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 | |
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1 | Tianmenshan Cliffwalk and Glasswalk (Chinese Name) |
984 feet 300 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
???? | Zhangjiajie, Hunan | China | |
2 | Grand Canyon Skywalk |
720 feet 219 meters |
70 feet 21 meters |
2007 | Grand Canyon West, Arizona | United States | |
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 | |
4 | The Nevis Swing |
440 feet 134 meters |
(1,312) feet 400 meters |
2008 | Queenstown | New Zealand | |
5 | Enshi Grand Canyon Cliffwalk (Chinese Name) |
427 feet 130 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
???? | Enshi, Hubei | China | |
6 | Camino del Rey Cliffwalk El Caminito Del Rey |
(328) feet 100 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
1905, 2015 | Álora, Málaga | Spain | |
7 | Mingyueshan Cliffwalk (Chinese Name) |
(328) feet 100 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
???? | Yichun, Jiangxi | China | |
8 | Jumpin Heights Rishikesh Bungee Platform |
272 feet 83 meters |
(164) feet 50 meters |
2006 | Rishikesh, Uttarakhand | India | |
9 | AlpspiX Viewing Platform |
(246) feet 75 meters |
43 feet 13 meters |
???? | Wettersteingebirge, Bavaria | Germany | |
10 | Dahangxi Bungee Platform (Chinese Name) |
240 feet 73 meters |
(164) feet 50 meters |
2007 | Yongtai, Fujian | China | |
11 | Longqingxia Bungee Platform (Chinese Name) |
233 feet 71 meters |
(164) feet 50 meters |
1998 | Yanqing, Beijing | China | |
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 |
14 | Glacier Skywalk |
(197) feet 60 meters |
(197) feet 60 meters |
2014 | Jasper National Park, Alberta | Canada | |
15 | Tongjing Bungee Platform (Chinese Name) |
190 feet 58 meters |
(197) feet 60 meters |
2004 | Yubei, Chongqing | China | |
100px | 16 | Qinglong Bungee Platform (Chinese Name) |
190 feet 58 meters |
(197) feet 60 meters |
1998 | Huairou, Beijing | China |
100px | 17 | Shidu Bungee Platform (Chinese Name) |
180 feet 55 meters |
(197) feet 60 meters |
1997 | Fangshan, Beijing | China |
100px | 18 | Dajianshan Skywalk (Chinese Name) |
(164) feet 50 meters |
(98) feet 30 meters |
2014 | Guangyuan, Sichuan | China |
100px | 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 |
100px | 20 | Huangshan Cliffwalk (Chinese Name) |
(164) feet 50 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
???? | Huangshan, Anhui | China |
100px | 21 | Solden Glacier Viewing Platform |
(164) feet 50 meters |
(197) feet 60 meters |
???? | Tyrol | Austria |
100px | 22 | The Ledge Bungy Platform |
154 feet 47 meters |
(98) feet 30 meters |
1997 | Queenstown | New Zealand |
100px | 23 | Taupo Bungy Platform |
154 feet 47 meters |
(98) feet 30 meters |
1991 | Taupo, North Island | New Zealand |
100px | 24 | Infinity Room at the House on the Rock |
154 feet 47 meters |
(197) feet 60 meters |
1985 | Spring Green, Wisconsin | United States |
100px | 25 | Baiyunshan Bungee Platform (Chinese Name) |
138 feet 42 meters |
(98) feet 30 meters |
2001 | Guangzhou, Guangdong | China |
100px | 26 | Encore Bungee Platform |
131 feet 40 meters |
(98) feet 30 meters |
2013 | Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco | Mexico |
100px | 27 | Huashan Cliffwalk (Chinese Name) |
(82) feet 25 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
???? | Huayin, Shaanxi | China |
100px | 28 | Cabo Girao Viewing Platform |
(82) feet 25 meters |
(33) feet 10 meters |
2012 | Funchal, Madeira Island | Portugal |
100px | 29 | Songshan Cliffwalk (Chinese Name) |
(82) feet 25 meters |
6 feet 2 meters |
???? | Dengfeng, Henan | China |
100px | 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 |
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