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Guinness World Records says on its website that the worlds longest suspension bridge for pedestrians is Japan’s Kokonoe Yume Bridge, which opened in 2006 and spans 390m. But the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge, which opened in the Swiss Alps in 2017, challenges that mark at 494m. Sergio Azenha/AP The worlds longest pedestrian bridge is in Arouca, northern Portugal. The Arouca Bridge cost €2.3 million (NZ$3.85 million) to build. Children under age six are not allowed on it and all visits ...

The Arouca Bridge offers sky-high views of where the River Paiva flows through a waterfall. The Arouca Bridge’s half-kilometer span will likely earn it a new Guinness World Record title. But its height is nothing to be scoffed at either. share this article It’s probably best if you gird yourself before you look down from the Arouca Bridge. The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be the world’s longest pedestrian bridge and was offici...

by Livia Gershon/Smithsonianmag.com At nearly a third of a mile long, a newly opened, record-breaking suspension bridge in the town of Arouca, Portugal, demands a bit of a head for heights. As Reuters’ Catarina Demony reports, the bridge, which hangs 570 feet above the Paiva River, consists of a see-through metal grid that wobbles with each step. “I was a little afraid, but it was so worth it,” Hugo Xavier, a local resident who was allowed to cross the bridge last week ahead of its off...

The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be the world’s longest pedestrian bridge and was officially inaugurated on Sunday. 

Friday, 30 Apr 2021 05:43 AM MYT An aerial view shows the 516 Arouca Bridge, the worlds longest pedestrian suspension bridge with a length of 516 metres and a height of 175 metres, in Arouca in northern Portugal on April 29, 2021. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. AROUCA, April 30 — The local mayor is hoping to pull in the tourists, but crossing the longest suspended pedestrian bridge in the world will test anyone’s head for heigh...

She knows what your nose needs Mid-Day 3 hours ago © Provided by Mid-Day People suffering from the ongoing virus, had a nose for nothing this past year, but now some COVID-19 long-haulers can finally stop to smell the roses, thanks to a legendary perfumer Sue Phillips, who has owned her custom perfumery for 12 years, and is offering scent therapy healing sessions.  COVID-19 survivor Marissa Karen captured during her scent therapy session “A piece of my life was missing, and I’m elated ...

The Arouca Bridge offers an almost 1,700-foot walk across its span, along a metal walkway suspended from cables.

It's probably best if you gird yourself before you look down from the Arouca Bridge. The narrow footbridge suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal claims to be...

AROUCA, Portugal - It's probably best if you gird yourself before you look down from the Arouca Bridge.

Sunday 2 May 2021 An artists rendition of actress Lorraine Toussaint and writer Ingrid Persaud for the Alexander app. PHOTOS COURTESY GIA KUAN During his lifetime, John “Boysie” Singh was a womaniser, gambling king, arsonist, preacher, pirate, thief, human trafficker, gangster, smuggler and mass murderer. In a feature titled The Vagabond Rajah, which is exclusive to the Alexander app, award-winning Trinidadian author Ingrid Persaud has chosen to tell some of Singh’s story. “I have been...