The Arouca Bridge offers sky-high views of where the River Paiva flows through a waterfall.
The Arouca Bridgeâs half-kilometer span will likely earn it a new Guinness World Record title. But its height is nothing to be scoffed at either. share this article
Itâs probably best if you gird yourself before you look down from the Arouca Bridge. The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be the worldâs longest pedestrian bridge and was officially inaugurated Sunday, May 2.
The Arouca Bridge offers a half-kilometer (almost 1,700-foot) walk across its span, along a metal walkway suspended from cables. Some 175 meters (574 feet) below, the Paiva River flows through a waterfall.
This New Portuguese Walking Bridge is Not for the Faint-Hearted
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