Tourists look down on a section of Sky Bridge 721 of the Czech Republic, the longest suspension bridge in the world. Photo: AP
A few months ago, Nepal inaugurated the long -awaited Baglung Parbat Footbridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, 567 meters long and only suitable for pedestrians. Well, that record was not long since today the Czech Republic boasted the presentation of “Sky Bridge 721”, at Dolni Morava, which managed to break the title held by its Nepalese pair.
Preliminary clarification: this is an attraction for those not afraid of heights. This is how “Sky Bridge 721” is presented on its own website. The new world attraction does not carry that number in a dynamic way in its official title but those are the meters it measures, and from one end to the other end it will connect the tops of the two mountains, crossing in the valley of Mlýnické údolí at a height of 95 meters.
Since it opened yesterday it has been a success, although visitors to it have been talking about iimpression and even dizziness.
The incredible length of the Sky Bridge reaches 721 meters, 154 meters longer than the current Guinness World Records pedestrian suspension bridge, the Baglung Parbat Footbridge in Nepal.
A worker on the Dolni Morava bridge finished preparations before opening to the public, yesterday in the Czech Republic. Photo: AP
The bridge can be accessed by cable car and crossed on foot. Exiting the footbridge on the other side, visitors can walk along a paved wooded path lined with signs detailing Czech history. There is also a virtual reality game about this very thing.
Sky Bridge 721 is 1.2 meters wide and open to children of all ages and heights, but is not recommended for people with a stroller or wheelchair. Ticket prices are approximately $ 14.60. and must be purchased previously via the web.
Although Sky Bridge 721 is completely safe and suitable for all the public, authorities recommend that people in wheelchairs or those with dizziness caused by episodes of vertigo not cross.
Dolní Morava, located at Czech border with Polandis a resort area that also boasts ski slopes, an alpine roller coaster (said to be the second oldest in Europe), a mountain top restaurant, and an attraction called skywalk, a curved structure with a wooden walkway and slide located 1,116 meters above sea level.
Sky Bridge 721 crosses the Mlýnické údolí valley at a height of 95 meters. Photo: AP
They expect about 300,000 tourists to visit Sky Bridhe 721 this summer. The walkway is designed to greet the couple 500 people at a time, but in the first two weeks, a maximum of 250 tourists will be allowed at the same time, those responsible for the area indicated.
Sky Bridge 721 in the Czech Republic is 154 meters longer than the current suspension bridge for pedestrians Guinness World Records, the Baglung Parbat Footbridge in Gandaki Province, Nepal. It is about two and a half hours by car from Prague, the Czech capital, Prague.
Source: Clarin
