Spectacular glass bridge closed after just two weeks

• Proeksa Meas
• 6 December 2016
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Massive numbers of visitors forced the closure of the world’s longest glass bottomed bridge in China, just 13 days after it made global news with its opening.

Authorities claimed that the spectacular bridge had been closed on 2 September because demand was ten times higher than the 8,000 visitors per day permitted. However, they also admitted that urgent structural upgrades were required.

At nearly half a kilometre (430m) in length, the USD3.4 million bridge links two peaks in the Zhangjiajie mountains in Hunan Province, suspended 300m above ground. Designed by Israeli architect Haim Dotan, the six-metre-wide deck is made from 99 panes of glass.

The bridge reopened at the start of October after safety tests.