Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (also called Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, ) is a bridge located in Zhangjiajie, China, above the Wulingyuan area. The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. It is the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world. The bridge, opened to the public on 20 August 2016, measures 530 metres in total length and 6 metres in breadth, and is suspended about 260 metres above the ground. The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's central Hunan province. As per the design, the bridge can carry up to 8000 visitors at a time. The bridge was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan.
Just after 13 days the bridge was opened, the authorities put out a notice saying that they are closing the bridge due to overwhelming visitor traffic. The bridge designed to hold 800 persons at a time and expected to be visited by about 8000 people per day, has reportedly attracted more than 80,000 visitors per day. The authorities said that the government decided to suspend operations due to the "urgency to improve and update" the attraction.
Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge (also called Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, ) is a bridge located in Zhangjiajie, China, above the Wulingyuan area. The bridge, built as an attraction for tourists, is glass-bottomed and is transparent. It is the longest and tallest glass bottomed bridge in the world. The bridge, opened to the public on 20 August 2016, measures 530 metres in total length and 6 metres in breadth, and is suspended about 260 metres above the ground. The bridge spans the canyon between two mountain cliffs in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China's central Hunan province. As per the design, the bridge can carry up to 8000 visitors at a time. The bridge was designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan.
Just after 13 days the bridge was opened, the authorities put out a notice saying that they are closing the bridge due to overwhelming visitor traffic. The bridge designed to hold 800 persons at a time and expected to be visited by about 8000 people per day, has reportedly attracted more than 80,000 visitors per day. The authorities said that the government decided to suspend operations due to the "urgency to improve and update" the attraction.
