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Longest suspension bridge in the world opens in Portugal with 1,692ft of panoramic views


THE world’s longest suspension bridge has opened in Portugal – with tourists able to walk across the 1,692ft structure from next week.

Opening to the public from May 3, a number of brave visitors have already walked across the ‘516 Arouca’ named due to being 516m in length.

The longest suspension bridge in the world has opened

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The longest suspension bridge in the world has openedCredit: Reuters

The bridge is suspended 575ft above ground, with a sheer drop into the River Paiva and cliffs below.

The bridge is built using steel cables and a metal-grid base, which lets you feel like you are walking on nothing along with a view of the River Paiva below.

It breaks the previous record which was held by the Charles Kuonen Bridge in the Swiss Alps, which held the title since 2017.

It took more than two yers to build, at a cost of €2.3 million.

Lucky tourist Rui Brandao who was one of the first to walk across said he wasn’t able to look down, but said it was a great experience.

The bridge has already welcomed tourists ahead of the grand opening on May 3

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The bridge has already welcomed tourists ahead of the grand opening on May 3Credit: Reuters
The bridge is located in Portugal, an hour from Porto

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The bridge is located in Portugal, an hour from PortoCredit: Reuters
Brave tourists can look directly below the metal grate bottom

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Brave tourists can look directly below the metal grate bottomCredit: Reuters
The bridge overlooks the river and cliffs with a sheer drop

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The bridge overlooks the river and cliffs with a sheer dropCredit: Reuters
The bridge measures 1,692ft across

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The bridge measures 1,692ft acrossCredit: AFP
It has stolen the record from a bridge in the Swiss Alaps

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It has stolen the record from a bridge in the Swiss AlapsCredit: Reuters
Visitors can head to Portugal from May 3 to walk across themselves

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Visitors can head to Portugal from May 3 to walk across themselvesCredit: Reuters

He said: “I strongly advise you to come even if, like me, you have vertigo. I have to say I haven’t felt it at all.”

Tourists who want to visit themselves can head to the b ridge from next week, with it an hours drive from Porto.

It isn’t the only scary bridge in the world.

An 100m (328ft) ‘bending’ bridge has opened in China, with many believing it was too crazy to exist.

The Ruyi bridge, located in the Zhejiang Province, was first revealed in 2017, before opening in 2020.

Initially, the designs were met with skepticism, with the wonky walkways standing 140m (459ft) above ground seeming unrealistic.

However, it has since become a huge tourist attraction with more than 200,000 brave visitors making the walk between the two mountains since it opened.

In 2018, China opened a £15bn bridge stretching 34 miles from Hong Kong to Macau – which is the longest sea-crossing ever built.





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