Buyun Footbridge
Buyun Footbridge
步雲橋
Gaopingzhen, Hubei, China
312 feet high / 95 meters high
180 foot span / 55 meter span
201?
Buyun Footbridge is the second highest footbridge within the Shimenhe River Gorge after the Yunzhiduan Glass Footbridge.
There are several high footbridges that have been built in the Gaopingzhen region. The first was the Yesanhe arch bridge that opened in 1977 and became the first bridge in China to surpass 100 meters in height. That was followed in later years by the Yesanhe G50 Expressway Bridge, the Yesanhe Railway Bridge and the Yesanhe Pipeline Bridge as well as a local 2-lane arch bridge across the Shimen River sometime around 2015 followed by the Yunzhiduan Glass, Motanyun, Buyun and Tiandi footbridges.
At the end of the cliffwalk hike there is a glass elevator that takes tourists directly up to the local road.
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The Yunzhiduan Glass Footbridge soars 140 meters over the Shimen River gorge. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The 85 meter high Motanyun Footbridge has a rarely seen powered speedwalk conveyor along the deck. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The 60 meter high Tiandi Footbridge has its cables anchored directly into the cliff. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
This 14 meter high Heart shaped Shimen crossing has a bold red paint job. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
The lower reaches of the Shimen canyon have a water slide high above the river. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
An elevator into the Shimen River gorge opened several years later at the east end of the canyon. Image by Eric Sakowski / HighestBridges.com
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Buyun Footbridge satellite image.
Buyun Footbridge location map.
