The world's longest glass bridge opened in the year after Zhangjiajie

The tallest and longest glass bridge between the peaks of the two mountains will be built in the Grand Canyon of Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province later this year. After the completion of the Glass bridge, will become the world's first oblique-pull Mountain Canyon Glass Bridge and set the world's tallest longest glass bridge, the first use of new composite materials to build bridges and many other world. 24th, the feasibility of the project in Wuhan China Railway Bridge survey and Design Institute through the unanimous certification of Chinese and foreign experts, the expert Group resolution using a diagonal pull method to build glass bridge, and in the center of the bridge set the world's highest bungee. This glass bridge construction expert Group member includes the Shanghai World Expo Israel Pavilion famous designer Haim Dotan, the world famous construction power, the structural safety analyst Doronshalev and the domestic many bridge experts, The Expert Group has discussed and analyzed the new composite material and the bridge glass material for the glass bridge, and confirmed the feasibility and safety of the glass Bridge construction scheme. According to the design, the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge project is to be built in the chestnut and Wu Wangpo area of the Grand Canyon scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, build on the cliff peaks on both sides of the canyon, across the Grand Canyon, the bridge is about 400 meters from the rock bottom, Bridge width of 3.2 meters, the bridge length of about 370 meters, the bridge deck all using transparent glass laying, the entire project without reinforcement and concrete pier support, for the whole glass structure, cable is planned to use the current world's most new composite materials, bridge Center with the world's tallest bungee. According to the head of the Grand Canyon Scenic area, after three years of design, testing and research, glass bridge construction project is currently in the final selection stage, the scenic area is expected to start on the Glass bridge and carry out a rail cable car, bungee jumping and other ancillary engineering construction, is scheduled to open at the end of 2013. The total investment of the Glass Bridge project is 260 million yuan, the engineering material will be the first choice aerospace material to improve the stability and safety of the whole bridge. Located in Zhangjiajie Wulinyuan Core Scenic Area, the Grand Canyon is famous for the Grand Canyon, is one of the best scenic spots in Zhangjiajie, is the city government Reserve development project, 2009 officially opened, visitors such as weaving, renowned overseas. Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon set mountains, water, caves, gorge in one, is the museum of Zhangjiajie Landform, the canyon is set up in the north temperate karst landscape of all landscapes, by tourists love.