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Revision as of 21:41, 18 June 2020
516 Arouca Footbridge
Ponte 516 Arouca
Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal
(574) feet high / (175) meters high
1,693 foot span / 516 meter span
2020
Image by Andrea Fonso.
Located across the spectacular canyon of Portugal's Paiva River, the 516 Arouca Footbridge is the world's longest pedestrian bridge span with a tower to tower length of 516 meters. The giant suspension bridge is supported by two V-shaped concrete towers that are 35.5 meters tall and 32 meters wide. The 1.2 meter wide walkway is approximately 175 meters high.
The unique design combines elements of a pure Tibet-style footbridge with no towers and a sagging deck with a more conventional tower supported span with a flat deck. The V-shaped angling of the suspender cables may have been inspired by China's Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge.
The 516 Arouca Footbridge connects the banks of the Paiva River in the vicinity of Cascata das Agueiras and the Throat do Paiva. A number of boardwalk steps descend to the bottom of the canyon. The project was co-financed by the ERDF PROVERE programme (European Regional Development Fund) - North 2020.
World's 20 Longest Footbridge Spans
1. 516 Arouca, Portugal - 516 meters
2. Wanjiazhai Dam, China - 500 meters
3. Charles Kunonen, Switzerland – 494 meters
4. Kushma Bungy, Nepal - (490) meters
5. Rappbode Dam, Germany - 458 meters
6. Hongyagu Glass, China - 445 meters
7. Sochi Skybridge, Russia – 439 meters
8. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass, China – 430 meters
9. Yinzuotianmeng, China – 420 meters
10. Highline 179, Austria – 402 meters
11. Mishima Grand, Japan – 400 meters
12. Kokonoe Otsurihashi, Japan - 390 meters
13. Ryujin, Japan - 375 meters
14. Skywalk Sattel, Switzerland - (374 meters)
15. Geierlay, Germany – 360 meters
16. Kushma-Mudhikuwa, Nepal - 359 meters
17. Bai Hefei, China - 358 meters
18. Triveni Garas, Nepal - 350 meters
19. Bunwajorghat, Nepal - 350 meters
20. Sunway Lagoon, Malaysia - (350 meters)
Image by Andrea Fonso.
Image by Andrea Fonso.
516 Arouca Footbridge satellite image.
516 Arouca Footbridge location map.
