2,000-Foot Bridge With See-Through Glass Floor Opens Above A Valley In Vietnam
By Mikelle Leow, 04 May 2022
Image via Moc Chau National Tourist Area Management Board
Lovers of nature who also seek that rush of adrenaline should pace along the Bach Long bridge, Vietnam’s new pedestrian walkway which it says is the longest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.
The name Bach Long means white dragon, and true to its moniker, the willowy white silhouette slings across a natural landscape nearly 500 feet up in the Moc Chau district of the Son La province in northwestern Vietnam.
Image via Moc Chau National Tourist Area Management Board
The dragon’s guts, however, are transparent, offering a full glimpse of the valley below for anyone who is brave enough to cross the bridge and look down.
With a length of 2,073 feet, Bach Long bridge is about three-quarters the height of the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai, and is touted as possibly the longest structure of its kind in the world. Officials at the Guinness World Records intend to head over to the attraction this month to verify this claim.
While representatives of the bridge await verification for a world record, the current holder is a 1,725-foot-long bridge in Qingyuan, Guangdong, that opened in 2020.
Noting that China’s bridge can easily support the weight of 500 people, Bach Long bridge underwent safety tests with 500 people stepping on its super-tempered glass floor at once. The structure is suspended by a cable car system wholly imported from South Korea.
Image via Moc Chau National Tourist Area Management Board
The Independent reports that almost 15,000 visitors visited the bridge in the first three days of its opening at the end of April.
Tickets cost VND 650,000 (US$28.30) for adults and VND 450,000 (US$19.60) for kids on weekends and holidays.
[via Insider and The Independent, images via Moc Chau National Tourist Area Management Board]