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An aerial view shows the 516 Arouca Bridge, the world s longest pedestrian suspension bridge with a length of 516 metres and a height of 175 metres, in Arouca in northern Portugal on April 29, 2021. AFP pic
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AROUCA, April 30 The local mayor is hoping to pull in the tourists, but crossing the longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world will test anyone’s head for heights when it opens officially in northern Portugal on Sunday.
It hangs on heavy steel cables strung between V-shaped concrete towers and runs 516 metres (1700 feet) across a canyon, at a height of 175 metres.
Don t look down: World s longest suspension pedestrian bridge opens in Portugal
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The structure baptised 516 Arouca crosses the steep Paiva river gorge, which is already strung with some eight kilometres (five miles) of wooden walkways.
AROUCA: The local mayor is hoping to pull in the tourists, but crossing the longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world will test anyone s head for heights when it opens officially in northern Portugal on Sunday.
It hangs on heavy steel cables strung between V-shaped concrete towers and runs 516 metres (1700 feet) across a canyon, at a height of 175 metres.
Published April 30, 2021, 10:07 AM
The local mayor is hoping to pull in the tourists, but crossing the longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world will test anyone’s head for heights when it opens officially in northern Portugal on Sunday.
A general view shows the 516 Arouca Bridge, the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge with a length of 516 meters and a height of 175 meters, in Arouca in northern Portugal on April 29, 2021. (Photo by CARLOS COSTA / AFP)
It hangs on heavy steel cables strung between V-shaped concrete towers and runs 516 metres (1700 feet) across a canyon, at a height of 175 metres.
Before Sunday’s official ceremony, people from the nearby town of Arouca were allowed to walk over the mega structure’s see-through metal grids on Thursday.
âWorldâs longest pedestrian suspension bridgeâ opens in Portugal
Structure at Arouca Geopark spans 516 metres and hangs 175 metres above the river Paiva in north of the country
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Worldâs longest pedestrian suspension bridge Arouca 516 opens in Portugal â video
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Thu 29 Apr 2021 23.36 EDT
First published on Thu 29 Apr 2021 16.21 EDT
A structure claimed to be the worldâs longest pedestrian suspension bridge has been completed in northern Portugal, where residents of the nearby town hope the tourist attraction will help revive a region whose economy was devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hidden between rock-strewn mountains covered with lush greenery and yellow flowers inside the Unesco-recognised Arouca Geopark, the 516 metres (1,700 feet) bridge hangs 175 metres above the fast-flowing River Paiva.