The Glass Bridge spanning 1,726 feet across the Lianjiang River in southern China’s Huangchuan Three Gorges Scenic Area. The bridge dangles about 660 feet above the river, providing a memorable walk across for those brave enough to step onto its glassy footpath.
The bridge was designed by the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University as a tourist attraction for the area, and includes a few expansions for platforms, about 28 feet wide, where tourists can pause for photographs as they make their way across the terrifying glass walkway.
The glass bottom is composed of three layers of tempered laminated glass about 1.7 inches (4.5 centimeters) thick. It’s designed to be completely see-through, giving visitors the sensation of walking hundreds of feet above the flowing river, where boats may be passing through as you cross.
Its guardrails are made of stainless steel and the bridge towers and main cables are a shocking red that pop against the greenery of the gorges.
The bridge was completed in early 2020 and was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world in July of that year.
