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 4th in the world among all footbridges.
World's 15 Longest Footbridge Spans
1. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters
2. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters
3. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
4. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
5. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
6. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
7. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Footbridge – 430 meters
8. Yinzuotianmeng, Shandong, China – 420 meters
9. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
10. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
11. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
12. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
13. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
14. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
15. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters