Today, everyone has an amazing chance to walk along the longest pedestrian suspension bridge on Earth, the length of which is 494 m. This became a reality after the official opening of a unique landmark in Switzerland, which took place on July 29, 2017. It is worth considering that this bridge is not for acrophobic individuals, that is, people who suffer from an obsessive fear of heights.
Switzerland has built the world's longest suspension footbridge along the trail to the famous Matterhorn, with stunning alpine views in the surrounding area.
A Swiss tourism official said on Wednesday that the 494-metre (1621-foot) bridge could cut hiking times on the Europaweg trail by at least three hours between the southwestern towns of Grachen and Zermatt.
Before the bridge opened, alpine explorers had to descend to the town of Randa and make an epic climb, as a shorter footbridge was closed in 2010 due to unstable terrain.
The bridge's parameters are as follows: 65 cm wide and 85 meters above ground level. It crosses the deepest valley in Switzerland. Swiss media stated that it is the longest suspension bridge in the world, which can be crossed by tourists who are not afraid of heights.
