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Last Updated: Portugal Inaugurates 'world's Longest' Pedestrian Suspension Bridge; See Breathtaking Pics The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, Arouca 516, has opened in northern Portugal and was officially inaugurated on May 2. Image: AP The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in northern Portugal and was officially inaugurated on May 2. The Arouca Bridge is 516 meters long and it hangs 175 metres above the fast-flowing Paiva River. The narrow footbridge connects Aguieiras Waterfall and Paiva Gorge and it is the latest adventure offering in the Arouca Geo...

May 3, 2021 Share It’s probably best if you prepare 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 officially inaugurated Sunday. The Arouca Bridge offers a half-kilometer (almost 1,700-foot) walk across its span, along a metal walkway suspended from cables. Some 175 meters (574 feet) below, the Paiva River flows through a waterfall. Arouca lies 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital. Local residents took a first w...

Sergio Azenha / AP AROUCA, Portugal — It’s probably best if you gird yourself before daring to look down from the Arouca Bridge. The newly opened footbridge, suspended across a river canyon in northern Portugal, is said to be the world’s longest pedestrian bridge. The Arouca Bridge, which opened to the public on Monday, offers a nearly 1,700-foot walk along a narrow, metal walkway suspended from cables.About 574 feet below, the Paiva River flows through a waterfall. People walk across the newly opened Arouca Bridge. Sergio Azenha / AP Arouca is 186 miles north of Lisbon, the Portuguese ...

The World’s Longest Pedestrian Bridge Opens in Portugal AFAR 5 hrs ago Photo by AP Photo/Sergio Azenha The Arouca Bridge offers sky-high views of where the River Paiva flows through a waterfall.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 officially inaugurated Sunday, May 2. The Arouca Bridge offers a half-kilometer (almost 1,700-foot) walk across its span, along a metal walkway suspended from cables. Some 175 m...

Guinness World Records says on its website that the world's 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 world's 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 will be accompanied by guides. HOW TO GET THERE: Open to the public beginning Monday, bridge acce...