Longest glass-bottom bridge in the world opens in Vietnam

An enormous glass bridge claiming to be the longest on this planet has opened 0- however it’s just for the courageous.

Vietnam’s Bach Lengthy pedestrian bridge – whose identify interprets to “white dragon” — is 632m (2,073ft) lengthy — and is 150m (492ft) above an enormous jungle.

The ground of the bridge is made out of French-produced tempered glass, making it sturdy sufficient to help as much as 450 folks at a time.

The glass flooring additionally means vacationers can get superb views of the surroundings whereas braving the scary stroll.

“When standing on the bridge, travellers will have the ability to admire the fantastic thing about nature,” Hoang Manh Duy, a consultant of the bridge’s operator mentioned.

Bach Lengthy is Vietnam’s third glass bridge, with native Bui Van Thach saying he hoped it might encourage extra vacationers to go to the world.

Officers from Guinness World Information are anticipated to confirm the declare subsequent month.

The corporate says it’s the world’s longest glass-bottomed bridge, surpassing the 526m (1,726 ft) construction in Guangdong, China.

Vietnamese tourism chiefs are searching for to lure guests again after two years of COVID-19 shutdowns that stored out just about all overseas vacationers.

When you fancy attempting it, then you can be happy to listen to that Vietnam is open to Brits.

The nation ended quarantine for worldwide guests and resumed 15 days of visa-free journey for UK holidaymakers.

And the brand new bridge isn’t even the scariest on this planet.

An 100m (328ft) ‘bending’ bridge opened in China final 12 months, with many believing it was too loopy to exist.

In 2020, a 1,692ft see-through-bottomed bridge opened in Portugal final 12 months.

The bridge is suspended 575ft above floor, with a sheer drop into the river and cliffs under – and is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge on this planet.

And in 2018, China opened a £15bn (roughly $18.5B) bridge stretching 34 miles from Hong Kong to Macau – which is the longest sea-crossing ever constructed.

This story initially appeared on The Solar and has been reproduced right here with permission.