalk, Glasswalk, Cliffwalk Viewing Platforms

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The following is a list of the many cantilevered platforms and cliffwalks that have been constructed around the world at canyon overlooks and other tourist sites that are both public and private. Many of these overlooks contain glass panels where tourists can walk on top of them and look straight down the side of a cliff or mountain. Approximately half of these platforms were built to facilitate a bungee operation, allowing the jumper to fall vertically a safe distance away from the side of a deep gorge or valley. Although technically not bridges, I have included these scenic overlooks on my website for the similarity many of them have to high bridge spans. I have only included structures that cantilever out from the natural earth and did not include several “glass balconies” that extend out over the edge of urban skyscrapers or observation towers. I also excluded any enclosed skybridges or other similar corridors that form an aerial connection between skyscrapers, apartment buildings or sports venues. Regretabaly this list also excludes some interesting outdoor cliff elevators and tree top walks despite the interesting engineering challenges that were overcome to create them. Some of these observation platforms were directly inspired by the U-shaped design of the Grand Canyon Skywalk on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona. Conceived by developer David Jin, the steel box beam platform opened in 2007 with a walkway entirely covered in glass. The 21 meter long attraction became an immediate success and inspired similar platforms, especially in China where there is widespread investment and tourist development underway at dozens of national parks and mountain resorts throughout the country. Unlike bridges, the height measurement of these platforms depends on whether the owners are touting a height vertically straight down from the outermost edge of the structure to the wall of the cliff below or to the lowest elevation point of the river surface at the bottom of the valley. By using an elevation difference between the river and the platform, the operators of the attraction can boast a much higher figure for the “height” even though an object falling from the end of the platform would never drop to the lowest point of the valley. The following platforms and cliffwalks are ranked on the maximum 90 degree vertical drop height of the highest point on the structure. Nearly all of these figures are based on either the official figure released by the attraction owners or estimates from my analyzing of photos. Accurate measurements can only be taken with a laser range-finder or similar tool. Until such verification can be made, the listed heights in parentheses should be viewed not as fact but only as a best estimate that may be off by dozens of meters or more. If you know of a platform or cliffwalk that was not included then send me the information on the structure so I can add it to the list. Enjoy!
Rank Name Height (meters / feet) Main Span Length
(meters / feet)
Completed Location Country
TianmenCliffwalk&Footbridge3.jpg 1 Tianmenshan Cliffwalk and Glasswalk
(Chinese Name)
984 feet
300 meters
6 feet
2 meters
???? Zhangjiajie, Hunan China
1SkywalkFlyingtoolman Intro.jpg 2 Grand Canyon Skywalk
720 feet
219 meters
70 feet
21 meters
2007 Grand Canyon West, Arizona United States
LonggangCompletion.jpg 3 Longgang Viewing Platform
重庆云阳龙悬挑玻璃景观廊桥
(656) feet
200 meters
70 feet
21 meters
2015 Yunyang, Chongqing China
NevisSwingCatwalk.jpg 4 The Nevis Swing
440 feet
134 meters
(1,312) feet
400 meters
2008 Queenstown New Zealand
EnshiGrandCanyonCliffwalk2 copy.jpg 5 Enshi Grand Canyon Cliffwalk
(Chinese Name)
427 feet
130 meters
6 feet
2 meters
???? Enshi, Hubei China
CamanitoFootbridge.jpg 6 Camino del Rey Cliffwalk
El Caminito Del Rey
(328) feet
100 meters
6 feet
2 meters
1905, 2015 Álora, Málaga Spain
JiangxiYichunMingyueShan.jpg 7 Mingyueshan Cliffwalk
(Chinese Name)
(328) feet
100 meters
6 feet
2 meters
???? Yichun, Jiangxi China
JumpinHeightsView.jpg 8 Jumpin Heights Rishikesh Bungee Platform
272 feet
83 meters
(164) feet
50 meters
2006 Rishikesh, Uttarakhand India
AlpspiX.jpg 9 AlpspiX Viewing Platform
(246) feet
75 meters
43 feet
13 meters
???? Wettersteingebirge, Bavaria Germany
DahangxiPlatform.jpg 10 Dahangxi Bungee Platform
(Chinese Name)
240 feet
73 meters
(164) feet
50 meters
2007 Yongtai, Fujian China
LongqingGorgeBungee.jpg 11 Longqingxia Bungee Platform
(Chinese Name)
233 feet
71 meters
(164) feet
50 meters
1998 Yanqing, Beijing China
ColaDeCaballoPlatform.jpg 12 Cola De Caballo Bungee Platform
220 feet
67 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
1998 Monterrey Mexico
100px 13 La Souleuvre Viaduct Bungy Platform
200 feet
61 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
1990 Normandie France
GlacierSkywalk.jpg 14 Glacier Skywalk
(197) feet
60 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
2014 Jasper National Park, Alberta Canada
TongjingBungeePlatformView.jpg 15 Tongjing Bungee Platform
(Chinese Name)
190 feet
58 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
2004 Yubei, Chongqing China
BungeeByDaugilas.jpg 16 Qinglong Bungee Platform
(Chinese Name)
190 feet
58 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
1998 Huairou, Beijing China
ShiduPlatforms.jpg 17 Shidu Bungee Platform
(Chinese Name)
180 feet
55 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
1997 Fangshan, Beijing China
DajianshanSkywalkPhoto.jpg 18 Dajianshan Skywalk
(Chinese Name)
(164) feet
50 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
2014 Guangyuan, Sichuan China
StepIntoTheVoidMountain.jpg 19 The Aiguille du Midi Step Into The Void Platform
(164) feet
50 meters
6 feet
2 meters
2013 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Rhône-Alpes France
CliffWalkways.jpg 20 Huangshan Cliffwalk
(Chinese Name)
(164) feet
50 meters
6 feet
2 meters
???? Huangshan, Anhui China
Big3 felssteg,method=scale,prop=data,id=1200-510.jpg 21 Solden Glacier Viewing Platform
(164) feet
50 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
???? Tyrol Austria
TheLedge&Sky.JPG 22 The Ledge Bungy Platform
154 feet
47 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
1997 Queenstown New Zealand
TaupoByZ.Rumler.jpg 23 Taupo Bungy Platform
154 feet
47 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
1991 Taupo, North Island New Zealand
InfinityRoomSide.jpg 24 Infinity Room at the House on the Rock
154 feet
47 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
1985 Spring Green, Wisconsin United States
BaiyunByNathanBeck.jpg 25 Baiyunshan Bungee Platform
(Chinese Name)
138 feet
42 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
2001 Guangzhou, Guangdong China
EncoreBungee2013Opening.jpg 26 Encore Bungee Platform
131 feet
40 meters
(98) feet
30 meters
2013 Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Mexico
HuashanPlanksView.jpg 27 Huashan Cliffwalk
(Chinese Name)
(82) feet
25 meters
6 feet
2 meters
???? Huayin, Shaanxi China
CaboGiraoByaixperte4.jpg 28 Cabo Girao Viewing Platform
(82) feet
25 meters
(33) feet
10 meters
2012 Funchal, Madeira Island Portugal
MountSongFootbridge.jpg 29 Songshan Cliffwalk
(Chinese Name)
(82) feet
25 meters
6 feet
2 meters
???? Dengfeng, Henan China
EasternOverseasSide.jpg 30 Eastern Oversea Chinese Town Viewing Platform
(Chinese Name)
(82) feet
25 meters
(69) feet
21 meters
???? Shenzhen, Guangdong China
100px 31 Dachstein Glacier Sky Walk
(82) feet
25 meters
(197) feet
60 meters
(2013) Ramsau am Dachstein, Styria Austria
100px 32 Five Fingers Viewing Platform
(82) feet
25 meters
(66) feet
20 meters
???? Obertraun, Styria Austria
100px 33 Capilano Cliffwalk
(82) feet
25 meters
(33) feet
10 meters
2011 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
100px 34 Conn Viewing Platform
(82) feet
25 meters
(33) feet
10 meters
2008 Conn, Flims, Grisons Switzerland
100px 35 Pierre-Percée Lake Bungee Platform
(82) feet
25 meters
(66) feet
20 meters
???? Pierre-Percée, Lorraine France
100px 36 Trauttmansdorff Viewing Platform
(82) feet
25 meters
(66) feet
20 meters
2005 Meran, Bolzano Italy
100px 37 Top of Tyrol Viewing Platform
(82) feet
25 meters
(49) feet
15 meters
2008 Neustift im Stubaital, Tyrol Austria
100px 38 Aurland Outlook Platform
33 feet
10 meters
98 feet
30 meters
???? Aurland, Sogn Norway
100px 39 Platform
(Language Name)
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100px 40 Platform
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